NEW READS

Light for the World to See by Kwame Alexander

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rockband

Long Story Short: 100 Classics in Three Panels

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

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Suggestion from Grace, junior at Mt. Ararat High School

This week’s review:

Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe follows the life of Okonkwo, a member of the Nigerian clan Umuofia, as his village is taken over by missionaries. One of Achebe’s goals in writing Things Fall Apart was to inform people about what really happens to the victims of imperialism, and he gives a refreshing perspective on the topic. The novel also focuses on the struggles specific to Okonkwo’s family and the difficulties they have to overcome. Overall, Things Fall Apart addresses multiple complex issues that you may not have really thought about before, which is what makes it a great book to read if you want to learn something new.