Simone is a really riveting protagonist. Not only is she HIV-positive, but she’s also Black and has two dads. She unfortunately has to deal with the kinds of microaggressions that are all too common for Black Americans as well as
July 12th is Malala Day. It’s a commemoration of Malala Yousafzai – a Pakistani girl who defied the Taliban to gain access for girls’ education and was shot in the head for it – but survived. Her United Nations speech
Justyce has spent his life prepping for the Ivy League; he’s at the top of his class and keeps his head down as he strives to succeed. But when Justyce gets caught up in a racially-charged altercation with an off-duty
This Canada Day we’re rounding up our top picks of some of the best authors our country has to offer. It’s obviously near impossible to narrow down the amazing breadth and depth of Canada’s talent, but we’ve done our best!
I want to start this post off by stating that I am a white woman and am still continuing to learn about the issues I’ll be discussing here. Like many of us, I am shocked and appalled not only by
I’ve always loved a good comedy, from SNL and In Living Color, to the movies and TV Shows of Carol Burnett, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler (to name a few). So when a friend at work (with whom I swap
In Lucille, monsters are a thing of the past. They existed once, well before Jam and her best friend, Redemption, were born. One afternoon, Jam ventures into her mother’s studio to look at her latest painting, and accidentally cuts herself.
It’s 1989 and Reza has just moved to New York City from Iran. Not only does Reza feel out of place in a huge new city, but he’s also hiding a secret: Reza is gay. Not only is Reza worried
n the first day of school, Simi vows her sophomore year will be different. She and her best friend, Noah, aren’t going to fade into the background like last year. When Noah comes up with an idea that will help
The Way You Make Me Feel has Clara Shin as quite the prankster. After her most daring prank disrupts her prom, causing both a brawl and a fire, her dad punishes her by forcing her to work for him in