I’m not very knowledgeable about football, but I wanted to learn more by starting a list. But then I found this story about Jasen Bracey: He lost his vision at age 7. Now 15—and still blind—he’s a starting quarterback. I love how sports are a backdrop for the stories that showcase drama as well as…
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Changing the Game nominated for 2021 Readers Choice Awards! Please Vote!
I’m so excited because Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes was just nominated for the 2021 Readers Choice Awards contest by TCK Publishing! Please vote for it here. To examine any book more closely at Amazon, please click on image of book. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Follow PragmaticMom’s…
All About the Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program
The Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program draws on the complementary strengths of two world-class institutions and offers students the opportunity to develop and integrate diverse spheres of academic and artistic interests by pursuing degrees at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design over five years. My daughter attends RISD and her summer roommate,…
Multicultural Children’s Book Club with Traci Sorell for Native American Heritage Month
Please join Melissa Konstantatos and Leanna for our seventh Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. November’s event will be held on November 4th and we are celebrating Indigenous People’s Month using We…
Explorer Academy: The Dragon’s Blood Blog Tour & GIVEAWAY!
Welcome back to the Explorer Academy! and… The Explorer Academy: The Dragon’s Blood Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of Explorer Academy: The Dragon’s Blood by Trudi Trueit on October 5th, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive guest posts from Trudi, as well as 5 chances to win all 6 books in the series so far!…
Backdoor Entry to Ivy League
Early Decision for college applications is coming up and I wanted to share two lesser-known backdoor strategies for getting into highly selective colleges such as Ivy League. Early Decision (ED) is binding; a student who is accepted as an ED applicant must attend the college — in theory — because I discovered a strategy that…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Reviewer Sign Up is Now Open!
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Reviewer Sign Up is now Open! Receive a free diverse children’s or YA book in exchange for a short review posted to social media. Sign up here: Diverse Children and YA Book Reviewers -We need you for MCBD2022! p.s. Related posts: Multicultural Children’s Book Day: 2022 Sponsorships Open! A…