Do you know a teen who would be interested in a club name the Dope Writers’ Society? If so, then This Thing of Ours by Frederick Joseph, might be the book for them. Thank you @candlewickpress for the gifted copy and to @libro.fm for the ALC. In his YA novel debut, Frederick Joseph tells the […]
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 the first tour stop on the Blood Moon by Britney S. Lewis book tour hosted by @topplingstackstours As soon as Britney S. Lewis pitched her book as justice for Bonnie Bennett, I was like say less, I’m in. I wasn’t super into Vampire Diaries, because it came out my freshman year of college […]
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 […]
Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar was a great debut and I am so happy that more authors from Central America are getting published these days. I’m always on the lookout for YA books to read from that part of the world because of the students I serve in my district. Libertad is set in 2017 […]
September Book Wrap up September was a busy month, per usual. I am still in the middle of a few non-fiction audiobooks that I listen to on my walks. I also lost a weekend of reading to a head cold/allergy 1-2 punch. But I did get to finish some really good books this month! If […]
Review: Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay Thank you to @penguinteen for the gifted copy and for @librofm for the ALC. I have been looking forward to Randy Ribay’s book, Everything We Never Had. I’m so glad I got the opportunity to read it early! Everything We Never Had is definitely a book that […]
Arc Review: To the Bone by Alena Bruzas Pub Date: Sept. 10, 2024 If you are into historical fiction and horror, then add To the Bone by Alena Bruzas to your spooky season TBR pile. A colonial tale told from the perspective of a teenage indentured servant girl. Readers get the experience of the horrors […]
Welcome to my stop on the Man Made Monsters Book Tour hosted by @hearourvoicestours Get ready for spooky season with this multi-generational novel that features a different monster in each chapter. Mark your calendars, the paperback comes out September 17, 2024. Each chapter is not only a new story but features a different character. I […]
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 […]