The musical Hamilton is a Broadway sensation and worldwide phenomenon about the life of American founding father Alexander Hamilton. Surprising no one, it’s expected to sweep at this year’s Tony Awards. I haven’t seen the show (and can’t even get tickets to the national tour in Los Angeles) but we are still caught up in […]
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In the YA Diversity Book Club, we chat about the latest YA books that celebrate diversity. Our book club includes Sandie @ Teen Lit Rocks and Kristan @ We Heart YA. Each month we’ll focus on one book with a book review (our discussion chat) and bonus features. Our May book club pick is Roshani Chokshi’s THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN. This YA debut has been getting a […]
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In The Year We Turned Forty, three best friends are struggling with their life choices and get the chance to go back in time to try for a more favorable outcome. Will they decide to stay in the past or go back to the future? We’ve seen stories like this before in books and movies […]
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Jason Reynolds’ middle-grade debut As Brave as You features two Brooklyn siblings and their summer in Virginia. Genie and his older brother Ernie get to know their grandparents and learn about rural life while their parents take a vacation alone to reconnect. I could so relate to eleven-year-old Genie and his worrying ways. Without the […]
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Tell Me Three Things is Julie Buxbaum’s YA debut and there are many more than three good things to say about it! I listened to this book over Mother’s Day weekend when I wanted to read something about someone else missing their mom. And this was just the ticket. Tell Me Three Things is my […]
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It’s great to be back in Morganville! The Morganville Vampires series ended (Or did it? The author says the series is currently on pause) with book 15 Daylighters. Now Rachel Caine is back to tie up loose ends with Midnight Bites, a short story collection. All the Morganville short stories are now in one place for […]
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