Sandie
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Retired Educational Mentor, now full time homeschooling grandma. I love books, arts, people, and kindness.
Retired Educational Mentor, now full time homeschooling grandma. I love books, arts, people, and kindness.
Books Celebrating Black Authors!
#booksky #blackbooksky
The experience Medusa had when SHE was put on trial for what was done TO HER, when words were easily twisted to make her doubt herself, one violent act ‘ruined’ her making her an outcast monster forever still happens to girls everywhere. 5/5🌟
#booksky #blackbooksky
The experience Medusa had when SHE was put on trial for what was done TO HER, when words were easily twisted to make her doubt herself, one violent act ‘ruined’ her making her an outcast monster forever still happens to girls everywhere. 5/5🌟
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Books Celebrating Black Authors!
#booksky #blackbooksky
The experience Medusa had when SHE was put on trial for what was done TO HER, when words were easily twisted to make her doubt herself, one violent act ‘ruined’ her making her an outcast monster forever still happens to girls everywhere. 5/5🌟
#booksky #blackbooksky
The experience Medusa had when SHE was put on trial for what was done TO HER, when words were easily twisted to make her doubt herself, one violent act ‘ruined’ her making her an outcast monster forever still happens to girls everywhere. 5/5🌟
Books Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #mythologyretold
I would recommend this YA book for tween and up. It has romance that illustrates mutual consent, respect, personal responsibility, and independence. Persephone is one of my favorite goddess and this was a brilliant retelling of her story.
#booksky #mythologyretold
I would recommend this YA book for tween and up. It has romance that illustrates mutual consent, respect, personal responsibility, and independence. Persephone is one of my favorite goddess and this was a brilliant retelling of her story.
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Books Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #mythologyretold
I would recommend this YA book for tween and up. It has romance that illustrates mutual consent, respect, personal responsibility, and independence. Persephone is one of my favorite goddess and this was a brilliant retelling of her story.
#booksky #mythologyretold
I would recommend this YA book for tween and up. It has romance that illustrates mutual consent, respect, personal responsibility, and independence. Persephone is one of my favorite goddess and this was a brilliant retelling of her story.
Books Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #classics #thoughtexperiment
This classic is a tough read. I think I scored it low only because it took lots of brain power to get used to the language and the rhythm. This book was written as a thought experiment and it that way, it is awesome. 3/5🌟.
#booksky #classics #thoughtexperiment
This classic is a tough read. I think I scored it low only because it took lots of brain power to get used to the language and the rhythm. This book was written as a thought experiment and it that way, it is awesome. 3/5🌟.
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Books Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #classics #thoughtexperiment
This classic is a tough read. I think I scored it low only because it took lots of brain power to get used to the language and the rhythm. This book was written as a thought experiment and it that way, it is awesome. 3/5🌟.
#booksky #classics #thoughtexperiment
This classic is a tough read. I think I scored it low only because it took lots of brain power to get used to the language and the rhythm. This book was written as a thought experiment and it that way, it is awesome. 3/5🌟.
Book Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #lgbtq+representation
Book 3 in the YA Flowers of Prophecy series, it gets into more world building and deeper into the complex friendships & divided loyalties. It might a long time before book 4 comes out, but I will definitely line up to get it. 4/5 🌟
#booksky #lgbtq+representation
Book 3 in the YA Flowers of Prophecy series, it gets into more world building and deeper into the complex friendships & divided loyalties. It might a long time before book 4 comes out, but I will definitely line up to get it. 4/5 🌟
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Book Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #lgbtq+representation
Book 3 in the YA Flowers of Prophecy series, it gets into more world building and deeper into the complex friendships & divided loyalties. It might a long time before book 4 comes out, but I will definitely line up to get it. 4/5 🌟
#booksky #lgbtq+representation
Book 3 in the YA Flowers of Prophecy series, it gets into more world building and deeper into the complex friendships & divided loyalties. It might a long time before book 4 comes out, but I will definitely line up to get it. 4/5 🌟
Book Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #lgbtq+representation
Book 2 in the series. What I most appreciate about this series is the representation of humanity in all its forms. There are characters of all shades, many sexualities (without any ‘sex’ scenes), & many different kinds of friendships.
