Weekend Picks for February 10, 2023

Weekend Picks for February 10, 2023

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Erica Henriquez is a first year teacher currently teaching fourth grade. Prior to teaching, she was a children's librarian for public libraries and has worked for libraries for 8 years. She is currently working on her Masters in Elementary Education from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. When she is not teaching or reading, she is at home with her husband and her three dogs, Walt, Charlie Bean, and Gizmo. ​

The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert is a fiction story that follows two characters that start off just trying to do one thing- vote. On the morning of election day, Marva knows she has one task- to go vote. It is her first time voting and she knows the weight and power her vote has. In another part of the city is Duke- a young man who knows he has to go vote, especially since it is something his mom and brother want for him. As Marva is waiting in line to vote, she notices that there are not many young people, except for one young man. Once she submits her vote, she is walking out when she hears that the same young man she noticed earlier cannot vote, because he is not on the list to vote at that polling place. Being as passionate as she is about voting, social issues, and practically everything, Marva turns and speaks to the woman to try and understand why he cannot vote. This is Marva and Duke’s first encounter. This is when Marva learns that Duke is at the wrong voting location, and this is when she is determined to help him get to his correct voting location- at all costs. This simple encounter is what leads Marva and Duke to share an entire day together.​

The Voting Booth takes you on a journey to understand two characters- Marva and Duke. Both on two separate journeys, both carrying their own emotions and burdens, but both bound to share more than just meeting at a voting booth trying to vote. This story tells what joy, sadness, grief, and excitement can feel, and how two people that just had to go vote, changed drastically to being two people that share a journey that neither of them wanted, but needed.

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Author: Brandy Colbert