Thanks to Kathy Jacobs for bringing No Son of Mine by Jonathan Corcoran to my attention and for her review which highlights the struggle of rural folks who at once love their place while also seeing its flaws and sometimes being othered by it.
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Announcing the 2024 Winners of the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grade Literature
This is the fourth cycle of the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grade Literature, and it has been an eventful one. The Award has recently moved to be housed by The Rural Assembly on English Language and Literacy Education (TRAELLE, pronounced “trail”). TRAELLE is an assembly of educators through the National CouncilContinue reading “Announcing the 2024 Winners of the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grade Literature”
Read Appalachia Collaboration | June 2024 Book Recommendations
Happy summer and happy Pride Month! Love is love is love is love. No matter who you love and no matter where you love. This month, in honor of love in all its beautiful forms, I’m recommending books for young people that depict and honor the identities of queer rural/Appalachians. I’m really passionate about thisContinue reading “Read Appalachia Collaboration | June 2024 Book Recommendations”
Dr. Parton's Literacy In Place 