Geekerella by Ashley Poston You can read my review by clicking on this link HERE
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Interview with Kate Milner
A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting. They will have to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, and that will be difficult. They will have to walk and walk … Continue reading
My name is not Refugee by Kate Milner
A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting. They will have to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, and that will be difficult. They will have to walk and walk … Continue reading
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Anything can happen once upon a con… When geek girl Elle Wittimer sees a cosplay contest sponsored by the producers of Starfield, she has to enter. First prize is an invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. Elle’s been scraping together … Continue reading
Ballerina Dreams by Michaela DePrince
One windy day, a magazine blew down the road. I reached out and caught it. A pretty picture of a woman was on the front cover of the magazine. She wore a short pink dress that stuck out around her in a circle. She looked very happy. At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found … Continue reading
Passing for White by Tanya Landman
. It’s 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can ‘pass for white’. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman – and Benjamin’s master. In this guise, the couple flee … Continue reading
The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
There are some places you would not want to go. Even if I told you that we have oceans filled with sea turtles and dolphins, or forests lush with parrots that call through air thick with warmth… Nobody comes here because they want to. The island of no return. Ami lives with her mother on … Continue reading
Top Ten Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want To Read A Book
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. To be honest there was very few things I could think of that would instantly make me want a book. There are too many wonderful books out there. The list is more a mix of the things that make it very … Continue reading
Book of the Month #56
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas You can read my review by clicking on this link HERE
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, Angie Thomas’s searing debut about an ordinary girl in extraordinary circumstances addresses issues of racism and police violence with intelligence, heart, and unflinching honesty. Soon to be a major motion picture from Fox 2000/Temple Hill Productions. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she … Continue reading
