‘Mexikid Dreams’ by Pedro Martín

As part of promoting a culture of reading at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts, I encourage young readers’ book reviews of their favorite books. In that spirit, I display five-star reviews of books that I’ve especially enjoyed. Here is one of my recent five-star reviews, for Mexikid Dreams by Pedro Martín.

‘The Invisible Parade’ by Bardugo and Picacio

One of my joys in SRCSA library is being able to offer read-alouds to some of the visiting classes. To help contribute to our schoolwide celebration of Día de Muertos, I read The Invisible Parade to some of the school’s fourth- and fifth-graders.

‘Superman Smashes the Klan’ by Gene Luen Yang

As part of promoting a culture of reading at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts, I encourage young readers’ book reviews of their favorite books. In that spirit, I display five-star reviews of books that I’ve especially enjoyed. Here is one of my recent five-star reviews, for Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang, with art by Gurihiru.

‘Benita and the Night Creatures’ by Mariana Llanos

Benita just wants to read her brand-new book, while creatures from Peruvian folklore do their best to scare her in Benita and the Night Creatures, written by Mariana Llanos with illustrations by Cocoretto.

‘A Queer Guide to Saving Democracy’ by R. K. Maril

A vital, powerful, and compelling read, A Queer Guide to Saving Democracy was not a book I could rush through. I had to pace myself. I had to give myself breaks for my own self-care because the book describes a political and cultural crisis that directly affects me.