Well, I didn’t get book mail, but my kid sure did! Her school hosted their book fair online this spring and I think know that I was waaaaay more excited than my child. 🤣 As a book nerd I have very fond memories of the book fair, the scholastic book pamphlets and the summer book […]
Student Journalism and #MeToo in Off the Record I LOVED THIS BOOK! It took me a while to write this review, because I really just wanted to repeat those words over and over again. This book kept me up til midnight several nights in a row as I tried to finish it. The writing was […]
I just finished Off the Record by Camrynn Garrett last night and woo that was a great read! That joint had me hooked and reading up to midnight for a few days straight, trying to finish it. But I’m glad, because I finished it just in time to wish her a very happy book birthday! […]
What is on your audiobook playlist? I am currently listening to two engaging audiobooks about young black boys coming of age and dealing with tragic and challenging circumstances. If you remember and liked Malcolm X the movie, then you will definitely want to check out this novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson. It’s […]
Title: Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Sooooo I am kind of into fairy tales, like a lot. Which is why I picked up Cinderella is Dead in the first place. Also there was a Black girl on the cover! So I was jumping up and down when I saw this book. There is just […]
Book Title: Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans Published: March 2021 Honest Confession: It’s been a while since I’ve read a volume of poetry by a single poet. And by a while I probably mean like 15 years. I recently did some professional learning where I listened to the founder of #TeachLiving Poets talk […]
Ashley Bennett is a black girl who has grown up with privilege and wealth living in 1992 Los Angeles. She goes to a majority white school where she has a group of white friends, and lives with her family in a white neighborhood. She’s a senior at the end of her senior year who is […]
Setting Goals and Clearing Hurdles With My May TBR Full Transparency: I have never set a reading goal for myself that wasn’t attached to an academic class. So the idea that I am making a reading list for the month of May is quite interesting to me. Actually I’m really excited by it. But there […]
April was a super busy month for me. Of course, I was engaged in normal activities like parenting three little ones during a pandemic and my managing my other full time job as an English educator. But also, spoiler alert: I relaunched my book blog as a full-blown website! This was a biggie milestone for […]