by Elizabeth Wilcox | Jun 11, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
Speakby Laurie Halse AndersonGenre: YA, fictionOriginally published 1999 It is easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Jun 1, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
Toweringby Alex FlinnGenre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Adaptation, YA Fiction I had not been outside in years. I wasn’t sure how many, exactly, because I didn’t keep track from the beginning. I didn’t realize I’d need to. But my dresses had been...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | May 28, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
All American Boysby Jason Reynolds and Brendan KielyGenre: YA, fictionOriginally published 2015 I wasn’t sure what I was drawing.That’s not true.I knew exactly what I was drawing. The only thing I could. I was going to re-create the scene, what...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | May 14, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and Youby Ibram X. Kendi and Jason ReynoldsGenre: Non-fictionOriginally Published 2020, a remix of Stamped From the Beginning (2016) This isn’t a history book….Instead, what this is, is a book that contains...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | May 1, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
Grenadine is a bar staple that makes its way into a lot of classic beverages, from the Shirley Temple mocktail to the Prohibition-era Mary Pickford to the scotch-forward Crow. It adds sweetness and a distinctive red hue to the drinks which feature it. But, what,...
