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We are so excited to announce the confirmed schedule for the The Black Kids tour! Thank you again to all of you that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure that we filled up this tour with some amazing #ownvoices reviewers! Be sure to visit our hosts during this week and help promote the release of The Black Kids for the entire week.
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We are so excited to announce that we are hosting a tour for The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed! Today is Nox’s turn to introduce why we advocated for this book:)
I grew up hearing my dad’s stories about living in Inglewood during the LA Riots. I know that if it weren’t for his stories, I would’ve never learned about them, since our educational system doesn’t teach it to its students. Rodney King’s assault occurred nearly 30 years ago and it’s infuriating to know that his story is being erased because it teaches us something important, that nothing has changed for the Black community.
This is what drew me to The Black Kids – the fact that there is a book out there talking about an important part of Black history that’s been hidden from our textbooks means so much to me, as someone that grew up in LA.
-Nox
We can’t wait for everyone to sign up for this tour, we are looking for African American and/or Black #OwnVoices reviewers. If that’s you, fill out the form here. If you know anyone that is African American and/or Black, please pass along this information to them in case they are interested.
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We are so excited to announce the confirmed schedule for the Now That I’ve Found You tour! Thank you again to all of you that signed up and helped spread the word to ensure that we filled up this tour with some amazing #ownvoices reviewers! Be sure to visit our hosts during this week and help promote the release of Now That I’ve Found You for the entire week.
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We are so delighted to announce that we are hosting a tour for Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest.
I was drawn to Kristina Forest’s sophomore novel due to it revolving around familial relationships. My grandma is one of the most special people in my life. She is certainly not a movie star, but as her first grandchild I know that many look to me to follow in her footsteps to become an educator. I definitely inherited my love for teaching from watching her teach and supporting her community. I think that Now That I’ve Found You will touch upon themes that aren’t extensively explored in YA: the relationship of grandmothers and grandchildren, while in the context of a romantic adventure.
-Natalie
We can’t wait for everyone to sign up for this tour, we are for looking African American and/or Black #OwnVoices reviewers. If that’s you, fill out the form here. If you know anyone that is African American and/or Black, please pass along this information to them in case they are interested.
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The schedule for the Raybearer tour is officially confirmed! Thank you so much to all of you that signed up for this tour and those that helped spread the word. This is going to be an amazing week of creative content and reviews to celebrate all things Raybearer and Jordan Ifueko!
Remember, all tour hosts are required to post reviews in addition to their creative content.
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We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting a book tour for Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko!
Every tour we will be sharing with you why we advocated for the books that we represent and it’s my turn today 🙂 🙌🏾
Not only is Ifueko a debut author in the YA fantasy genre, but seeing an African-inspired fantasy with a young female protagonist struggling to find her place in the world is so reflective of how me and so many other Black young women feel. Too often are Black women forced to choose between one extreme over the other, when in reality we have proven time and again that we have the courage, strength, and dedication to choose what WE want. WE have that power over ourselves, and seeing Tarisai’s journey of self-discovery in this world will allow us to find our place in a genre that for many years has never seen us as worthy of our own stories.
-Leelynn
We can’t wait for you to be a part of this tour! We are looking for Nigerian-American and/or Black #OwnVoices reviewers. If that’s you, be sure to fill out the form here. If you know someone that identifies as either Nigerian-American or Black, please pass along this information so they can see if they are interested.
Remember, we have 30 spots open for all tours, and our goal is to have the tour consist of #OwnVoices reviewers.
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