by Annie Boochever | Awards, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
The selection committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or a fresh slant on a traditional topic, are easily readable and of high literary quality, and have a pleasing format and, when appropriate, illustrations that enrich the text.
by Annie Boochever | Interviews
Read the Interview on Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Blog
by Annie Boochever | Event, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
Alaska Librarian Association Conference, 2019
by Annie Boochever | Fighter in Velvet Gloves, Interviews
A decade before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala. bus, Elizabeth Peratrovich and her husband were demanding equal rights for Alaska Natives.
by Annie Boochever | Fighter in Velvet Gloves
Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich was released mid-January but sold out quickly. If you have been unable to order through Amazon, they now have copies available for Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, Feb. 16.
