Cynthia Leitich Smith

When Louise Wolfe s boyfriend mocks Native people in front of her, she dumps him over e-mail. It s her senior year and she d rather spend her time working on the school newspaper. In no time the paper s staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director s inclusive approach to casting The Wizard of Oz has been provoking backlash.

Hearts unbroken

Sarah Sammis

The novel includes two passages written by Baum that are extremely racist. What the book doesn't address is how Baum's views might have changed over time. Frankly the book doesn't need to as the important lesson is that racist language, racist views, are imbedded in American culture.

The one drawback to Hearts Unbroken is its pacing. There is so much covered in terms of topics and time, that very few scenes actually have the time to play out to their full potential.

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