#booksky #lgbtq+representation
Book 2 in the series. What I most appreciate about this series is the representation of humanity in all its forms. There are characters of all shades, many sexualities (without any ‘sex’ scenes), & many different kinds of friendships.
November 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Book Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #lgbtq+representation
Book 2 in the series. What I most appreciate about this series is the representation of humanity in all its forms. There are characters of all shades, many sexualities (without any ‘sex’ scenes), & many different kinds of friendships.
#booksky #lgbtq+representation
Book 2 in the series. What I most appreciate about this series is the representation of humanity in all its forms. There are characters of all shades, many sexualities (without any ‘sex’ scenes), & many different kinds of friendships.
Celebrating Women Authors!
#booksky #lgbtq+representation #latinx
The author is Indigenous, Latinx, & queer. She was inspired to create queer fantasy novels with strong women of color in Latin American-inspired settings. Very much geared for the younger side of YA fans. Solid story. Recommend 3.5/5
#booksky #lgbtq+representation #latinx
The author is Indigenous, Latinx, & queer. She was inspired to create queer fantasy novels with strong women of color in Latin American-inspired settings. Very much geared for the younger side of YA fans. Solid story. Recommend 3.5/5
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Celebrating Women Authors!
#booksky #lgbtq+representation #latinx
The author is Indigenous, Latinx, & queer. She was inspired to create queer fantasy novels with strong women of color in Latin American-inspired settings. Very much geared for the younger side of YA fans. Solid story. Recommend 3.5/5
#booksky #lgbtq+representation #latinx
The author is Indigenous, Latinx, & queer. She was inspired to create queer fantasy novels with strong women of color in Latin American-inspired settings. Very much geared for the younger side of YA fans. Solid story. Recommend 3.5/5
Celebrating Black Authors!
#booksky #blackbooksky #activism
And So I Roar is the winner of the Inaugural Climate Fiction Prize 2025, it is a powerful story about courage, truth, and finding your voice. Reading this book was not comfortable, but it felt important to bear witness. Strongly recommend.
#booksky #blackbooksky #activism
And So I Roar is the winner of the Inaugural Climate Fiction Prize 2025, it is a powerful story about courage, truth, and finding your voice. Reading this book was not comfortable, but it felt important to bear witness. Strongly recommend.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Celebrating Black Authors!
#booksky #blackbooksky #activism
And So I Roar is the winner of the Inaugural Climate Fiction Prize 2025, it is a powerful story about courage, truth, and finding your voice. Reading this book was not comfortable, but it felt important to bear witness. Strongly recommend.
#booksky #blackbooksky #activism
And So I Roar is the winner of the Inaugural Climate Fiction Prize 2025, it is a powerful story about courage, truth, and finding your voice. Reading this book was not comfortable, but it felt important to bear witness. Strongly recommend.
Not my usual content, but HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!
November 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Not my usual content, but HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!
Celebrating Black Female Authors!
#booksky #blackbooksky #medicalmalpractice
This novel, inspired by true events concerning a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama (1973) exposes an egregious medical injustice. This is especially for those who said ‘discrimination’ happened a LONG time ago. 5/5🌟
#booksky #blackbooksky #medicalmalpractice
This novel, inspired by true events concerning a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama (1973) exposes an egregious medical injustice. This is especially for those who said ‘discrimination’ happened a LONG time ago. 5/5🌟
October 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Celebrating Black Female Authors!
#booksky #blackbooksky #medicalmalpractice
This novel, inspired by true events concerning a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama (1973) exposes an egregious medical injustice. This is especially for those who said ‘discrimination’ happened a LONG time ago. 5/5🌟
#booksky #blackbooksky #medicalmalpractice
This novel, inspired by true events concerning a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama (1973) exposes an egregious medical injustice. This is especially for those who said ‘discrimination’ happened a LONG time ago. 5/5🌟
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Books celebrating female authors!
#booksky #resistance #womenwarriors
Set just after WW2, with lots of flashbacks to WW1. It is very relevant to today. The story focuses on two women, but it honors all the fighting and intelligence work of women in the resistance against fascism. Strong 4.5/5 🌟.
