Reading & Reviewing Diverse YA Books
Title: The Revolution of Birdie Randolph Author: Brandy Colbert Genres: Contemporary Pages: 336 Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Review Copy: ARC from publisher Availability: Available Aug. 20th Summary: Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Nicola Yoon comes […] Read More
About a month ago, the first teaser for the upcoming live-action Disney movie for Mulan came out. It naturally set off heated discussions on whether to laud it, hate it, or just be vaguely wary of it. I’m not getting […] Read More
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee is making its way into the world today. I’ve really enjoyed Stacey’s previous novels so I’m thrilled that it’s finally available to all of us. Summary: By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a […] Read More
Title: Song of the Abyss (Tower of Winds #2) Author: Makiia Lucier Genres: Fantasy Pages: 352 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Review Copy: eARC received from publisher Availability: Available August 27, 2019 Summary: They came in the night as […] Read More
It was announced yesterday that literary legend Toni Morrison passed away at 88 years old. Toni is my literary idol. She inspired my writing and my teaching. Her work was unapologetically Black and she worked tirelessly to lift up other […] Read More
Title: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People Author: Roxanne Dunbar adapted by Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza Publisher: Beacon Press Pages: 270 Availability: On shelves now Review copy: Purchased *Full lDisclosure – I know Debbie […] Read More