pick7th grader, Eden must find a new place to belong after a shoulder injury end her career as an elite gymnast. She ends up bonding with a girl name Maribel who comes to her rescue from a bully at school. When they‘re both suspended as a result, Eden finds a new group of friends and a cause she cares about, but it seems to conflict with everything her mother stands for. Chaos and beauty ensue.
pickI‘m on the team helping with our county‘s Battle of the Books for 5th-8th grades at the local schools, and this was one of the assigned books for the 7th/8th grade group. What a heartbreaking, eye-opening read. 😭 #freelunch #rexogle #memoir
Not including graphic memoirs (that would be a separate list):
*Matthew Desmond's “Evicted“ IMO required reading for anyone running for public office. And in general I am not someone who typically believes in required reading.
* Ibram Kendi's “Stamped From the Beginning.“ Exhaustively researched account of the history of how racist ideas took shape here. Not an easy read, but an important one.
* Michelle McNamara's “I'll Be Gone In The Dark“ (CONT
pickA look at the systemic ways that America and American institutions have not just failed poor people, but created the conditions to sustain their poverty.
pickOh, Litsy, life's been busy. I'm trying to get back into the rhythm of reading and reviewing. And trying not to be hard on myself for reading significantly less at the start of this year. :/
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ for Poverty, by America. I wish I had read a physical copy instead of the audiobook, but the narrator was excellent. Highly recommend reading this to gain some perspective on poverty and the systems that both create and maintain it here in the US.
pickThis book was an eye opener for me. What sweeps across the ocean to me is expensive food stamps, Medicaid and public housing is. This is the first book that lets me know that the middle and upper classes in the US is also getting money from the government in the form of tax reduction on loans, subsidized interest rents on college saving founds and subsidized health insurance from their employers.
pickI can‘t remember where I got the recommendation for this book. This was a very eye opening perspective of poverty for children. What‘s it‘s like to be a kid who is so poor they can‘t afford food and still trying to fit in with friends and be a good human and not feel shame. It‘s a very quick read.
WOW 😯
I‘m not American, so I‘m getting a lot of hard facts I didn‘t know from this book
WHAT!?!?
I had no idea
WHAT???? I had no idea? Does every country in the world is or just the US?
