Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
A perfectly zany book to share with students to encourage self-advocacy and combats book gatekeeping. It uses a bookmobile to dismantale the over genering of books and what people “should” read. An excellent book to start a conversation of book choice.
Her music is loud, but her hair is louder. A violin prodigy finds herself at the center of a racist dress code battle. From the elite halls of an arts academy to the under-resourced schools of her past, Lotus must decide if she’ll stay quiet for her art or stand up for her identity.