Tori Sharp

Jul 19, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Paul Gilligan |Tori Sharp |Kwame Alexander

An authentic and funny look at masculinity and growing pains that resonates across the decades. A graphic memoir presenting a humorously disarming look at machismo and personal responsibility. It’s 1975, and 10-year-old Paul is enjoying a summer vacation with his Fantastic Four comics, military toys, and best friend, David Chu. The harmony is disrupted when Swain, an older boy, wins over both David and Bernie Dias, the youngest kid in the group.

Mar 26, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Sarah- SoonLing Blackburn |Abby Wambach |Tori Sharp

Deftly written and informative; a call for vigilance and equality. An examination of the history of Chinese American experiences. Blackburn opens with a note to readers about growing up feeling invisible as a multicultural, biracial Chinese American. She notes the tremendous diversity of Chinese American history and writes that this book is a starting point for learning more. The evenly paced narrative starts with the earliest recorded arrival of the Chinese in America in 1834.

Nov 14, 2023 | pitchfork.com | Helado Negro |Tori Sharp

Over the last 12 years, Pitchfork Festival Paris has become a November tradition in France’s capital. A weeklong celebration of music and art, it helps to fill the gap between the hazy days of summer and the festivities of winter. With a lineup that touched on indie pop, hip-hop, psychedelic rock, and celebratory dance music, this year was no different. Here are a few of the best performances we caught.

Sep 26, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Joseph Bruchac |Abby Wambach |Tori Sharp

A well-balanced, visually appealing, and well-contextualized account. Alcatraz was not just a prison, but also a place where an idea became an Indigenous movement that persists today. The latest from Bruchac (Abenaki) focuses on the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz. The book delivers a brief history of the San Francisco Bay Area, beginning with the Ohlone Tribe, the original occupants of the region.

Sep 12, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Abby Wambach |Tori Sharp |Patricia Williams Dockery

From the Race to the Truth series A valuable introduction for budding historians exploring complex aspects of American history. The Black presence in the Americas began hundreds of years before the establishment of the Colonies and the practice of chattel slavery. In her exploration of how slavery has impacted the United States throughout its history, Williams Dockery begins her narrative before colonization.