#booksky #resistance #womenwarriors
Set just after WW2, with lots of flashbacks to WW1. It is very relevant to today. The story focuses on two women, but it honors all the fighting and intelligence work of women in the resistance against fascism. Strong 4.5/5 🌟.
October 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Books celebrating female authors!
#booksky #resistance #womenwarriors
Set just after WW2, with lots of flashbacks to WW1. It is very relevant to today. The story focuses on two women, but it honors all the fighting and intelligence work of women in the resistance against fascism. Strong 4.5/5 🌟.
#booksky #resistance #womenwarriors
Set just after WW2, with lots of flashbacks to WW1. It is very relevant to today. The story focuses on two women, but it honors all the fighting and intelligence work of women in the resistance against fascism. Strong 4.5/5 🌟.
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Advocacy Director Courtney Thomas on Beloved by Toni Morrison, one of the most banned and challenged books in the country. #BannedBooksWeek
October 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Advocacy Director Courtney Thomas on Beloved by Toni Morrison, one of the most banned and challenged books in the country. #BannedBooksWeek
Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #feministtheology #matriarchyisthefactorysetting
Men have been ‘in charge’ of the world for less than 4000 yrs. Women and Goddess(es), were ‘in charge’ for 100s of 1000’s of yrs. Men are very afraid of powerful women. It’s time to reset to our factory settings.
#booksky #feministtheology #matriarchyisthefactorysetting
Men have been ‘in charge’ of the world for less than 4000 yrs. Women and Goddess(es), were ‘in charge’ for 100s of 1000’s of yrs. Men are very afraid of powerful women. It’s time to reset to our factory settings.
October 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Celebrating Female Authors!
#booksky #feministtheology #matriarchyisthefactorysetting
Men have been ‘in charge’ of the world for less than 4000 yrs. Women and Goddess(es), were ‘in charge’ for 100s of 1000’s of yrs. Men are very afraid of powerful women. It’s time to reset to our factory settings.
#booksky #feministtheology #matriarchyisthefactorysetting
Men have been ‘in charge’ of the world for less than 4000 yrs. Women and Goddess(es), were ‘in charge’ for 100s of 1000’s of yrs. Men are very afraid of powerful women. It’s time to reset to our factory settings.
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On this day in 1919, enraged white mobs began a massacre of 200 or more innocent Black women, men, and children in Phillips County, Arkansas, after white men attempted to invade a Black farmer's union meeting.
Sep. 30, 1919 | 200 or More Black People Killed By White Mobs in Elaine, Arkansas
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On this day in 1919, enraged white mobs began a massacre of 200 or more innocent Black women, men, and children in Phillips County, Arkansas, after white men attempted to invade a Black farmer's union meeting.
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In honor of Assata, here are some books by and about black revolutionaries.
September 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
In honor of Assata, here are some books by and about black revolutionaries.
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What better time than now to fill your bookshelves or Kindle libraries with fresh and exciting science fiction and fantasy novels from Black authors?
5 Books By Black Writers Every Sci-Fi and Fantasy Lover Should Read | Black Girl Nerds
Here are 5 books by Black writers of the sci-fi genre that every fantasy lover will fall head over heels for.
blackgirlnerds.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What better time than now to fill your bookshelves or Kindle libraries with fresh and exciting science fiction and fantasy novels from Black authors?
Books Celebrating Trans Activists Authors!
#booksky #survive #resist
Mutual Aid is critical right now! Whether you are new to the concept or have decades of experience read this book. No one is coming to save us, we have to take care of each other and find creative ways to create community. 4.5/5 🌟
#booksky #survive #resist
Mutual Aid is critical right now! Whether you are new to the concept or have decades of experience read this book. No one is coming to save us, we have to take care of each other and find creative ways to create community. 4.5/5 🌟
September 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Celebrating Books by Black Authors!
