I teach literature, writing, gender studies, and interdisciplinary studies in Arlington, TX. My current research explores LGBTQ+ children's picture books. I blog about children's literature at https://raisethemrighteous.wordpress.com.
Written by Joy Michael Ellison and colorfully illustrated by Teshika Silver, Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution (2021) is a fantastic snapshot of queer activist history. In the picture book, […]
The Fighting Infantryman: The Story of Albert D.J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier (2020), written by Rob Sanders and illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, provides young audiences access to a […]
Little People, Big Dreams’ recent picture book biography, simply called RuPaul, is written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and illustrated by Wednesday Holmes. The cover features a visual trope often […]
“We cannot define the interior life of James Barry. If Barry did identify as another gender—if he was a transgender man as it is understood today—he would not have had […]
5/9/22 Yesterday, I tendered my resignation at the state university I’ve worked at for 10+ years, most recently as a NTT English Lecturer. The lecturer gig pays $35,000 to teach […]
This fall, I’m starting a new chapter in my career. Let’s call it “The Forty-Something First-Year High School Teacher.” I’m almost finished with my teacher certification course work as well […]
Veronica Chambers and Jennifer Harlan’s Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter is an essential overview of the Black Lives Matter movement (2021). The creators bring BLM to […]
B.B. Alson’s Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, 1) is a fast-paced, high-stakes fantasy novel sure to delight middle-grade readers. I appreciated the myriad moral dilemmas, real-world social critiques, […]
With so many amazing nominations for the Cybils Awards’ Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction category, some of our favorite books are bound to be left off the shortlist. Rucker Moses and Theo […]
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