On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

ARC, 449 pages Release Date: February 5, 2019 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: January 30-February 4, 2019 Stand-alone  Source: NCTE & Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Police Brutality For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC Characters, Own Voices,…

Stacking the Shelves #306 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From Netgalley/ Edelweiss/ Publishers: From the Library:  Audio Physical The Weekly Wrap-Up: Sunday 1/27/2019: Stacking the Shelves #305 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 1/28/19: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Tuesday 1/29/19:  Top 10 Most Recent…

New Kid by Jerry Craft

ARC, 256 pages Release Date: February 5, 2019 Published by: HarperCollins Read from: February 1, 2019 Stand-alone Source: NCTE 2018  TW: N/A For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC Characters, Own Voices, MG      Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new…

The Monthly Wrap-Up: January 2019

   Total Number of Posts: 2,516 (This includes those that aren’t published!)  Total Number of Followers: 388 Total Number of Page-views: 731, 593 Books Reviewed:  12 Movies/ Shows Reviewed:  0 Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement by The Founders of March for Our Lives (5 Stars)  Slayer by Kiersten White (3 Stars)  Black Enough edited…

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