Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai HarperCollins, 2011 272 pages The Vietnam War is kind of a nebulous area in my historical understanding. I know something about it--but only from an American perspective (how and why the U.S. got involved, our casualties, protests on the homefront). I know virtually nothing about the war … Continue reading Inside Out and Back Again
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente; ill. Ana Juan Feiwel and Friends, 2011 247 pages Women and girls are survivors. Throughout history, across the world, we've been systematically oppressed, brutalized, and marginalized--yet here we are. We still make up the majority of the world's population. … Continue reading The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
I’m Thankful for Inspiring Women
I'm not naturally a thankful person. I have to cultivate gratitude as a discipline, the way some people work on eating healthy or exercising regularly or sticking to a budget. So November is always an important month for me, a kind of Thanksgiving Lent, when I prepare my heart and mind for this holiday whose … Continue reading I’m Thankful for Inspiring Women
Read Like a Girl 