Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind by Sue Black 🔖🔖🔖

This was enjoyable. It's written in a way that a lay-person like myself can understand the human bones, what they do, where they are, what they look like. She knows how to speak to us on a level that helps us understand without making us feel stupid. While I am fascinated by the body and how the bones play out in investigations, I lean more toward a crime junkie. There was definitely that in this book scattered throughout, and very enjoyable. I do wish there were more crime solving stories. I'd recommend this one.

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell 🔖🔖🔖🔖🔖

I absolutely love this book! I hope I get to read it to my grandchildren. Representation matters.

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For further consideration: 

Diversity Lesson by Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre 

Family Lesson Plan by British Columbia Teacher's Federation

Equality and Diversity Lesson Plan by Highland Literacy

Lesson Plan from Human Rights Campaign 

Teacher's Guide from Simon & Schuster 

Anti-Bias Creative Drama in the Classroom Lesson Plan

Book Module by Prindle Institute

Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis 🔖🔖🔖

 First time I attempted to read this ten years ago, I could not get into it. I am likely a bit more patient today, though if it weren't for my goal to finish the list this book happens to be on, I'd likely have once again put it down. I'm glad I finished this time. It was an interesting "study".

The topic, the behaviors, the thoughts, the reactions were all too familiar. I'm not sure how I feel about the fact that we don't seem to change much in 100 years. This could have been written today. And chapter 14 could have been spoken at rallies these days and no one would have thought it out of place. Sadly.

The conversation with Ted on the last page is the only glimmer of positivity I got from this. It gets 3 stars because this fact made me feel uncomfortable, and I like when novels can make me think and mull things over in such a way. This book has the potential to be a great warning of sorts to those who just can't seem to find ways to stay in their integrity.