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Few Blue Skies

10 April, 2026

Few Blue Skies by Carolina Ixta Quill Tree Books Publisher summary: Paloma Vistamontes is heartbroken. A year ago, her ex-boyfriend, Julio Ramos, broke up with her after his father’s death, […] Read More

Illustrated cover for This Ain't Our First Rodeo. Two Black teenagers sit on a horse, facing each other. They're both wearing cowboy hats, though the boy is wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and brown boots, and the girl is wearing a blue jacket with fringe, cutoff shorts, and light-colored boots. The horse is in a field with wildflowers, and the sun is setting behind them.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

Review: This Ain’t Our First Rodeo

20 March, 202620 March, 2026

This Ain’t Our First Rodeo by Liara Tamani Greenwillow Books Publisher summary: Love is a wild ride. Hold on. This ain’t Josie’s first rodeo. Her parents own several fancy restaurants […] Read More

Two images of the The book cover of Pushing Hope. In each, a man with tattoos wearing a black tank top stands with arms crossed and is out of proportion to a police car in front of him. The car has lights on and is chasing a young person who is running while looking back at the car. In the background there are dark shadows of people protesting with arms and signs raised.

Book Reviews, Comics/Graphic Novels, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Review: Pushing Hope

10 October, 20259 October, 2025

Pushing Hope: An Illustrated Memoir of Survival by Raymond Santana illustrated by Keith Henry Brown Publisher Summary: When Raymond Santana was just 14, he was accused of a crime he […] Read More

Two images of the cover of Call Me Emma. It is in comic format with two panels at the top above the title. In one we see a close up of someone with dark hark looking to the side wearing glasses with drops of sweat on their face. In the second panel are two people from the back in a kitchen washing dishes next to each other. Below the titles are six more panels showing a young girl at an easel, in a crowded school hallway, looking at a note, staring down at a broken dish on the floor and in the final panel, tilting down rose colored glasses and looking over the top. She appears to have lipstick on. Another panel says, "One Chinese girl finds her way in America."

Book Reviews, Comics/Graphic Novels, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Review: Call Me Emma

15 September, 202514 September, 2025

Call Me Emma by Makee Street Noise Publisher synopsis: After immigrating from China to New York City, a teenage girl and her family struggle to adjust to the new world […] Read More

Illustrated cover for Four Eids and a Funeral. Two young people are featured. The young man on the left has arms crossed and is looking away. The young woman on the right is also looking away. Behind and between them a mosque is visible with a pink and blue sky.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Romance

Review: Four Eids and a Funeral

21 June, 202420 June, 2024

Title: Four Eids and a Funeral Author: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Adiba Jaigirdar Genres: Contemporary, Romance Pages: 321 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Review Copy: Purchased Availability: Available now Summary: Let’s get […] Read More

Cover image for Dragonfruit. A young woman with long dark hair is holding a dragonfruit in her hands. Her nails are painted white. There are sails and boats and a bat entwined in her hair. She has leaves and bright flowers in her hair above her ears.

Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Fantasy

Review: Dragonfruit

12 April, 202412 April, 2024

Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier Clarion Books Publisher Summary: In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person’s […] Read More