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Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag!|Lots of Contemporaries and Some Graphic Novels

Best Book You’ve Read in 2018? The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan I've read a handful of 4.5/5 star reads but this one stood out to me the most.  I know this has pretty mixed reviews and a lot of people find the ending unrealistic but I still think about this… Continue reading Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag!|Lots of Contemporaries and Some Graphic Novels

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{Review} Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan|Importance of Intersectionality in YA

Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan  Goodreads Summary: Jasmine and Chelsea are sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post everything online—poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the racial… Continue reading {Review} Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan|Importance of Intersectionality in YA

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Currently Reading|Still in a Reading Slump LMAO!

Happy Friday! In an effort to get back to the blogging and reading world, I thought I would share what I'm currently reading. I am actually in the middle of a bunch of books but I'm only going to tell you two that I'm more into and will (hopefully) finish in the next few days.… Continue reading Currently Reading|Still in a Reading Slump LMAO!

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TOP 5 OF MY MOST ANTICIPATED 2019 YA BOOKS WRITTEN BY BLACK AUTHORS|Part 1

Yes, this is only part 1 of many! For this first part, I'm going to be mainly focusing on YA contemporary releases that are written by Black authors. Hopefully, we can all share the excitement!