Young Adult Book Review I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway! I had so much fun reading Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older! I did a combined […]
Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit by Esau McCaulley and illustrated by LaTonya Jackson is a beautiful Christian faith-based book. It is the story of a Father explaining to his daughter why God made people different and the blessing of diversity as they prepare to celebrate Pentecost. Author Esau McCaulley is a theologian who […]
I’ve known about the graphic novel series Maus for a long time. But I had never read it until now. The duology has gotten a lot of attention in the past few months because of the terrible book banning that is going on around the country. I decided that it was time for me to […]
A Children’s Book on Environmental Awareness and Activism Environmental activism, kid activists and black mermaids are the power of three for me! I loved this gorgeous book, Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deep by Charlotte Watson Sherman. It is about a little girl named, McKenzie, who studies the oceanic environment with her Mom. This is […]
I love historical fiction. It has been my favorite genre since I began reading. Part of it is my desire to combine learning about experiences during different historical eras with my love of fiction. Reading a historical novel will inevitably lead me to Google the historical events and people featured in the book. When I […]
Mega Reads May I’ve got a few good books staring at me from my TBR stacks that were begging me to choose them for my May Reading Goals list. Two of them I would consider to be Mega Reads. I define a mega read as a 400+ page novel. I’m not scared of a mega […]
This April Reading Wrap-up marks my first official year as a book blogger! April was a super busy month with Spring Break, Holy Week, Resurrection Day, the reemergence of kids birthday parties and the revving up of garden prep for the summer season. Whew! I’m tired just thinking about it all. I didn’t get as […]