Isabel @ Tween 2 Teen Book Reviews
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Book reviewer and reader of YA and romance. Children’s specialist bookseller and Anthropology grad student. 25, she/her 🏳️🌈
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What the signs say 🗣️🏳️⚧️
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
What the signs say 🗣️🏳️⚧️
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"Socialism is an economic and political system where the community or government owns and controls the production and distribution of goods, rather than private individuals. It emphasizes collective ownership and cooperation over competition...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"Socialism is an economic and political system where the community or government owns and controls the production and distribution of goods, rather than private individuals. It emphasizes collective ownership and cooperation over competition...
This resignation letter is such an interesting combination of actual truth and insight mixed with racist dogwistles. It’s like she has some of the right puzzle pieces, but puts them together wrong.
Marjorie Taylor Greene RESIGNS from Congress effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This resignation letter is such an interesting combination of actual truth and insight mixed with racist dogwistles. It’s like she has some of the right puzzle pieces, but puts them together wrong.
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“It’s hard to think in celebratory terms when I’ve written a book about a genocide.” We thank you, Omar El Alkad.
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“It’s hard to think in celebratory terms when I’ve written a book about a genocide.” We thank you, Omar El Alkad.
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Prepare to be sick of me!!!
Bell Media’s Hockey Romance Series ‘Heated Rivalry’ Sells to HBO Max in the U.S. and Australia (EXCLUSIVE)
"Heated Rivalry," an upcoming Canadian hockey romance series, has scored a slew of international sales including to HBO Max in the U.S. and Australia.
variety.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Prepare to be sick of me!!!
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HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
Got home for break, all excited to replay a favorite video game, only for it to be locked on our PS5. I thought we purchased it digitally but either something is borked or we actually bought it on DVD and I left it at school 😭
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Got home for break, all excited to replay a favorite video game, only for it to be locked on our PS5. I thought we purchased it digitally but either something is borked or we actually bought it on DVD and I left it at school 😭
Sooooo…. Should I be asking for Expedition 33 for Xmas then?
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Sooooo…. Should I be asking for Expedition 33 for Xmas then?
Washington Spirit does the same exact corner kick every time and I don’t know why, but it is A) predictable and B) boring
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Washington Spirit does the same exact corner kick every time and I don’t know why, but it is A) predictable and B) boring
A new phenomenon that is annoying me: hardcover run of a new release is normal and then paperback gets a special edition/sprayed edges 1/3
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A new phenomenon that is annoying me: hardcover run of a new release is normal and then paperback gets a special edition/sprayed edges 1/3
Working on some stuff on Edelweiss and the disparity in marketing plans publishers put up for YA vs Adult (at least romance and fantasy) is absurd! 1/3
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Working on some stuff on Edelweiss and the disparity in marketing plans publishers put up for YA vs Adult (at least romance and fantasy) is absurd! 1/3
The next step in my Masters thesis involves coding that is so far beyond my level and I just want to give up and cry
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The next step in my Masters thesis involves coding that is so far beyond my level and I just want to give up and cry
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Three days after the University of Washington lost its star goalie to a rare and aggressive kidney cancer, the Huskies won the Big Ten Tournament.
www.jezebel.com/bawling-wome...
www.jezebel.com/bawling-wome...
Bawling: Women’s College Soccer Team Honors Late Teammate With Wildly Inspiring Win
Three days after the University of Washington lost its star goalie to a rare and aggressive kidney cancer, the Huskies won the Big Ten Tournament.
www.jezebel.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Three days after the University of Washington lost its star goalie to a rare and aggressive kidney cancer, the Huskies won the Big Ten Tournament.
www.jezebel.com/bawling-wome...
www.jezebel.com/bawling-wome...
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yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
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Okay, Ezra is confirming that he's hearing D senators are actually plotting to cave to Trump and end the shutdown WITHOUT any extension of the ACA, just a promise of a vote later down the line.
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
yep
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Okay, Ezra is confirming that he's hearing D senators are actually plotting to cave to Trump and end the shutdown WITHOUT any extension of the ACA, just a promise of a vote later down the line.
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
Call your senators, friends, NOW, and tell them NO DEAL without ACA funding!
Find them here: reps.fyi
OMG! 8 seed just upset the number 1 seed, that was totally expected to win it all! Go Gotham!
Holy crap! Major NWSL upset in the works!
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
OMG! 8 seed just upset the number 1 seed, that was totally expected to win it all! Go Gotham!
This type of thing is always bad, but it’s often an archaeologists dream (something we’re not allowed to destroy to excavate but nature did the destroying so now we have an excuse to poke around)
Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This type of thing is always bad, but it’s often an archaeologists dream (something we’re not allowed to destroy to excavate but nature did the destroying so now we have an excuse to poke around)
Holy crap! Major NWSL upset in the works!
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Holy crap! Major NWSL upset in the works!
Splurged and got *really* good seats to today’s @washingtonspirit.com playoff game! Can’t wait for all the action!
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Splurged and got *really* good seats to today’s @washingtonspirit.com playoff game! Can’t wait for all the action!
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November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS, IT’S QUARTERFINALS TIME ⏰
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November 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, IT’S QUARTERFINALS TIME ⏰
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Presented by Google Pixel
Review is up for upcoming romance release Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl! Overall enjoyed, but had some quibbles with the characters
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Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Title: Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl Author: Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone Release: January 13, 2026 Publisher: Avon Pages: 416 Revie...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Review is up for upcoming romance release Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl! Overall enjoyed, but had some quibbles with the characters
www.tween2teenbooks.com/2025/11/fund...
www.tween2teenbooks.com/2025/11/fund...
Cool cool cool love that my campus had a bomb threat today truly a delightful way to start the week
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Cool cool cool love that my campus had a bomb threat today truly a delightful way to start the week
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In light of the news of the Ben Solo spin-off film, I thought I'd repost my attempt to fix The Rise of Skywalker. This was originally posted on Twitter in December of 2019. While this is a cleaned-up version, the bit that's relevant to a Ben Solo film was present in 2019.
#FixTRoS
#FixTRoS
![Screenshot of an article from The Playlist.
“THE
PLAYLIST
FEATURES NEWS
'The Hunt For Ben Solo':
Steven Soderbergh & Adam
Driver's Secret 'Star Wars' Movie Was Greenlit Before
Disney Pulled The Plug [Exclusive]
By Rodrigo Perez October 24, 2025 3:57 Pm”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hggrgx7xz7mpe4o3ndorblby/bafkreiejiqqm33zgm6diwrgd4axg67vdwyi76lxvpoa4bl4zrd7sk7pg7i@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
In light of the news of the Ben Solo spin-off film, I thought I'd repost my attempt to fix The Rise of Skywalker. This was originally posted on Twitter in December of 2019. While this is a cleaned-up version, the bit that's relevant to a Ben Solo film was present in 2019.
#FixTRoS
#FixTRoS
Some exciting news in paleoanthropology and repatriation! The first ever discovered Homo erectus skull is being returned to Java, Indonesia from the Netherlands after over 100 years! Along with 28,000 other fossil specimens!
apple.news/AEVLS9SxDR7a...
apple.news/AEVLS9SxDR7a...
'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus discovered, is finally going home — National Geographic
Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils.
apple.news
October 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Some exciting news in paleoanthropology and repatriation! The first ever discovered Homo erectus skull is being returned to Java, Indonesia from the Netherlands after over 100 years! Along with 28,000 other fossil specimens!
apple.news/AEVLS9SxDR7a...
apple.news/AEVLS9SxDR7a...