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Why we chose Travis Lupick’s Fighting for Space I spotted this book in a library display of local topics. I thought Ash might find the topic relevant to her interests. I was also curious to learn more about the area […]
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My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer by Jennifer Gennari Format/source: Hardcover/LibraryPublished: May 2012Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 119 pages Genre: Historical fiction Target Age: 8+ #OwnVoices: Unknown (lesbian rep) ★★★★ Twelve-year-old June Farrell is sure of one thing—she’s great at making pies—and she plans to prove it by winning […]
A couple weeks late but I didn’t want to miss this post! Stats are current to July 15. Reading Goals 45/90 books read – Fell a bit behind because of a reading slump in June but I expect to get back on […]
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The prompt for this week is choosing the best book from each year of the previous decade. This was a fun way to review what I’ve read in the past 10 years (!). Pulling together the list took a lot […]
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The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos Format/source: ARC/ALA MidwinterPublished: 28 May 2019 Publisher: Balzer + BrayLength: 357 pages Genre: Contemporary fabulismTarget Age: Young adult#OwnVoices: Unknown (Russian, Jewish, lesbian, bi, and trans rep)★★½ Ruby Chernyavsky has been told the stories since she was a child: The women in […]