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Tag Archives: refugees

Book Review: Lubna and Pebble, by Wendy Meddour and illustrated by Daniel Egneus

Review by: Chelsea Jordan Lubna clutches her prized possession close to her heart. It’s just a small pebble, but it brings her strength and comfort during an uncertain time in the refugee camp.  The pebble listens to her, smiles at her, and is her best friend. But when another young boy in the “World of…

December 4, 2020 in Reviews.

Review: Illegal by Eoin Colfer and illustrated by Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano

Can a human be illegal? Authors E. Colfer, A. Donkin, and illustrator G. Rigano begin to unpack this question in the emotionally-gripping graphic novel, Illegal. The book serves as a counter-narrative that does much of the work that multicultural literature strives to do.

December 16, 2019 in Reviews.

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