Don’t Feed the Lion Thank you to NetGalley and Arcadia Children’s Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. With unexpected twists and compelling characters, Don’t Feed the Lion explores how young people grapple with antisemitism, prejudice, allyship, and the […]
Hello from the house of (literal) pain. I’m trying really hard to be upbeat. After spending the last two weeks in a subclinical flare of ulcerative colitis, things got a little worse and I spent a week where I was so sick that I could barely do anything […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Georgie Summers adjusted his weapon. THIP-TWANG! The metal […]
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the War Thank you to NetGalley and Scholastic Press for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Bestselling author Alice Hoffman delivers a stunning novel about one of contemporary history’s most […]
How to Find What You’re Not Looking For Author: Veera Hiranandani Genre: MG Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 14, 2021 Publisher: Kokila Thank you to BookishFirst for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, racism, ableism, xenophobia […]
Tristan Strong Destroys the World Author: Kwame Mbalia Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: October 6, 2020 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Series: Tristan Strong #2 CONTENT WARNING: violence, trauma, mention of death Tristan Strong has been traumatized. He’s back in Alabama after saving Alke—a world inhabited by African American […]
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky Author: Kwame Mbalia Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: October 15, 2019 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Series: Tristan Strong #1 CONTENT WARNING: grief, brief mention of slavery Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save […]
That Thing About Bollywood Author: Supriya Kelkar Genre: MG Magical Realism/Contemporary Publication Date: May 18, 2021 Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am giving my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: mention of […]
City of the Plague God Author: Sarwat Chadda Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: January 12, 2021 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, bullying, Islamophobia, gore, plague Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. […]
Awa and the Dreamrealm by Isa Pearl Ritchie is a middle grade book that I found surprisingly interesting. It was a quick read that held my attention and had me flipping pages to find out what happened next to Awa. I was invited to review this book as […]
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