What I love about our selections this month is the diversity and intersectionality of the stories – traditional and modern, highlighting of relationships between Native Americans and the rest of the world, intentional intersectionality, and a deep celebration of history, culture and tradition. I just love it all! And I hope you do too! Happy … Continue reading November 2022 – Celebrating Native American Stories
Author: Bunmi
At Atlas Book Club we love all things spooky whether it’s cursed dancing shoes, a city of vampires, monsters under the bed, or ghosts that refuse to ascend into the otherworld. Not only are we excited to share these spooky stories for all ages, but also to showcase hispanic heritage in our young adult October … Continue reading October 2022 – Spooky Season
One thing we have never done here at Atlas Book Club is shy away from tough conversations. We roll up our sleeves and dive into the muck. When we, the adults in the room, are armed with information and knowledge, we are better equipped to have these conversations with the children in our lives. We … Continue reading August 2022 – Amplifying Iranian Voices
I hope your summer has been filled with sun and fun, and bursts of joy and bellyful laughter that makes your eyes tear up and your cheeks ache! Because Pride is not limited to the month of June, here is a bonus YA booklist that celebrates all kinds of LOVE!!! With this selection you get … Continue reading Bonus Booklist – Celebrating All Love and Pride!
Happy Summer Atlas Family! Summer time for most means time at the beach, or plane and train rides to fun destinations presenting excellent opportunities to while away the time buried in some fun, light reading. And if you are all about that Stay-cation this summer, I hope it means you are lounging in your favorite … Continue reading July 2022 – Perfect Summer Reads!
Happy Juneteenth! On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African Americans that the Civil war had ended and that they were free under the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln two and a half years earlier. This holiday, now a Federal holiday, is celebrated to commemorate that … Continue reading June 2022 – Exploring Black History on Juneteenth!
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! In celebration of Asian culture, we are exploring the diversity of Asian stories! As you may know by now, folklore is one of my favorite types of stories. They remind me of my childhood in Nigeria – when the cousins were around, we would gather on the … Continue reading May 2022 – Celebrating the Diversity of Asian Stories