First Opinions, Second Reactions (FOSR) fills a void by publishing book reviews that meet the needs of K–12 teachers of language arts, parents and children, and public and school librarians. FOSR invites submissions, but also commissions particular scholars and writers to prepare articles for each issue.
Advisory Board: FOSR has an advisory board of individuals who have been selected for their international and multicultural perspectives on the subject. In addition, these board members have held positions on awards committees, consulted with governments on the subject of children’s reading habits, received Fulbright awards to travel and study in the United States or overseas, presented at international conferences for teachers and librarians, and written various forms of literature for children. Members of the advisory board review each issue prior to publication.
First Opinions, Second Reactions is published three times each year.
Current Issue: Volume 13, Issue 3 (2020)
Articles
Editorial: The Power & Brilliance of Black, Indigenous and All Children of Color
Allison Segarra Hansen
First Opinion: Let's Talk About Immigration Counterstories in Yuyi Morales's Dreamers
Susana Y. Flores
First Opinion: El Poder de la Valentia de Cruzar Barreras (The Power of Courage to Cross Barriers)
Lorena Ocampo
Allison Segarra Hansen
Second Reaction: A New Life: Dreaming of a Brighter Future
Angelica Arizmendi
First Opinion: Breathing Life into Our Names. We Make Our Own Story
Cristina Santamaria-Graff
First Opinion: The Importance of Names and Cultural Roots in Alma and How She Got Her Name
Yuriko Ikeda
First Opinion: Inside with Mommy
Francita McMichel
Second Reaction: First Grades Guide to 100 Days Inside: A First Grade's Class Journey to Navigating COVID - 19
Laryn Morgan
First Opinion: BIPOC Children's Power and Brilliance
Pennie Gregory
Second Reaction: Positive Change
Denise Morrow
First Opinion: Water Is Life
Darold Joseph
Alisse Ali-Joseph
First Opinion: An Artistic Ode to Black, Indigenous, Children of Color: All Because You Matter
Demetrice Smith-Mutegi
Second Reaction: You Matter, No Matter What
Ahmad Mayfield-Reinking