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Book Review: The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Publisher’s description Nishat doesn’t want to lose her family, but she also doesn’t want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is...
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Book Review: Pocket Change Collective books
Publisher’s descriptions Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator) (ISBN-13: 9780593094655 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Publication date: 06/02/2020)...
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Book Review: Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha
Publisher’s description An absorbing debut novel about three gay friends in Brazil whose lives become intertwined in the face of HIV, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Bill Konigsberg. Ian has just...
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Book Review: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Publisher’s description Becky Albertalli meets Jenny Han in a smart, hilarious, black girl magic, own voices rom-com by a staggeringly talented new writer. Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too...
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Book Review: My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann
Publisher’s description My Eyes Are Up Here is a razor-sharp debut about a girl struggling to rediscover her sense of self in the year after her body decided to change all the rules. If Greer Walsh...
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Book Review: I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick
Publisher’s description For fans of Sadie and Serial, this gripping thriller follows two teens whose lives become inextricably linked when one confesses to murder and the other becomes determined to...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Mythology, fencing, basketball, HIV, and more
School ended for me on June 5th. I gave myself two treats that day: I went to get bubble tea from my favorite local business and I picked up the library books that had been waiting for me at the...
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Book Review: He Must Like You by Danielle Younge-Ullman
Publisher’s description An authentic, angry, and surprisingly funny and romantic novel about sexual harassment, from award-winning author Danielle Younge-Ullman. Libby’s having a rough senior year....
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Book Review: Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Publisher’s description The Hating Game meets Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Graphic novels and memoirs, a middle grade about racism...
Making my way through my library hold list and I’m appreciative of my local library’s contactless curbside pickup option. I currently have 56 books (staggered) in my hold queue and keep adding more....
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Book Review: Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Christian...
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s...
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Book Review: Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn
Publisher’s description The Tech sisters don’t date in high school. Not because they’re not asked. Not because they’re not interested. Not even because no one can pronounce their long, Thai last...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Toxic masculinity, Somali refugees, surprise siblings,...
Look, even on my best days, my anxiety is a mess, so it’s no surprise that during this nightmare year of 2020 I am a wreck. I vacillate between not being able to concentrate enough to read and ONLY...
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Book Review: The Whitsun Daughters by Carrie Mesrobian
Publisher’s description “How quickly everything in the world disintegrates. Everything but the loneliness of young women.” So begins The Whitsun Daughters, a story of three girls in a small Midwestern...
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Book Review: Not Your #Lovestory by Sonia Hartl
Publisher’s description #PlaneBae meets Gilmore Girls in this hilarious and heartfelt story about the addictiveness of Internet fame and the harsh realities of going viral. Macy Evans dreams of...
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Book Review: Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Publisher’s description From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully...
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Book Review: My Life in the Fish Tank by Barbara Dee
Publisher’s description From acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a powerful and moving story of learning how to grow, change, and survive. When twelve-year-old Zinnia...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Quick looks at new YA and MG graphic novels, fiction,...
All descriptions from the publishers. Transcriptions of the Post-It notes follow the description. The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge (ISBN-13: 9781419742002 Publisher: Amulet...
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Book Review: Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
Publisher’s description “Candice Iloh’s beautifully crafted narrative about family, belonging, sexuality, and telling our deepest truths in order to be whole is at once immensely readable and...
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Book Review: Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore
Publisher’s description A gorgeous and magical collaboration between two critically acclaimed, powerhouse YA authors offers a richly imagined underdog story perfect for fans of Dumplin’ and Aristotle...
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