Nerd Alert: Marvel Edition

Bridgette and Genn review Jason Reynolds’ sequel book “Miles Morales Suspended.” We discuss Reynolds’ experimentation with poetry and prose, Zeke Peña’s illustrations, and how termites become a potent commentary about book bans. Bridgette also shares about the time she met Reynolds and why he’s the perfect author for Spider-Man and for Miles Morales. Listen to Jason Reynolds talk about “Miles Morales Suspended” on NPR: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/31/1191194288/in-miles-morales-suspended-spider-man-grapples-with-racism-and-saving-the-world Banned Books Week 2023 may have passed, but you can be celebrating (and reading) all year. Learn more: https://bannedbooksweek.org/about/ To learn more about racial discrimination in student discipline, you can check out the U.S. Department of Education’s reports: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tvi-student-discipline-resource-202305.pdf https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/index.html LA Times - “Newsletter: Antisemitism and anti-Arab