On episode 44 of the podcast we’re continuing with our Revolutionary Readers Summer Series. The topic? We’re going to be talking about how to raise young revolutionary readers, with the hope that the young people in our lives go from being revolutionary readers, to revolutionary leaders. Think about it, reading can be the spark that leads young people to do great things. Keeping in mind of course, that ‘great things’ could be defined as becoming the first female president of the United States, or it could mean starting a food drive for those in need in one’s community.
Book Crush: The Vanishing Half
In addition to my suggestions for raising revolutionary readers, I also share my latest book crush, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet. This book incorporates all the elements I love to read about from Black identity, to family bonds, to colorism.
Resources from the Show
Here are some of the books mentioned in today’s episode
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio
Say Her Name: Poems to Empower by Zetta Elliott
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Wilma Rudolph Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
What books do you think a child should read to jumpstart their revolutionary journey? Leave me a comment below and let me know your ideas!
