Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
Featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him. Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can’t be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets “the itch,” and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home.
Earthy, honest, and profoundly human. U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s collection The Carrying navigates the delicate space between the wildness of youth and the quiet grace of acceptance. Moving seamlessly from the grief of infertility and chronic pain to the soothing rhythms of nature, Limón uses brilliant, accessible diction to explore what our bodies and spirits carry.