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How delighted I was to learn that a draft of my yet-to-be-published memoir, Sari Swinging: An American Mother Opts All the Way Out, has been shortlisted for the Half the World Global Literati Award! There is a people’s choice category … Continue reading
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Tagged Global Literati Award, Half the World, Opt Out, Sari Swinging, Women authors
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If you have yet to read A Girl Called Problem, you probably shouldn’t read this post. As I mentioned earlier, I had the good fortune to visit with 5th grade readers at Boston Collegiate Charter School again this spring. They … Continue reading
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Caucusing for Motherhood
Caucusing in Maine brought up some of the bones I have to pick with modern feminist politics. If you look at the data on women and girls in the U.S., we’re making strides toward gender equity, up until a woman … Continue reading
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Tagged bernie, feminism, Feminist Heart, hillary, motherhood, opting out, paid family leave, universal childcare, Yes! Magazine
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School Author Visits
I had so much fun last week visiting with students throughout New England. My first stop was at Boston Collegiate Charter School. For the second year in a row, 5th grade readers read A Girl Called Problem and then invited … Continue reading
Black Girl Protagonists
Congratulations and kudos to fifth-grade reader Marley Dias for exceeding her goal of collecting 1,000 books with black girl protagonists to donate to her school in New Jersey and to the parish in Jamaica where her mom grew up. “I … Continue reading
Nyerere is Back!
Tanzanians recently elected a new president, John Magufuli, and people are excited. Magufuli grew up herding cattle for his poor family, and he seems bent on putting a stop to corrupt spending. Right after he was sworn in, Magufuli slashed … Continue reading
Tanzania’s 2015 Elections
If you’ve read A Girl Called Problem, then you know a good deal about Tanzania’s early political history. In fact, you should be able to tell a friend: When (what decade) Tanzania achieved its independence. Who Nyerere was. What ujamaa … Continue reading
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Tagged A Girl Called Problem, CCM, Chadema, CUF, Lowasa, Magufuli, multiparty election, Nyerere, Tanzanian election 2015, Ukawa
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President Obama Calls for Empowering Girls in Kenya
As readers of A Girl Called Problem know, one of the central challenges faced by thirteen-year-old Shida in the novel is a traditional belief by some in her village that girls should not attend school. Even one of the teachers … Continue reading
Picture Book Pairings for A Girl Called Problem
I love reading picture books and am a strong believer that young children shouldn’t be the only beneficiaries of this great body of literature. I know some wonderful teachers who will sometimes use picture books to introduce new topics to … Continue reading
Author visits!
I had such a wonderful set of visits last week. First stop on my tour was a day with 5th graders at the wonderful Boston Collegiate Charter School. What an inspiring school community they have: ever-present, encouraging, extremely hard-working teachers; … Continue reading
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