What Do You Thing about the Enemies-to-Lovers Trope?; Learning about Death Thoughtfully
Newsletter Update September 6
Hi Reader,
Hope you had a refreshing Labor Day weekend!
Enemies-to-lovers: a common trope that has been used for centuries to captivate readers and draw them into the characters and plot lines of the stories they're used in.
Do you like the enemies to lovers trope? Well, you are certainly not alone because this one is ultra popular. Check out this article to learn more about why people love it so much.
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Remembering the Dead: 5 Disney Animated Movies that Depict Death Thoughtfully
Teaching children about death is very hard. Often times, children do not realize that when someone dies they are gone forever. Alternatively, children can also have feelings of grief, shame, and guilt about a person's death.
Fortunately, there are resources that can help children learn how to deal with the aftermath of death. This list of five Disney movies depict death thoughtfully and provide useful lessons to young children about death.
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Book Recommendation
This week's book recommendation is titled Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman by Kristen R. Lee.
Savannah (main character) gets a real wake-up call when she starts her first year at a prestigious university.
Her environment at school is filled with racism in many forms--especially micro aggressions. But when a statue on campus is vandalized with blackface, Savannah must deal with the systemic issues at her university, and grapple with what it means to be a student at a predominantly white institution: stand up for what is right, or keep your head down and bear the bigotry.
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KELLY SANTANA WRITER & COACH Hello Reader, Last week while working on a project, I looked out the window and saw a flock of birds making a magnificent loop in the skies. But you know what caught my attention? First, let me tell you that the skies were cloudy and gloomy. But the beauty of the scene left me in awe! Then as my week continued unfolding, I noticed that my guardian angels were trying to communicate some message with me. YEP, I remembered those birds and felt a deep connection. And...
Newsletter Update November 1 Hello Reader, Do you ever wonder why children's books are such an integral part of the education system? What about children's books as vehicles for making complex topics easy for kids to digest? Check out this article to learn more about how children's books start a conversation about philosophy. READ MORE Remembering the Dead: 5 Disney Animated Movies that Depict Death Thoughtfully How can we help children understand death? This is a really hard question to...
Newsletter Update November 1 Hello Reader, Do you ever wonder why children's books are such an integral part of the education system? What about children's books as vehicles for making complex topics easy for kids to digest? Check out this article to learn more about how children's books start a conversation about philosophy. READ MORE 4 Intriguing Consequences of Teenagers Leading Rebellions in YA Fiction Do you like YA dystopian fiction? If you do, you are not alone. This is a seriously...