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Siren Queen by Nghi Vo [Review]

23 December 2022 / review / 6 Comments
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo [Review]

Siren Queen by Nghi VoSource: ebook/NetGalleyPublished: May 2022Publisher: Tordotcom (Macmillan)Length: 288 pages Genre: Historical fantasyTarget Age: AdultRepresentation: Protagonist is wlw Chinese American Summary 💬 “No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill—but she doesn’t care. […]

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Raybearer and Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko [YA Review]

26 November 2022 / review / 9 Comments
Raybearer and Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko [YA Review]

Raybearer / Redemptorby Jordan IfuekoSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Aug 2020/Aug 2021Publisher: Amulet Books (ABRAMS)Length: 368/325 pages Series: Raybearer duologyGenre: FantasyTarget Age: +13Representation: Black protagonist, Black asexual supporting character, additional queer and POC supporting characters (author is Nigerian American) Summary 💬 Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global […]

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If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It [Nonfiction Nov]

9 November 2022 / review / 4 Comments
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It [Nonfiction Nov]

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It: How 25 Inspiring Individuals Found Their Dream Jobs by Colleen Nelson and Kathie MacIsaac Illustrator: Scot RitchieSource: Hardcover/purchasePublished: 25 Oct. 2022Publisher: Pajama PressLength: 64 pages Genre: Non-fictionTarget Age: +8 Summary 💬 What does it take to become a stuntperson? How does a mathematician spend her days? When does a barber become the center of a community? In this refreshing take on a careers book, meet […]

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Queer Middle Grade: The Best Liars in Riverview and Different Kinds of Fruit [Summer Reading Recap]

6 November 2022 / review / 2 Comments
Queer Middle Grade: The Best Liars in Riverview and Different Kinds of Fruit [Summer Reading Recap]

The Best Liars in Riverviewby Lin ThomsponSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: 10 Mar./15 Sept.Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette)Length: 327 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 9+)Rep: Questioning/nonbinary protagonist, Black gay supporting character Different Kinds of Fruitby Kyle LukoffSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Apr 2022Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers (PRH)Length: 313 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 10+)Rep: Transgender parent, femme parent, “not straight” protagonist, nonbinary supporting character What are your favourite queer middle grade titles?What other contemporary 2022 […]

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Whispering Pines by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartowski [MG Review]

9 September 2022 / review / 6 Comments
Whispering Pines by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartowski [MG Review]

Whispering Pinesby Heidi Lang and Kati BartowskiSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Sept. 2020Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (S&S)Length: 320 pages Series: Whispering Pines #1Genre: Paranormal horrorTarget Age: +8 Summary 💬 Rae’s father vanished without a trace—and Rae knows what happened to him. But no one believes her when she says that her father didn’t run off, that he was actually taken. Now, a year of therapy later, Rae’s mother decides they need a fresh start, and so they […]

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