#bookksky #blackbooksky #mentalhealthawareness
The way traditional African and western storytelling meet thru inter generational trauma makes this a very special story. A case of a specific family’s story reflecting international trauma. 4/5🌟
#bookksky #blackbooksky #mentalhealthawareness
The way traditional African and western storytelling meet thru inter generational trauma makes this a very special story. A case of a specific family’s story reflecting international trauma. 4/5🌟
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Celebrating Books by Black Authors!
#bookksky #blackbooksky #mentalhealthawareness
The way traditional African and western storytelling meet thru inter generational trauma makes this a very special story. A case of a specific family’s story reflecting international trauma. 4/5🌟
#bookksky #blackbooksky #mentalhealthawareness
The way traditional African and western storytelling meet thru inter generational trauma makes this a very special story. A case of a specific family’s story reflecting international trauma. 4/5🌟
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Reading books is becoming an act of resistance.
September 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reading books is becoming an act of resistance.
Books Celebrating Women Authors!
#booksky #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
Such an important story! The friendship of two great women made the entire world a better place. It feels crazy that we are still fighting the same fights. We need more leaders like Eleanor & Mary and we need them NOW! 5/5 🌟
#booksky #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
Such an important story! The friendship of two great women made the entire world a better place. It feels crazy that we are still fighting the same fights. We need more leaders like Eleanor & Mary and we need them NOW! 5/5 🌟
August 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Books Celebrating Women Authors!
#booksky #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
Such an important story! The friendship of two great women made the entire world a better place. It feels crazy that we are still fighting the same fights. We need more leaders like Eleanor & Mary and we need them NOW! 5/5 🌟
#booksky #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
Such an important story! The friendship of two great women made the entire world a better place. It feels crazy that we are still fighting the same fights. We need more leaders like Eleanor & Mary and we need them NOW! 5/5 🌟
Books Celebrating Indigenous Authors!
#booksky #usgenocide #indigenoushistory
The characters, pacing, and history are woven together in the rich tradition of the Indigenous Peoples. The thin veil between worlds allows for the wisdom to passed through generations. The genocide still continues. 5/5🌟
#booksky #usgenocide #indigenoushistory
The characters, pacing, and history are woven together in the rich tradition of the Indigenous Peoples. The thin veil between worlds allows for the wisdom to passed through generations. The genocide still continues. 5/5🌟
August 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Books Celebrating Indigenous Authors!
#booksky #usgenocide #indigenoushistory
The characters, pacing, and history are woven together in the rich tradition of the Indigenous Peoples. The thin veil between worlds allows for the wisdom to passed through generations. The genocide still continues. 5/5🌟
#booksky #usgenocide #indigenoushistory
The characters, pacing, and history are woven together in the rich tradition of the Indigenous Peoples. The thin veil between worlds allows for the wisdom to passed through generations. The genocide still continues. 5/5🌟
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There are some excellent-looking trans books coming up in the fall, and if you're preparing your shopping list now, here's a good post for finding them! lgbtqreads.com/2025/03/31/h...
Happy Trans Day of Visibility 2025!
Children’s Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown – to the library, to the dentist, even to he…
lgbtqreads.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
There are some excellent-looking trans books coming up in the fall, and if you're preparing your shopping list now, here's a good post for finding them! lgbtqreads.com/2025/03/31/h...
Books Celebrating Black Authors!
#booksky #blackbooksky #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
This book is well researched and funny. The author uses his family stories to illustrate cultural themes. No matter how you identify, if one of your ‘labels’ is American, read to this book at least once. 5/5 🌟
#booksky #blackbooksky #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
This book is well researched and funny. The author uses his family stories to illustrate cultural themes. No matter how you identify, if one of your ‘labels’ is American, read to this book at least once. 5/5 🌟
August 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Books Celebrating Black Authors!
#booksky #blackbooksky #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
This book is well researched and funny. The author uses his family stories to illustrate cultural themes. No matter how you identify, if one of your ‘labels’ is American, read to this book at least once. 5/5 🌟
#booksky #blackbooksky #blackhistoryisamericanhistory
This book is well researched and funny. The author uses his family stories to illustrate cultural themes. No matter how you identify, if one of your ‘labels’ is American, read to this book at least once. 5/5 🌟