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Review: Hidden Figures: Young Readers Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space (Young Readers Edition)Margot Lee ShetterlyHarperCollinsPublished November 29, 2016 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Hidden Figures: Young Readers Edition The uplifting, amazing true story—a New York Times bestseller This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect…

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Review: The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color PurpleAlice WalkerPenguin BooksPublished December 10, 2019 (Orig. 1982) Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The Color Purple Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and…

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Review: The Underwood Tapes by Amanda DeWitt

The Underwood TapesAmanda DeWittPeachtree TeenPublished February 4, 2025 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The Underwood Tapes A captivating and profoundly moving novel with hints of supernatural intrigue, blending We Were Liars and Your Name into a can’t-miss read for fans of You’ve Reached Sam. Thirty years ago, Grace’s mom left her hometown of Hermitage, Florida and never looked…

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Review: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya AngelouRandom HousePublished April 21, 2009 (Orig. 1969) Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the…

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Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and PrejudiceJane AustenPuffin BooksPublished February 13, 2024 (Orig. 1813) Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Pride and Prejudice Though her sisters are keen on finding men to marry, Elizabeth Bennet would rather wait for someone she loves – certainly not someone like Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, whom she finds to be smug and judgmental, in contrast to the charming George Wickham. But soon…

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Review: Frida Kahlo: Her Life, Her Work, Her Home by Fransisco de la Mora

Frida Kahlo: Her Life, Work, Her HomeFransisco de la MoraSelfMadeHeroPublished April 11, 2023 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Frida Kahlo: Her Life, Her Work, Her Home Endorsed by the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, writer, and illustrator Francisco de la Mora’s full-color graphic novel explores the public and private faces of the iconic artist. Frida Kahlo, remembered as one of the…

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Review: Wingborn by Marjorie Liu and Grace Kum

Wingborn (Wingbearer #2)Marjorie LiuIllustrated by Grace KumQuill Tree BooksPublished October 1, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Wingborn From New York Times bestselling author Marjorie Liu comes the spectacular sequel to Wingbearer, the IndieBound and Publishers Weekly bestselling graphic novel that the New York Times Book Review called “wondrously constructed.” Zuli’s world was…

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Review: The Other Lola by Ripley Jones

The Other Lola (Missing Clarissa #2)Ripley JonesWednesday BooksPublished March 12, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The Other Lola The sequel to Ripley Jones’s unforgettable YA thriller MISSING CLARISSA, THE OTHER LOLA is about what happens when the people you love the most are the people you can trust the least. In the months after Cam and Blair broke their small hometown’s legendary…

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Review: In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price

In Want of a Suspect (A Lizzie and Darcy Mystery #1)Tirzah PriceHarperTeenPublished November 12, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About In Want of a Suspect It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect. The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law…

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If We Were Having Coffee: A Fall 2024 Update

If We Were Having Coffee: A Fall 2024 Update I first saw Jamie at Perpetual Page Turner do an If We Were Having Coffee post in 2019, which is an idea she got from a life coach. Since then, I’ve been doing them periodically, though it’s been a lot longer since my last one than I thought! We are overdue for an update, friends. If we were having coffee… I would tell you that Don’t Let the Forest…

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Review: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

American Born ChineseGene Luen YangFirst SecondPublished September 5, 2006 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About American Born Chinese All Jin Wang wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he’s the only Chinese American student at his school. Jocks and bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he…

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Review: Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBIDavid GrannCrown Books for Young ReadersPublished November 16, 2021 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Killers of the Flower Moon A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one of history’s most ruthless and shocking crimes, the Reign of Terror…

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Review: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering HeightsEmily BrontëViking ClassicsPublished November 22, 2022 (Orig. 1847) Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Wuthering Heights “Whatever our souls are made out of, his and mine are the same.” -CatherineEmily Brontë’s 1847 gothic novel is set on the windy moors of Yorkshire and depicts the tragic and ill-fated love between Catherine Earnshaw and her father’s adopted son,…

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Review: Don't Let the Forest In by C. G. Drews

Don’t Let the Forest InC. G. DrewsFeiwel & FriendsPublished October 29, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Don’t Let the Forest In Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect him. Lie for him. Kill for him. High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted…

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Review: In the Orbit of You by Ashley Schumacher

In the Orbit of YouAshley SchumacherWednesday BooksPublished March 19, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About In the Orbit of You In the Orbit of You is a YA story of enduring love from acclaimed author Ashley Schumacher, where a personality test reunites two friends and makes them second guess their careful plans. It’s been years since Nova Evans last saw Sam. She was too young then to…

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Review: This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill

This Day Changes EverythingEdward UnderhillWednesday BooksPublished February 13, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About This Day Changes Everything Dash & Lily meets Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in Edward Underhill’s new whirlwind rom-com about two queer teens who spend one life-changing day together in New York City. Abby Akerman believes in the Universe. After all, her Midwest high school…

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Review: The Getaway List by Emma Lord

The Getaway ListEmma LordWednesday BooksPublished January 23, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The Getaway List The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last four years trying so hard to be a Good Kid for her mom that she has no idea who she really is anymore, and two, she has no idea what she wants because of it. The solution? Pack…