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Recommendation Wednesday (on a Monday): Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Let me just start by saying that I was going to recommend the WHOLE SERIES, but since I haven’t read the other books yet (except Cinder, of course), I don’t think that’d be prudent. I mean, there are...
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Recommendation Wednesday: Two Picture Books
As part of my passion project, I’ve recently finished (and loved) two of Walter Dean Myers’ early picture books: Where Does the Day Go? (illustrated by Leo Carty) and Fly, Jimmy, Fly! (illustrated by...
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Recommendation Wednesday: Princeless
About 3/4 of the way through Princeless by Jeremy Whitley (illustrated by M. Goodwin), I could not stop smiling. Then, when I finished the book, I closed it with a satisfying “YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.” (Or...
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Top Ten Books that Celebrate Diversity
Ah, a topic near and dear to my heart. Obviously, I think books that feature POC or are written by POC qualify for this, so I have lots of choices. But I really want to focus on books that celebrate...
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Audiobook Review: The Living
The Living by Matt de la Pena Narrator: Henry Leyva Publication Date: November 12th 2013 Series: The Living #1 Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins Format: Audiobook Add on Goodreads Shy took the summer job to...
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Audiobook Review: The Conch Bearer
The Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Narrator: Alan Cumming Publication Date: September 9th 2003 Series: Brotherhood of the Conch #1 Length: 6 hrs 32 mins Format: Audiobook Source: Library...
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Audiobook Review: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin Narrator: Janet Song Publication Date: November 17th 2009 Length: 4 hrs 56 mins Format: Audiobook Source: Library, Overdrive Add on Goodreads In the...
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Subtle Lessons in Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson Illustrator: Takeshi Miyazawa, Elmo Bondoc Publication Date: June 23rd 2015 Pages: 112 Add on Goodreads Love is in the air in Jersey City as Valentine’s...
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Audiobook Review: Smek for President!
Smek for President! by Adam Rex Narrator: Bahni Turpin Publication Date: February 10th 2015 Length: 5 hrs 59 mins Format: Audiobook Source: Library, Overdrive Add on Goodreads In this much anticipated...
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Audiobook Review: Till You Hear from Me
Till You Hear From Me: A Novel by Pearl Cleage Narrator: Mirron Willis, Bahni Turpin Publication Date: April 20th 2010 Length: 8 hrs 27 mins Format: Audiobook Source: Library, Overdrive Add on...
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Diversity on the Shelf 2016
Alysia has stopped updating her blog, and I really love this challenge, so I have decided to host it for the upcoming year. <div align="center"><a...
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Diversity on the Shelf 2016: January Link Up
Link up your reviews here! If you don’t have a book blog, but have Goodreads or Library Thing, etc., you may use that to participate and post your links to your reviews. Get more details about the...
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Diversity on the Shelf 2016: February Link Up
How did everyone’s first month go? Are you making good progress toward your goal? One of my goals is to read 50% by and about POC. So far, I’m at 25%, so I have a little more work to do. Also! I have...
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Diversity on the Shelf 2016: March Link Up
Link up your reviews below. If you don’t have a book blog, but have Goodreads or Library Thing, etc., you may use that to participate and post your links to your reviews. Get more details about the...
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Diversity on the Shelf Link Up: April 2016
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It’s Monday! What are you reading? (4/4/16)
This past week, I finished: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones My rating: 4 of 5 stars Great book. Well-drawn and sympathetic characters…even when I didn’t want them to be. 3/31/16: I got to pick for book...
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It’s Monday! Time for a reading update!
This past week, I finished: The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is super cute and very slice of life, which is a thing I dig. View all my reviews The...
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It’s Monday! What are you reading? (4/18/16)
This past week, I finished: Princeless, Vol. 3: The Pirate Princess by Jeremy Whitley My rating: 2 of 5 stars 2.5 stars, rounding down This was fine but VERY backdoor pilot. The whole purpose was to...
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Diversity on the Shelf Link Up: May 2016
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Book Review: A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But a Sandwich
I picked up A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But a Sandwich by Alice Childress at the Friends of the Library book sale one day, probably because I recognized the title and figured it’s a book I should have read by...
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