There is a lot to like about Moonwalking (MacMillan, 2022) co-authored by Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann. This middle-grade verse novel set in New York City in 1980, alternates between the POV of the two protagonists. Pie Velez is a math whiz and graffiti artist, and his most unlikely friend, JJ Pankowski, is a punk rock fan and one of… Continue reading MOONWALKING: A Middle-Grade Review
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When the Writing is on the Wall
Last year when I traveled with my husband through Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic, I was interested in the tags and graffiti which I saw. I found this tag in Nuremberg, Germany: And this graffiti in another part of that city: Looking at them, I remembered an article that I had read a few… Continue reading When the Writing is on the Wall