Aida Salazar’s The Moon Within (2019)
Aida Salazar’s The Moon Within features a beautifully dimensional cast of Latinx characters who are evocatively brought to life through her poetic vignettes. However, at its core the book is […]
Barry Wittenstein’s A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation (2019)
Written by Barry Wittenstein and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation, provides a creative take on the […]
Zetta Elliott’s The Dragon Thief (2019)
The Dragon Thief is Zetta Elliott’s follow-up to her middle-grade urban fantasy novel Dragons in a Bag. Elliott’s second installment picks up where the first book in the series left […]
Lindsay Lackey’s All the Impossible Things (2019)
Lindsay Lackey’s All the Impossible Things (2019) swept me away like a discarded paper bag on a windy day. It’s a beautiful story that is skillfully written and carefully paced […]
Michael Willhoite’s Daddy’s Roommate (1990)
Michael Willhoite’s Daddy’s Roommate was published in 1990 by Alyson Wonderland, the children’s literature imprint of Alyson Books, and was one of its top grossing children’s books of all time. […]
Vanita Oelschlage’s A Tale of Two Daddies (2010)
A Tale of Two Daddies, written by Vanita Oelschlager and illustrated by Kristin Blackwood and Mike Blanc, tells the story of a young girl and what life is like with her […]
Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl (2018) and Carry On (2017)
Check out guest contributor Kristy Elam’s reviews of Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl and Carry On! Kristy is an avid reader, former English teacher, current tutor and book editor, and a […]
Queer YA: Patrick Ness’ Release (2017)
If you haven’t read a book by Patrick Ness, you are really missing out. He is one of my favorite authors, and everything I’ve read from him has been a […]
Queer YA: Laurel Wanrow’s Guardian of the Pines (2019)
Every once in awhile I invite guest contributors to review for Raise Them Righteous. This review of Laurel Wanrow’s Guardian of the Pines is by Sean Farrell, a lecturer of […]
Perez Hilton’s The Boy with Pink Hair (2011)
Perez Hilton’s The Boy with Pink Hair (2011) is a bubblegum pink drenched story of an exceptional pink-haired boy who is loved and supported by his family but bullied at […]
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