🪄Are you ready for a middle grade fantasy adventure series to introduce to your readers? Chloe Vega and the Agents of Magic is fast paced and action packed. The chapters fly by as fast as the action. Adame takes a serious topic that many children of undocumented immigrants are dealing with and creates a space […]
Welcome to my stop on the Hear Our Voices Book Tour for The Fire Serpent Legacy by Cindy L. Rodriguez! This is a middle grade fantasy that for those who like mystery, adventure and protecting the environment. I was already a fan of Rodriguez’ last book Lola Reyes is So Not Worried (see my review) […]
Fannie Lou Hamer is a historical figure that I wish would get more attention. She was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, fighting for voting rights. Hamer doesn’t get enough credit for the role she played in American politics. Her fight to have her voice be heard was legendary. Full of Informative Imagery […]
Welcome to my stop on the Speak Up Santiago book tour hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours. When you are trying to learn a new language, being in an immersion setting can be overwhelming and stressful. You’re worried about your accent, keeping up with the conversation and not understanding certain words. Graphic novel Speak Up, […]
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu is a very visual novel-in-verse that tells the story of a young man battling an eating disorder. The author uses words as part of visual imagery that contributes to the emotions of the main character Jake. I really liked listening to the audiobook of this one, but I recommend […]
Shh! It’s a secret but this secret library is exactly what it says it is. I’ll let you think about it for a second. Yup! That’s right, this library is full of volumes of secrets. Welcome to my stop on The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon hosted by Hear Our Voices Book Tours This is […]
Fitting in. Remembering home. Engaging with community. healing family relationships. This is what Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio embraces. This is a beautiful and positive novel-in-verse that will engage you and possibly inspire you to engage in your own community. (Also, I’m a gardener, so I fell in love with the cover as soon […]
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander is the kind of historical novel that those of us who are adults now deserved when we were in school. This book embraces and emphasizes the narrative that the history of Black people in the diaspora did not begin in the countries where they were enslaved. Our […]
They say you never forget how to ride a bike…but is that really true? Beautiful Words and Flow For some stories that I read, an automatic calm-voiced narrator pops into my head. Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta is one of those stories. The words feel like the illustrations. As you read, you feel like you are […]
Blog Tour and Giveaway I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the BLACK PANTHER THE YOUNG PRINCE: SPELLBOUND by Ronald L. Smith Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Make sure to enter the giveaway! Review: Black Panther: Spellbound was a great adventure story about three friends battling evil. If you are into the […]