The way, What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan starts off slightly different than expected. Usually when you read about a famous person there was “something” that made them different (they were physically disable, were very ill as a child, lost siblings or a parent tragically). However, Chris Barton and Ekua Homes start off with telling you how Jordan was the same as others. The main difference is she had a voice. A voice nobody really […]
Let Music Ring!
Let Music Ring! Is there a rating higher than five? I do not usually get this excited over a book. In the end this is just a really good book. However, the fact they talk about lynching in a children’s book (though tastefully done, if such a thing is possible) is a real eye-opener for how far books have come. This is what makes this book stand out. It is not shying away from the issue of race, discrimination and the results of that. It […]