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This new book by Deandra Davis is SO GOOD and relevant. This one throws the curve ball of racism hitting an autistic Black teen and his family, along with brotherhood and ableism. I guarantee it will be challenged somewhere at some point.
June 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This new book by Deandra Davis is SO GOOD and relevant. This one throws the curve ball of racism hitting an autistic Black teen and his family, along with brotherhood and ableism. I guarantee it will be challenged somewhere at some point.
Back to the #bannedbooks. This was one of my favorites in elementary school. Apparently any book that teaches about religions other than Christianity is unacceptable, even though this book is about kids embracing history and learning.
May 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Back to the #bannedbooks. This was one of my favorites in elementary school. Apparently any book that teaches about religions other than Christianity is unacceptable, even though this book is about kids embracing history and learning.
Because it is always about the banned books AND Forever just made it to Netflix as an updated series, one must read this one for the umpteenth time.
Oh, Ralph! 😝
Thank you, Judy Blume, for this and all your other titles and for shaping my younger years. OK, and even now, well into my adulthood.
Oh, Ralph! 😝
Thank you, Judy Blume, for this and all your other titles and for shaping my younger years. OK, and even now, well into my adulthood.
May 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Because it is always about the banned books AND Forever just made it to Netflix as an updated series, one must read this one for the umpteenth time.
Oh, Ralph! 😝
Thank you, Judy Blume, for this and all your other titles and for shaping my younger years. OK, and even now, well into my adulthood.
Oh, Ralph! 😝
Thank you, Judy Blume, for this and all your other titles and for shaping my younger years. OK, and even now, well into my adulthood.
Last week's ARC read releases this Tuesday! Second chance sports romance FTW!
SLIDING HOME by Jaqueline Snowe
SLIDING HOME by Jaqueline Snowe
May 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Last week's ARC read releases this Tuesday! Second chance sports romance FTW!
SLIDING HOME by Jaqueline Snowe
SLIDING HOME by Jaqueline Snowe
Got it as an ARC and finally finished the saga. You can also now read this beautiful historical romance by Tess Thompson. I recommend the whole series!
May 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Got it as an ARC and finally finished the saga. You can also now read this beautiful historical romance by Tess Thompson. I recommend the whole series!
Hot off the presses just a few weeks ago, and the third installment of the series. Check your white privilege in this one! Eye-opening, because we have all made mistakes and need to keep learning from them.
April 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hot off the presses just a few weeks ago, and the third installment of the series. Check your white privilege in this one! Eye-opening, because we have all made mistakes and need to keep learning from them.
The second book in the series isn't as challenged as its predecessor, but is just as important to read. It can stand on its own, as it is Quan's story. But you will better appreciate it if you also read Dear Martin first.
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The second book in the series isn't as challenged as its predecessor, but is just as important to read. It can stand on its own, as it is Quan's story. But you will better appreciate it if you also read Dear Martin first.
Back to the banned books this weekend. It is easy to see why Nic Stone catches so much heat over this one. No one wants to acknowledge the truth. First in a trilogy. Powerful.
April 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Back to the banned books this weekend. It is easy to see why Nic Stone catches so much heat over this one. No one wants to acknowledge the truth. First in a trilogy. Powerful.
35 years since I first read it and still impossible to put down. So many rereads.
Anything after Garden of Shadows doesn't count, because she wasn't the real author of those.
Random: I used to babysit for someone who had interviewed VC Andrews once. Made reading her books even more intriguing.
Anything after Garden of Shadows doesn't count, because she wasn't the real author of those.
Random: I used to babysit for someone who had interviewed VC Andrews once. Made reading her books even more intriguing.
April 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
35 years since I first read it and still impossible to put down. So many rereads.
Anything after Garden of Shadows doesn't count, because she wasn't the real author of those.
Random: I used to babysit for someone who had interviewed VC Andrews once. Made reading her books even more intriguing.
