Silenced Voices is a generational tale that is fictional, but based on true events. Beginning in present day, Young José knows nothing of his mother’s childhood and past. But one day in 2013, he gets curious when he learns about the genocide trial of former Guatemalan president, Efrain Rios Montt. The trial triggers his mother, […]
Welcome to my stop on the Huda F Wants To Know? by Huda Fahmy, book tour hosted by Colored Pages Book Tours. The queen of graphic novel comedy has hit another one out of the park. She masterfully balances the laughter with the important topics of divorce and mental health in her latest edition to […]
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, […]
Pub Date: Sept. 3, 2024 Luminous Beings was a goofy dystopian YA graphic novel. A world full of flying zombie squirrels and protection suits. It’s a dystopian world, but the teens still have the same things to worry about like family, part-time jobs and college. A group of teens spend a night on a quest […]
🚸💰⚠️Welcome to my stop on the Hear Our Voices Book Tour for Safe Passage by G. Neri and David Brame🚸💰⚠️ So this book started a tussle in my family of who was going to get to read it first. My kids love graphic novels so when they saw it on my desk, both of my […]
Review: Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and Leuyen Pham Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang is about a young Valentine’s Day devotee gives up her love for the holiday after a series of unfortunate incidents. But can she learn the point of having a heart through her celebration […]
Were you the kind of kid who saw the basement as scary or as a an opportunity for adventure? My basement had a little of both for me. There were dark corners, but also extensions that required exploring by my young adventurous self. Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke is the perfect book for […]
December was a busy month, per usual. So I didn’t put a lot of expectations on myself for reading. I was moving around running errands and cleaning and cooking and still doing regular things. As a mom this time of year can be hard for me to focus on my own self-care because I am […]
The National Book Awards are November 16 and one of the books that I’m rooting for is Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes and Dawud Anyabwile. If you are a fan of John Lewis’ March graphic novel series, then you want to run, not walk to check out Victory. […]
Today is my stop on the TBR and Beyond Book Tour for Maybe an Artist by Liz Montague. Check out my review below and follow along with the other stops on the tour this week! Who am I? and Why do I do what I do? Those are two questions that Maybe an Artist by […]