{"id":200,"date":"2019-08-20T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T20:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/jenniferbairos\/?p=200"},"modified":"2019-08-20T20:16:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T20:16:33","slug":"well-read-black-girl-by-glory-edim-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/jenniferbairos\/2019\/08\/20\/well-read-black-girl-by-glory-edim-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim – Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Seeing yourself in a book is such a gift. The moment you read a passage and instantly feel validated or less alone is powerful. More than once, I’ve reread sentences, paragraphs, and even whole pages because the author was able to put into words exactly how I felt about something. However, this feeling doesn’t come around with the same frequency for everyone.<\/p>\n

Well-Read Black Girl<\/a>\u00a0is an essay collection of Black women writers reflecting on how they found themselves in literature, how certain pieces of work guided them through childhood and adolescence, and how the words of others inspired them to write as well. It was born from Glory Edim who created the\u00a0@wellreadblackgirl\u00a0<\/a>community on Instagram.<\/p>\n

Well-Read Black Girl<\/a>\u00a0is small but mighty. I was introduced to so many authors, playwrights, poets, and titles I’d never heard of before. My formative years were vastly different than the women in this book, so reading this collection for me was eye-opening and reminded me how reading can be a powerful act of empathy to learn about others.<\/p>\n

As an educator, I firmly believe that it is important for both children and adults to be able to connect with the texts they are reading, and this essay collection reaffirms that we need to ensure that young readers have a wide-range of books at their fingertips. You never know which book is going to connect with which reader, and it is important for them to read about and reflect upon the experiences of others, as well.<\/p>\n

Highly recommend!<\/p>\n

Jenn
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\n<\/i>Disclaimer – I received a complementary copy of this book courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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