Anything after Garden of Shadows doesn't count, because she wasn't the real author of those.
Random: I used to babysit for someone who had interviewed VC Andrews once. Made reading her books even more intriguing.
It is a good week to revisit Serenity's Plain Secrets - a series by Karen Ann Hopkins that blends police procedural and Amish genres. I read the first 2 books when they were released over 10 years ago. Now there are 19! 😳😄
April 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It is a good week to revisit Serenity's Plain Secrets - a series by Karen Ann Hopkins that blends police procedural and Amish genres. I read the first 2 books when they were released over 10 years ago. Now there are 19! 😳😄
Keep reading and sharing the banned books, because they have important stories to tell.
April 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Keep reading and sharing the banned books, because they have important stories to tell.
Continuing my support of authors whose work is banned/challenged. If this one hasn't yet been, it will be. But some kids really need this story and deserve to have it available.
April 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Continuing my support of authors whose work is banned/challenged. If this one hasn't yet been, it will be. But some kids really need this story and deserve to have it available.
Happiness is a new Mike Gayle read! Bonus is when it is an Amazon Free Read bonus for the month. Just what I needed this week.
April 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Happiness is a new Mike Gayle read! Bonus is when it is an Amazon Free Read bonus for the month. Just what I needed this week.
Keeping up with my banned and challenged books ...
April 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Keeping up with my banned and challenged books ...
I *am* Amy Anne.
This book is great.
Most of the books being removed are ones I read at that age. People need to get a life. 🙄
This book is great.
Most of the books being removed are ones I read at that age. People need to get a life. 🙄
March 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I *am* Amy Anne.
This book is great.
Most of the books being removed are ones I read at that age. People need to get a life. 🙄
This book is great.
Most of the books being removed are ones I read at that age. People need to get a life. 🙄
As Jason Reynolds says, "Black boys deserve love stories, too."
[SO GOOD!!]
[SO GOOD!!]
March 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
As Jason Reynolds says, "Black boys deserve love stories, too."
[SO GOOD!!]
[SO GOOD!!]
Don't talk to me today. I have been waiting for uninterrupted quiet time to finally read the latest Josie Quinn that has now been out for almost two weeks, which is two weeks too late for me to have started it!
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Don't talk to me today. I have been waiting for uninterrupted quiet time to finally read the latest Josie Quinn that has now been out for almost two weeks, which is two weeks too late for me to have started it!
Still the greatest scary story ever.
THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS by Betty Ren Wright
THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS by Betty Ren Wright
March 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Still the greatest scary story ever.
THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS by Betty Ren Wright
THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS by Betty Ren Wright
It's a good weekend for reading some middle grade and YA horror!
IT CAME FROM THE TREES by Ally Russell
IT CAME FROM THE TREES by Ally Russell
March 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It's a good weekend for reading some middle grade and YA horror!
IT CAME FROM THE TREES by Ally Russell
IT CAME FROM THE TREES by Ally Russell
Another beautiful and imaginative book that has been banned and challenged many places.
March 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Another beautiful and imaginative book that has been banned and challenged many places.
Today is a day for reading a lot of the recently banned and challenged books in children's literature.
March 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today is a day for reading a lot of the recently banned and challenged books in children's literature.
I will never understand how this book was banned in some places.
March 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I will never understand how this book was banned in some places.
A double dose of Yogi tea wisdom today.
"Appreciate yourself and honor your soul."
"Trust is the question. Love is the solution."
"Appreciate yourself and honor your soul."
"Trust is the question. Love is the solution."
March 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A double dose of Yogi tea wisdom today.
"Appreciate yourself and honor your soul."
"Trust is the question. Love is the solution."
"Appreciate yourself and honor your soul."
"Trust is the question. Love is the solution."
More snow means more ARCs
February 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
More snow means more ARCs
Snow storm day means ARC reading day. 🥰
February 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Snow storm day means ARC reading day. 🥰