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, […]
If you are looking for an action-packed, fast-paced YA mystery novel, then check out Batgirl Possession by Jade Adia and illustrations by Charly Palmer. Fans of the D.C. comic universe and Black girl super heroes will want to pick this up too. In this version on Batgirl, Barbara Gordon is a Black girl living […]
Welcome to my stop on the This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed tour hosted by @tbrbeyondtours. Samira Ahmed’s books are an auto-read for me! We’ve entered a scary time in history (again) where book banning has become a prominent tool for ensuring ignorance and engaging in suppression. Ahmed’s latest book addresses one girl’s response […]
Welcome to my stop on the You’re So Amazing! book tour hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours. You’re so Amazing! by James and Lucy Catchpole and illustrated by Karen George is the story of Joe and how people respond to his disability. So Amazing… You might think the word “amazing” is in fact amazing. But […]
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 […]
Welcome to my stop on the Wild Wishes and Windswept Kisses book tour with TBR and Beyond Book Tours. Thank you to the publisher and author for providing a gifted copy of the book. Pub Date: Oct. 17, 2023 Young Romance in Autumn Are you looking for a fall-themed book that includes romance, beautiful whimsical […]
Today is my stop on the A Mighty Long Way book tour hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours. Check out my review below. Review: What I’ve learned in the past few years as I read more memoirs written by Black authors, is that there is a lot of history packed into people’s individual stories. You […]