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Sharing Black Stories: For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J Lockington

June 8, 2020 ♦

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I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark. People throw their looks at me. Then back at my mama sister and papa. Who are all as white as oleander. Then they look back at me. Black as a midnight orchard. And I see their puzzled…

Sharing Black Stories: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

June 6, 2020 ♦

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Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, originally published in 1976, was one of the few books that I remember from my childhood. I read a lot, but this is one of the books that I was constantly reading and rereading. Something drew me to the Logans. It…

Meet the Ravenclaw writer who loves spaghetti, Wendy McLeod MacKnight

April 8, 2020 ♦

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Introduction: About You 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You My favourite movie is the Wizard of OzI could eat spaghetti every day for the rest of my lifeI feed birds, squirrels, raccoons, groundhogs, moles, and chipmunks. Hogwarts House and Camp Halfblood Cabin Ravenclaw all the way! I was…

Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon is Out in the World!

April 7, 2020 ♦

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Welcome to the world, Into the Tall, Tall Grass. It’s a different world than the one you were written in, but it’s still a world that needs you. A world that deserves you. A world that will embrace you. A special thanks to Loriel and Margaret K McElderry Books for…

MGBookMarch Day 1

March 1, 2020 ♦

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Day 1: A Book That Features Travel or a Journey Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon is the first book that came to mind. This book, which will be released April 7, is a beautiful magic realism story centering on family and self-discovery. I loved the magic, Wela’s…

Meet the Storyteller, Jacqui Shepherd

February 16, 2020 ♦

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About me: Hello everyone, my name is Jacqui (Van der Merwe) Shepherd. I am a children’s author. My goal is to create fun-filled stories that entertain, encourage and empower little lives. I live in sunny South Africa. 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About Me: 1. I consider myself more…

Mini Review

June 30, 2019 ♦

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What grabbed me about this book was the cover. Right off the bat, I was intrigued by the title and the gorgeous beach on the front. A fishing pole and what appears to be a brother and a sister told me this would be a perfect summer read, and it…

Mini Review: Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali

May 29, 2019 ♦

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Love From A to Z by SK Ali Pub Date 30 Apr 2019 Purchase on Amazon A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together. An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact…

If You Want to Fall Asleep by Jackie Azúa Kramer and Lisa Brandenburg

November 30, 2018 ♦

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If You Want to Fall Asleep I received this book through a Twitter giveaway and am now passing it around my ARC-sharing group, the Lit Review Crew! I absolutely loved this picture book with all of its repetition and beautiful word choices. I would highly recommend for all ages for…

Mini Review: Knockout by KA Holt

November 4, 2018 ♦

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I received this ebook from NetGalley in enhange for an honest review. I gave this book five stars! I had read House Arrest, so when I heard that there was a companion novel with Levi as the main character, I knew I had to read it. I loved the shape…