RADICAL READS

Quality Rating: 5 of 5 "For the first time, I wonder, Does being deaf determine my worth? Will deafness ever disappear from the world?...

Quality Rating: 5 of 5 "[Blackbirds are] a symbol for eternity," Feruza said. "And I think... like them, our friendship could last...

Quality Rating: 4.5 of 5 Overview: It can be easy for children to feel overshadowed. Older people or louder voices can often make...

This post is written by a special guest writer, Patricia Bloem, an author and professor at Grand Valley State University. Summer is a...

Quality Rating: 5 out of 5 "In my months of speaking English while still thinking, still dreaming, in Arabic, I have learned that...

Quality Rating: 4.5 out of 5 "It was a market and a gathering ground where African music could resound/ Grouped by nation, language,...

Quality Rating: 5 out of 5 "She winked at the prince, who fell for her fast. No matter what Mom does, I'll marry this lass!" ( Elya 6)...

"Across the Bay" Quality Rating: 4.5 out of 5 "Journey" Quality Rating: 4 out of 5 "A Different Pond" Quality Rating: 5 out of 5...

Quality Rating: 5 out of 5 "And when you see the cut yourself, in that handheld mirror, you'll smile a really big smile. That's the you...

Quality Rating: 4.5 out of 5 "'Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful.'" (de la Peña...

"Drum Dream Girl" Quality Rating: 4.5 out of 5 "Dreamers" Quality Rating: 5 out of 5 Collection Overview: Both Yuyi Morales and Drum...

Quality Rating: 4.5 out of 5 "'By the way, you're starting at forward. Do you know what that means?... Well, then just get out there and...

Quality Rating: 5 out of 5 "'Abuela, Mango, and I practice new words every day. Mi español gets faster and Abuela and Mango learn the...

Quality Rating: 5 out of 5 "After forever, I shut off the water. See my hands. My black hands. My feet. My black feet. Black and dirty....

Quality Rating: 5 out of 5 "Yet I think it'll change one day. How? I don't know. When? I definitely don't know. Why? Because there will...

Quality Rating: 5 of 5 “Don’t wait for your school to teach you, my uncle says, about the revolution. It’s happening in the streets… The...

Quality Rating: 4.5 out of 5 “Still, I can’t help thinking he doesn’t know me. Not the real me… Sometimes it feels like I’m nothing but a...

Little Fires Everywhere Rating: 4.5 of 5 "Harlem," "Mother to Son," and "Madam and Her Madam" Ratings: all legendary!!! Overview With the...

Quality Rating: 4 of 5 Overview: "The Paper Bag Princess" by Robert Munsch tells the story of a feisty and fearless princess, Elizabeth,...

Where'd You Go Bernadette Rating: 5 of 5 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Rating: 5 of 5 Speak Rating: 5 of 5 Overview It has been a...