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Book Review: An Unpublished (Until Now) 19th-Century Novel
I wasn’t sure how to approach reading a novel released this year but written nearly 150 years ago by a black man who lived through the Civil War. So I read the companion pieces first.
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Book Review: Representation
As a middle-aged white woman, I taught English and history to immigrant black and brown teens in D.C. Public Schools. I observed that my students were more engaged in my classroom if they saw aspects of themselves in books, authors, and guest speakers. Representation is important.
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Book Review: Place and Displacement
On one visit to the park, I came across stones from a chimney and the foundation of a dwelling. I didn’t give these ruins a second thought.
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Book Review: Motherhood
She has one child: a two-year old. She loves that child. But this young mother is not unflappable. Increasingly, she is angry.
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Book review: Birth of a Child
By Mary Ann Zehr Reading in the Burg is a monthly column in 2025 by a local teacher and reader about connecting with books and taking in Harrisonburg’s literary scene. ~Kauffman, Rebecca. I’ll Come to You. Counterpoint, 2024~ The characters who first make an appearance in local author Rebecca Kauffman’s latest novel, I’ll Come to …
School district’s review of books is underway — but will be done largely out of the public eye
As the Rockingham County school district reviews the 57 books the school board barred from libraries and classrooms in January, the process is expected to stretch throughout the summer and will be completed largely out of the public eye.
Rockingham Co. school board reinstates one banned book as review gets underway
The Rockingham County School Board reinstated one of the 57 books it temporarily removed and barred from library and classroom shelves back in January: “The Invisible Boy” by Trudy Ludwig.
February 26, 2024
County school board inches closer to book policy, considers creating agricultural land lab
The Rockingham County School Board is preparing to release draft policies for library book selection and reviews. It also debated the creation of an agricultural land lab and is crafting its 2024-25 budget, despite uncertainty in the Virginia legislature.