School Culture

Amanda's recently published book It’s Not Me, It’s Graduate School: Surviving Graduate School the Sassy Way speaks to a generation of ambitious women who are caught in the depth of their academic careers and life goals. It gives renewed aspirations to the uninspired female student with clear objectives of excellence. Like bell hooks, her commitment to engaged pedagogy is an expression of her political activism.

Meet our ninth U.S. President before his famous victory over the Native American chief Tecumseh in the Battle of Tippecanoe. Young readers will thrill to hear young Billy Harrison's dramatic rescue of his sister Sally as she struggles to stay afloat after falling into a river, and admire his courage when he captures a British soldier at the age of eight. Find out more about these and the rest of Billy's boyhood adventures in William Henry Harrison: Young Tippecanoe.

This children's audiobook has you experience an HBCU Homecoming from the lens of two little boys. It allows the listener to appreciate HBCU culture. It has historical references and shows campus landmarks, the band, sororities and fraternities, the parade, and much more! Great audiobook to share with children and expand their horizon of the college experience.

All Across Canada is a mnemonic-filled learning/teaching tool geared, first and foremost, toward helping children learn capitals and locations of Canadian provinces and territories in a fun and entertaining way. Additional facts are also provided to enrich the child's learning experience.

All Across Europe is a mnemonic-filled learning and teaching tool geared first and foremost toward helping children learn capitals and locations of European countries in a fun and entertaining way. Additional facts, including agricultural and industrial products, are also provided to enrich the child's learning experience.

Every morning, I'm up at four o'clock. I brush my teeth, get dressed, and drag my sister Melanie to the car where Mami's waiting for us. ¡Se nos va hacer tarde! ¡Apurarse! For the next two hours, we'll be in the car driving—past tamale vendors (my favorite part), through la linea (my least favorite part), and across the US border. That's how we get to school every day. This is our normal. ¡Vamos!