This was my first encounter with the idea of “found family.” As a 9-year-old growing up in rough circumstances, this book gave me a lot of hope. Family is more than what you’re born into.
The Animal Family: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
This book saved me from becoming a Jehovah’s Witness. At 16, it was my introduction to pagan and non-Christian spirituality. Though, I hesitate to recommend now that I know about the author’s history of CSA. Sadly, the trust that controls her work ha...
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
When I read “Native Son” in high school, it was the first time I glimpsed parts of the reality, the stark poverty, I was trying to survive. I saw parts of myself reflected in Bigger’s story while it simultaneously opened my eyes to the injustices for...
Native Son: 9780061148507: Wright, Richard: Books
I picked this up my senior year of high school at Powell’s Books. Again, like Native Son, I encountered my reality in literature with Alexie’s poem about government cheese, alcoholism, and busted out trailers. And I felt less alone.
