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#SummerSouls Day 9: This picturebook is a biography of a country - Netherlands, the #Bicycle capital of the world. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-ptD

Didn‘t feel as well paced as the previous 2. As even the book states, some things aren‘t funny and should be serious. Like the dress code for girls or that students who can‘t pay can‘t go on field trips. So Olive decides to go against her friends to fix it. I liked how the questioning showed between them all. Well written spaces for this topic. Like Olives aunt encouraging protests and mom says stay out of trouble. Good library time.
#middleschool

Continuing a good series, this installment shows Olive Branche becoming aware of the unfairness around her (students who can‘t attend field trips if they can‘t pay, inconsistent dress code enforcement, etc) and deciding to get involved in the student council to address it.

Beautifully illustrated, this book is really about a child named Tybre Faw who was so inspired by John Lewis and how their friendship was formed. Truly an #everybodybook younger children would need a lot of support to understand the content, but there's plenty of time for that. Any child could relate to the admiration Faw has for Lewis.

3 ⭐
I wanted more from this. It is a cute little story, but I found the back matter so much more interesting. I was hoping this was a biography on how the symbol came to be. But if you are using this at story time or something, all the relevant information gets lost because it is at the back and not in the story. As said before, this could have been better.

6 hours - finished tagged audiobook: middle school story about unjust dress code punishment for girls. I have seen this too often in my years teaching and counseling in middle schools
3+ hours got me 2/3 way through the Jan Karon book. This one tells the story of the Kavanahs‘ journey to their roots in Ireland.
#fabulousfebruaryreadathon @Andrew65
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
And now back to reading until my eyes 👀 falter...

Girl power and political action meet in this thoughtful coming-of-age story. Dress codes are STILL an issue.

#girlpower