International aid to Yemen is being blocked, so donate to Yemen-based charities working on the ground where your money is more likely to help those in need: https://twitter.com/shroukieee/status/1274831436995010560
World events carrd: https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co/
Thread of BLM + other petitions: https://twitter.com/gwsxrem/status/1279091675441385472
Another petition thread: https://twitter.com/gwsxrem/status/1279091675441385472
BLM Carrd with more resources: https://moreblminfo.carrd.co/
--Middle Grade Magic Round 2--
August 1st-16th, 2020
Twitter account: https://twitter.com/MidGradeMagic
--My Wonderful Cohosts--
Yara @ A Ray of Reading: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwA0UfZOu0g7jU1784WBVg
Yara's announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeSlbkuCu2k
Yvette @ BookCave: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpQif1B_SsVsvX3ZwnB9Ug
Yvette's announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJCpGc4lc0Q&
Kelly @ Cozy Reader Kelly: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIASQoaVtQrYHLKm-ziJZw
Kelly's announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XByRyt3Abgs
Kier @ Kier the Scrivener: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwg4h1JG9byi4fvq-1Wpeg
Kier's announcement:
--Theme Quotes, both by Maya Angelou--
"It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”
--Prompts--
1. "Children need windows and mirrors. They need mirrors in which they see themselves and windows through which they see the world.” -Dr. Rudine Simms Bishop
-Read an ownvoices book featuring a main character who is different from you; AND read a book with a main character you share some part of your identity with.
2. "Since it is so likely that [children] will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker." -C.S. Lewis
-Read a book that gives you hope.
3. "You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children." -Madeleine L'Engle
-Read a book that deals with a serious topic.
4. "If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all." -Audrey Hepburn
-Read a "storytime" book: fairytale, folktale, picture book, etc.
5. "Imagination for the child is the miraculous, freewheeling device he uses to course his way through the problems of everyday...It is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis." -Maurice Sendak
-Read a story you would consider fantastical or imaginative.
6. “If someone had taken that book out of my hand said, you’re too old for this, maybe I’d never have believed that someone who looked like me could be in the pages of the book, that someone who looked like me had a story.” - Jacqueline Woodson
-Read a book by a marginalized author you think will bring you joy.
--My Middle Grade Videos--
Spotlight on Ownvoices Middle Grade: https://youtu.be/vuOqqOMdam0
Middle Grade Recommendations: https://youtu.be/MYnTkxsZZKI
Tips For Getting Into Middle Grade: https://youtu.be/OgEAPIHo-B4
my version of the Middle Grade Book Tag, created by Amanda @ The Curly Reader: https://youtu.be/LOuW7338WEw
---Amanda's original tag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM7rf6gDEaQ&
