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Up the Learning Tree by Marcia Vaughan, illustrated by Derek Blanks
Young Henry Bell’s master insists that “he’ll take an ax to the finger of any slave who touches a book.” But before his father was sold away, he told his son that “book l… more →
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Up the Learning Tree by Marcia Vaughan, illustrated by Derek Blanks
terryhong wrote 1 week ago: Young Henry Bell’s master insists that “he’ll take an ax to the finger of any slav … more →
Horizon Is Calling by Taro Yashima
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terryhong wrote 2 weeks ago: The remarkable story begun in The New Sun continues in this second volume of Taro Yashima’s gr … more →
A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts by Ying Chang Compestine
terryhong wrote 1 month ago: Even though the back of the galley says Compestine’s latest title is for “Ages 12 and up … more →
Salt and Saffron by Kamila Shamsie
terryhong wrote 1 month ago: First an interruption: I learned a very entertaining meaning for a certain common(-ish) word on the … more →
The Seeing Stick by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
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terryhong wrote 1 month ago: Without a doubt, the most remarkable part of this striking new edition of Jane Yolen’s 1977 ti … more →
Barefoot Gen by Keiji Nakazawa, translated by Project Gen
terryhong wrote 2 months ago: Volume One: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima Volume Two: The Day After Volume Three: Life After the Bomb … more →
Ball Peen Hammer by Adam Rapp, artwork by George O'Connor, color by Hilary Sycamore
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terryhong wrote 2 months ago: The Booklist review blurb on the stark black back cover (with a heart-breaking pink balloon floating … more →
Red Snow by Susumu Katsumata, translated by Taro Nettleton
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terryhong wrote 2 months ago: So indulge me for a reductive semantic moment: ’serious’ comic books are graphic novels … more →
A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman
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terryhong wrote 5 months ago: Two seemingly disparate stories open this engrossing debut novel. Latha, who enjoys the smaller luxu … more →
Creating a World without Poverty: How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives by Muhammad Yunus with Karl Weber
terryhong wrote 5 months ago: If you don’t think you’ve got the time to read this whole book, turn at least to the ver … more →
Q #158: What are the most common mistakes companies make when managing talent?
Bob Morris wrote 5 months ago: In this series, Bob Morris poses a key question and then responds to it with material from one or mo … more →
Leaving Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Linda Coverdale
terryhong wrote 5 months ago: In spite of his prestigious college degree which should have guaranteed him a bright future, Azel is … more →
I Loves Yous Are for White People: A Memoir by Lac Su
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terryhong wrote 6 months ago: Lac Su is a survivor of things so harrowing that just recounting some of those experiences, even fro … more →
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson
terryhong wrote 6 months ago: Renée, a 54-year-old widow, serves as the overlooked concierge of a luxurious Parisian apartment bui … more →
The Map that Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester
terryhong wrote 6 months ago: Even prison did not stop William Smith from his tenacious decades-long journey to create a map that … more →
The Insensitivity of Some Who Are Still Doing Well
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greenlasagna wrote 7 months ago: I have one of my Twitter friends who is organizing a cruise to Jamaica. When I told her I couldn … more →
Cashay by Margaret McMullan
terryhong wrote 7 months ago: Walking home one day from school on the violent streets of Chicago, 14-year-old Cashay loses her bel … more →
Haves vs. have-nots
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dcdeck wrote 7 months ago: I started reading a book by Peter Elbow called Writing with Power. He seems to think that in the ear … more →
The Vagrants by Yiyun Lee
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terryhong wrote 8 months ago: Full disclosure: this is one of the most heartbreaking books you’ll probably ever read. But read it … more →
