pickThis great story is based loosely on the true story of Charlotte Parkhurst, a woman who lived in the mid-1800‘s and passed for a man her entire adult life. She drove stagecoach and made her own living in California‘s wild west.
Listening to this I kept thinking, transgender people have always been here. It‘s so far past time that we cis make space for people to live authentically.
#readingauthorsofcolor2020
#oregonbattleofthebooks2020
pickMy almost third grader and I listened to this one together. We‘ve read picture books about Malala Yousafzai, but this short chapter book was a more in-depth look at this amazing young woman and her fight for girls‘ rights.
#readingwomenofcolor2019
#oregonbattleofthebooks2020
panUgh.
I liked the action, but what I didn‘t like was much longer: fat shaming, ageism, and, yes, racism. Europeans who “save” the indigenous people, people of color referred to as “exotic.”
Also, one character always making all the bad decisions is boring. The impetuous boy and perfect girl trope 😖
I had to read this one for #oregonbattleofthebooks2020 but usually I would have put it down instead of finishing it. On to better books.
