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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Medieval Middle Grade: The Beatryce Prophecy, Healer & Witch, and The Green Children of Woolpit [Summer Reading Recap]

20 November 2022 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
Medieval Middle Grade: The Beatryce Prophecy, Healer & Witch, and The Green Children of Woolpit [Summer Reading Recap]

Brief reviews of medieval middle grade novels Kate DiCamillo’s The Beatryce Prophecy, Nancy Werlin’s Healer & Witch, and J. Anderson Coats’ The Green Children of Woolpit.

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11 Books About the Social Internet [Nonfiction November]

17 November 2022 / thoughts / 10 Comments
11 Books About the Social Internet [Nonfiction November]

This week we’re focusing on all the great nonfiction books that almost don’t seem real. A sports biography involving overcoming massive obstacles, a profile on a bizarre scam, a look into the natural wonders in our world—basically, if it makes your jaw drop, you can highlight it for this week’s topic. Hosted by Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks. Overview This week, I’m bending the topic to include a post […]

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5 Polar Book Pairings [Nonfiction November]

11 November 2022 / events / 13 Comments
5 Polar Book Pairings [Nonfiction November]

This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title (or another nonfiction!). It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel and you’d like to get the real history by reading a nonfiction version of the story. Or pair a book with a podcast, film or documentary, TV show, etc. […]

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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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