One of the Good Ones by Maika & Maritza Moulite

e-Audio, 09:49:41Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Jordan Cobb, Carolyn SmithRelease Date: January 5, 2021Published by: Harlequin Audio Read from: January 3-21, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Death, Police Brutality, KidnappingFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Contemporary, Social Justice, YA      The Hate U Give meets Get Out in this honest and powerful exploration of prejudice in the stunning…

Stacking the Shelves #408 & 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 the Library:  For Review:  Bought:    The Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 01/17/21: Stacking the Shelves #407 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!Monday 01/18/21: No Post (Family Loss)Tuesday 01/19/21:  Top 10 Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2020 But Didn’t Get…

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Hardcover, 360 pages Release Date: January 12, 2021Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 14-22, 2021 The Hate U Give, #0.5Source: BoughtTW: Drugs (Selling & Mention of Users), Parent in prisonFor fans of: Contemporary, Own Voices, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Family Diversity, YA     International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before…

No Post Today!

Hey everyone! No Post today…. We found out last night we lost our first family member to COVID. I haven’t been able to concentrate on anything since. Please wear your masks, social distance, and follow the guidelines. I don’t want your family to go through what we just went through. I’m begging at this point….

Stacking the Shelves #407 & 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 the Library:  For Review:  Bought:  The Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 01/10/21: Stacking the Shelves #406 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!Monday 01/11/21: Written in Stars by Alexandria BellefleurTuesday 01/12/21:  Top 10 Tuesday: Resolutions/Hopes for 2021!Wednesday 01/13/21: Waiting on Wednesday: Ace of Spades…

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

e-Audio, 08:06:29Narrated by: James FouheyRelease Date: October 13, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 13-15, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Coming of Age Stories, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA      Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the…

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