Does It “Stack the Deck” Against the Powerful When a Judge Quotes To Kill a Mockingbird & Describes Civil Rights History?

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch said to the jury, “Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country

The Drawback of “Well-Designed Pages” (Really?)

Z. and I were sitting in the car, waiting for my older kids to finish their Spanish class. It was cold and dark, and Z.,

Flying Lessons: A Compelling Collection of Diverse Stories #KidLit

My sister,* a teacher and school diversity coordinator, gave me a gift a few weeks ago: Flying Lessons & Other Stories. It’s a middle grade

Diverse #KidLit & Keeping Classics Alive

What was your favorite book when you were a kid? I spent much of my childhood in 1980s and ‘90s reading (and re-reading) the Anne

Lawyers Are Never Picked For Jury Duty. Right?

Anyone who believes that lawyers never serve on juries is wrong. I’m a lawyer, and I’ve been selected* twice. My first time on a jury,

Interstellar Space & Time Travel As A Cure For Car Sickness #KidLit

There’s nothing like a story about space and time travel to distract my poor kids from the discomfort of car sickness on a journey to