Indianapolis, Indiana’s Own: Darrell E. Morton, Jr.

I am always looking for children’s books to read, so I decided to search the Internet to see if I could find any new titles. Imagine my surprise when I saw this book, Report Card Daze. It was not so much the title of the book that caught my surprise, it was the author’s name. As I looked at the name, I said I know him! Darrell E. Morton, Jr. or DJ to those who know personally know him, is a very close friend of mine. Seeing this book, I immediately contacted him because I wanted to buy and to add these books to my personal library. He mailed me my very own autographed copies. I am so proud of DJ; he has always been an inspiring and motivating person, and this book does just that: motivates and inspires. This is an awesome book for students to read, and I will tell you why in the the forthcoming book review. 

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Write About It Wednesday: Remember: The Road to School Integration

Can you imagine what it was like to grow up during the Jim Crow era? Think about what it was like for African American students who had to attend “separate but equal” schools. Then, imagine what it was like for these same students to attend unwelcomed, desegregated schools. In Remember: The Journey to School Integration, Toni Morrison writes about school desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement. She specifically examines how individuals, both black and white, challenged discriminatory laws and values to enable a better and equal life for African Americans. 

A profound primary source that Morrison includes in this book is a newspaper section from the New York Times. Although it had many articles, the headliner read, “High Court Bans School Segregations; 9-0 Decision Grants Time To Comply.” This one article indicated that not everyone believed in “separate but equal.” She also includes many pictures that will help her audience, teenagers, to understand the challenges that she and other children faced. These pictures also help students to visualize the color barriers, such as white water fountains and black water fountains or the colored entrance of the movie theater. There are also pictures of sit-ins, protests, Rosa Parks, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

However, not all the pictures are sad. There are pictures that depict black and white children smiling at one another and getting to know one another. The most compelling picture that touched my heart were the four little girls who were killed in the Birmingham, Alabama church bombing. As I looked at their pictures, I wondered what their lives would have been like had they not been killed? After reading this book, I thought about the stories my relatives shared with me about their experiences during this time period. Lastly, this is my favorite quote in the book: “They are trying to scare me. I guess they don’t have any children of their own. But didn’t grownups used to be little kids who knew how it felt to be scared?”  This quote is self-explanatory.

Overall, this is a great book for students to read, specifically individuals in middle/jr. high school and high school, as readers can learn about a time in history in which children were affected. I give this book give this a five-star rating. 

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Turn the Page Tuesday: The Count of Monte Cristo

I am reading The Count of Monte Cristo, a novel that I started reading last year but did not finish. Therefore, I am determined to finish it this year. I am at the part when Dantes and Faria are debating about escaping from the Chateau d’If, a most dreaded prison. Because Faria’s health is declining, he encourages Dantes to escape without him, but Dantes does not want to leave without his friend. Stay tuned for more details!

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Motivating Monday

There is no such thing as a hard problem. There is only a challenging problem.

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Turn The Page Tuesday: Love is Salty

I am reading Love is Salty by Nicki Grace. I am at the part when Piper literally runs into Scott’s wife, Julia Bolden. Now, for those you of who are unfamiliar with Scott, he is Piper’s man, or so she thought. Doing what she thinks is right, Piper tells Julia about her relationship with Scott. Stay tuned for more details!

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Motivating Monday

I am fueled by happy thoughts and tea.

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Funday Sunday: My New Read

What will happen between Piper and Scott?

Today, I started reading the third book in The Love Is Series. I am excited to see how this series will end. Stay tuned for update on Turn the Page Tuesday.

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Favorite Quote Friday

“Sometimes a better way of handling an issue is right in front of your face.”

Desmond talking to Piper

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Turn the Page Tuesday: Esquivel!

A Great Children’s Story

I am reading Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist. I am reading about how he loves music and has been curious about music since he was six. I am at the part when he is offered an opportunity, at the age of seventeen, to become the orchestra leader for a known comedy show at the radio where he works. Stay tuned for more details!

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Motivating Monday

“You are doing absolutely the best, and that is absolutely enough.”

Unknown

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