Prizes!

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post the winners of the May giveaway, but here they are!

First of all, the winners of the Asian Heritage Month giveaway:

Doret for her review of Gringolandia a book about a boy of Chilean descent--Doret's review really made me want to read this one!

Susan (speaking of books I want to read!) for her review of Down to the Bone, a YA book about a Cuban girl who gets kicked out of her home because of her love relationship with another girl.

Rhapsody in Books for her response to the Diversity Roll Call about the presence of blond princesses in the books she grew up with. Rhapsody also linked to two articles on The Root.com in my comments. The first is about the Coretta Scott King Award for children's literature, and the second is an article about Princesses in children's stories.

Summer, for her Diversity Roll Call post about young adult novels by authors of color. One of the books she highlighted caught the eye of Doret, who got it read and reviewed on The Happy Nappy Bookseller before the end of the month! And that, friends, is why we are doing this.

And finally, Aquafortis of Finding Wonderland, for her Diversity Roll Call post. Aquafortis combines an essay about her own Asian heritage with a list of favorite books from the region.

And now for the Latino Book Month Giveaway books:



Conseula, for her post about Adrian Tomine's graphic novel, Shortcomings--she says the book is about "the way race is actually lived in America (it matters when it matters, it doesn't when it doesn't, as I tell my students) while also being about something completely unrelated to race (in this case, how soul-sucking New York City can be, how soul-sucking self-delusion can be)."

Edi, for her review of Flygirl, by Sherrie L. Smith. Edi's experience reading this book was enhanced by the fact that, like the main character, her own father felt pressured to pass for white during World War Two.

Thinking Aloud, for a post about Veronica Chambers, an author from Panama who often writes about the Latino-black experience for young adults.

Zetta Elliot, for her post about The White Tiger. Zetta, the author of Bird and A Wish After Midnight, says that The White Tiger pulls elements from Native Son and Invisible Man--but she enjoyed it more.

Rich Watson, for his first C.O.R.A. Diversity Roll Call post. Rich writes a blog, called Glyphs, about black comics, which has been a great help in expanding my reading horizons ever further.

Thanks to each and every one of you for your participation in this challenge and in the diversity meme. What started as a challenge for myself to broaden my own reading horizons has led to friendships and knowledge far beyond what I was seeking, and worth far more than any prize package I could possibly offer in return.

Thanks also to Hachette Book Group, who is providing this month's prize.

Winners, shoot me an email (Worducopia-at-gmail-dot-com) with a U.S. or Canadian street address and I will get those books sent to you! Congratulations!