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Wellesley Underground

In 2009, I started Wellesley Underground , an alternative Wellesley Alumnae Blog that centers stories from BIPOC, queer trans/nonbinary, working class, neurodivergent, disabled & undocumented alums. WU just celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2019. You can read my piece about why I started the blog here and check out the blog on the link above.

Postpartum Care

Expecting a baby or know someone who is? Check out this Wellesley Underground crowd-sourced the self-care advice toolkit I helped developed to serve as a reminder to make sure that expecting parents take care of themselves.

#WeNeedDiverseBooks

I am a fan of #WeNeedDiverseBooks because kids deserve to see and read stories about kids like them.

Shelly’s Library

Check out some of my favorite books below! See a favorite book of yours missing from my library? Head over to my Goodreads and share your recommendations!

Picture Books

Matt de la Peña’s Last Stop on Market Street — Matt de la Peña’s Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña’s Carmela Full of Wishes — Matt de la Peña’s Carmela Full of Wishes

Vashti Harrison’s Dream Big, Little One — Vashti Harrison’s Dream Big, Little One

Vashti Harrison’s Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History — Vashti Harrison’s Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Isabel Quintero’s My Papi Has a Motorcycle — Isabel Quintero’s My Papi Has a Motorcycle

Richard Van Camp’s Little You — Richard Van Camp’s Little You

Richard Van Camp’s We Sang You Home — Richard Van Camp’s We Sang You Home

Aisha Saeed’s Bilal Cooks Daal — Aisha Saeed’s Bilal Cooks Daal

Junot Díaz’s Islandborn — Junot Díaz’s Islandborn

Jessica Love’s Julián Is a Mermaid — Jessica Love’s Julián Is a Mermaid

Sherman Alexie’s Thunder Boy Jr. — Sherman Alexie’s Thunder Boy Jr.

Yuyi Morales’s Dreamers — Yuyi Morales’s Dreamers

Sheetal Sheth’s Always Anjali — Sheetal Sheth’s Always Anjali

Jacqueline Woodson’s The Day You Begin — Jacqueline Woodson’s The Day You Begin

Vanessa Brantley-Newton’s Grandma’s Purse

Kyle Lukoff’s When Aidan Became a Brother — Kyle Lukoff’s When Aidan Became a Brother

Innosanto Nagara’s A is for Activist — Innosanto Nagara’s A is for Activist

Kate Schatz’s Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! — Kate Schatz’s Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

Vashti Harrison and Matthew A Cherry’s Hair Love — Vashti Harrison and Matthew A Cherry’s Hair Love

Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal’s Festival of Colors — Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal’s Festival of Colors

Duncan Tonatiuh’s Undocumented: A Worker's Fight — Duncan Tonatiuh’s Undocumented: A Worker's Fight

Thrity Umrigar and Khoa Le’s Sugar in Milk

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Mariame Kaba and Bria Royal’s Missing Daddy

Yamile Saied Méndez and Jaime Kim’s Where Are You From? — Yamile Saied Méndez and Jaime Kim’s Where Are You From?

Vivek Shraya and Rajni Perera’s The Boy & the Bindi — Vivek Shraya and Rajni Perera’s The Boy & the Bindi

Simran Jeet Singh and Baljinder Kaur’s Fauja Singh Keeps Going — Simran Jeet Singh and Baljinder Kaur’s Fauja Singh Keeps Going

Shelly Anand and Nomi Ellenson’s I Love My Body Because

Gloria Anzaldúa and Consuelo Mendez’s Amigos del Otro Lado/ Friends From The Other Side

Gloria Anzaldúa and Maya Gonzalez’s Prietita and the Ghost Woman

Saira Mir and Aaliya Jaleel’s Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time

Middle Grade / Young Adult

Alex Gino’s George — Alex Gino’s George

Veera Heernandani’s The Night Diary — Veera Heernandani’s The Night Diary

Aisha Saeed’s Amal Unbound — Aisha Saeed’s Amal Unbound

Erika Sanchez’s I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter — Erika Sanchez’s I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Isabel Quintero’s Gabi, A Girl in Pieces — Isabel Quintero’s Gabi, A Girl in Pieces

Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X — Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X

Randy Ribay’s Patron Saint of Nothing — Randy Ribay’s Patron Saint of Nothing

Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming — Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming

David Yoon’s Frankly in Love — David Yoon’s Frankly in Love

Sabina Khan’s The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali — Sabina Khan’s The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali

Lisa Fipps’ Starfish

Tae Keller’s The Science of Breakable Things

Shing Yin Khor’s The Legend of Auntie Po

Huda Fahmy’s Huda F Are You?

Malinda Lo’s Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Crystal Maldonado’s Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

Maulik Pancholy’s The Best at It

Romance

Jane Igharo’s Ties That Tether

Abby Jimenez’s Life's Too Short

Talia Hibbert’s ACT Your Age, Eve Brown

Abby Jimenez’s The Happy Ever After Playlist

Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop

Rachel Lynn Solomon’s The Ex Talk

Christina Lauren’s The Unhoneymooners

Sarah Echavarre Smith’s On Location

Abby Jimenez’s The Friend Zone

Sarah Echavarre Smith’s Simmer Down

Abby Jimenez’s Part of Your World

Sarah Echavarre Smith’s Faker

Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date — Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date

Jasmine Guillory’s The Proposal — Jasmine Guillory’s
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Helen Huong’s The Kiss Quotient — Helen Huong’s The Kiss Quotient

Evie Dunmore’s Bringing Down the Duke — Evie Dunmore’s Bringing Down the Duke

Talia Hibbert’s Get A Life Chloe Brown — Talia Hibbert’s Get A Life Chloe Brown

Alisha Rai’s The Right Swipe — Alisha Rai’s The Right Swipe

Uzma Jalaluddin’s Ayesha At Last — Uzma Jalaluddin’s Ayesha At Last

Casey McQuiston’s Red, White, and Royal Blue — Casey McQuiston’s Red, White, and Royal Blue

Alexa Martin’s Intercepted — Alexa Martin’s Intercepted

Talia Hibbert’s Take a Hint, Dani Brown — Talia Hibbert’s Take a Hint, Dani Brown

Evie Dunmore’s A Rogue of One's Own

Abbi Waxman’s The Bookish Life of Nina Hill