Running by Natalia Sylvester

e-ARC, 336 pages Release Date: July 14, 2020Published by: Clarion Books Read from: July 8-15, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss/Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss/Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: For fans of: Political YA, POC MC, POC on Cover, Contemporary,…

TTT: Books That Make Me Smile

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join. This week’s topic is: Books That Make Me Smile! Books that make me smile are normally contemporary romances. YA…

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

E-Audio, 09:07:14Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie & Xe SandsRelease Date: May 26, 2020Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: July 9-11, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Sexual harassment, MisogynyFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQIAP+, Multiple POV, Adult, Religious Diversity, Racial Diversity         A showrunner and her assistant give the world…

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

E-Audio, 09:31:04Narrated by: Marisa BlakeRelease Date: May 19, 2020Published by: Dreamscape Media, LLC Read from: July 7-9, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Molestation, Gang Violence, DeathFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary         A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border.     Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña have no false illusions about…

Stamped by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi

E-Audio, 04:11:29Narrated by: Jason ReynoldsRelease Date: March 10, 2020Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: July 5-7, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Slavery, Racism, N-WordFor fans of: Non-Fiction, Jason Reynolds, Social Justice, Cultural     A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism–and antiracism–in America      This is NOT a history book.   …

WoW: What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN MEETS THE ADDAMS FAMILY IN THIS HAUNTING STORY OF ONE GIRL’S ATTEMPT TO RECONNECT WITH HER MONSTROUS FAMILY. Eleanor has not seen or spoken…

Take Me Away

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