Book Ages 9-12 By Debi Gliori Reviewed by Kit The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 0 LGBTQ+ Representation: 0 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 5 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: yes-the author has written about her own depression The Pure Dead Saga takes place in Stregia-Schloss the home of the quirky Stregia-BorgiasContinue reading “The Pure Dead Saga”
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The Change Series
Book By Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith Reviewed by Kit The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 5 Body Size Representation: 5 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 2 Own Voice: No-though one of the authors is a therapist focused on treating PTSD The stranger Saga is a surprisingly idealistic andContinue reading “The Change Series”
For Life
TV Show Rated TV-14 Executive Producer 50 Cent Reviewed by Sarah Erani The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 4 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 0.4 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 5 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: Yes The show is about a Black man who is wrongfully incarcerated and becomes a lawyer while in prisonContinue reading “For Life”
Children of the Red King
Book By Jenny Nimmo Reviewed by Kit The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 0 Disability Representation: 5 Body Size Representation: 3 Gender Representation: 3 Socioeconomic Representation: 4 Mental Health Representation: 2 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: No **This review contains spoilers** Children of the Red King is a surprisingly dark and complex tale about the warring dynasties descended from theContinue reading “Children of the Red King”
Aromanticism
Album By Moses Sumney Reviewed by Kit This media has positive messaging and themes regarding: LGBTQ+ The entire album is centred around the experience of being aro or other minorities such as the isolation that can come with being aromantic(Doomed), asserting your right to exist in the face of bigotry(Quarrel), aro relationships(Don’t Bother Calling) and the toxicContinue reading “Aromanticism”
The Rookie
TV Show Rated TV-14 Nathan Fillion, Mark Gordon (executive producers) Reviewed by Sarah Erani The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 4 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 0 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 0.3 Mental Health Representation: 0 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: No The show is about a rookie police officer who is pursuing law enforcement as a secondContinue reading “The Rookie”
Glacier
Song By John Grant Reviewed by Kit This media has positive messaging and themes regarding: LGBTQ+ This is a truly powerful song about the pain of self-hatred and the bigotry of others. The music video is a breath-taking visual history of the gay/lgbt rights movement from the turn of the century to the mid-2010s condensed into eightContinue reading “Glacier”
Mary and Max
Movie By Adam Elliot Reviewed by Kit The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 1 LGBTQ+ Representation: 4 Disability Representation: 5 Body Size Representation: 5 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 4 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 4 Own Voice: No The story of Mary and Max begins when Mary, a lonely, unpopular Australian little girl, desperate for companionship impulsively writes to a randomContinue reading “Mary and Max”
comethru
Song By Jeremy Zucker Reviewed by Anonymous This media has positive messaging and themes regarding: Mental Health This is a song about trying to improve your mental health and leaning on your community to help you through. Sources: Image
The Henna Wars
Book Young Adult By Adiba Jaigirdar Reviewed by Anonymous The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 3 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 3 Religious Representation: 4 Own Voice: Yes The Henna Wars is a really fun enemies to lovers story that centers a gay couple. It’s cute but also exploresContinue reading “The Henna Wars”
Diversify the Media Narrative 