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  • My To-Read List

    This is *a fraction of* my to-read list! (The real thing is so long it would probably make Blogger explode.) There are just so many good books these days, it’s impossible to read them all! These are books that I’ve… Continue reading

  • Books by Latinx Authors

    Here are some beautiful books by Latinx authors! Again, please comment if I missed a favorite! As you will be able to tell, Pam Muñoz Ryan is one of my favorite authors. HISTORICAL FICTION Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan… Continue reading

    Books by Latinx Authors
  • Books by Asian Authors

    Hello! Here is the second post in my diversity list series. Books with Asian authors! If I missed one of your favorites, feel free to put it in the comments. A lot of these are some of my favorite books.… Continue reading

    Books by Asian Authors
  • Books by Black Authors

     Here are some really great books by Black authors! HISTORICAL FICTION One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are flying from New York to Oakland to meet the woman who’s never bothered to be their mother.… Continue reading

    Books by Black Authors
  • The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

    Hello! I am on a posting streak apparently. Anyway, today I am going to talk about the graphic novel The Witch Boy.  Synopsis Aster’s family has magic. For generations, boys have learned to shapeshift while girls learned witchcraft. But Aster… Continue reading

    The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
  • Room to Dream

    Hello! For those of you who haven’t read my Front Desk and Three Keys post, Room to Dream is the upcoming third book in the series. It is coming out on September 21, 2021, and I am excited!   Mia… Continue reading

    Room to Dream
  • Front Desk & Three Keys by Kelly Yang

    Welcome back! This will be my first post in a while, but I just found a blog called Reading Middle Grade that’s all about middle grade books and even has author interviews and it inspired me to write again! Here… Continue reading

    Front Desk & Three Keys by Kelly Yang
  • Castle Waiting

    Hello, we’re back! It’s been…like two months. Anyways, today’s book is actually two books, a series called Castle Waiting by Linda Medley. So welcome back, and here’s a little teaser of the book(s)! Castle Waiting used to be full of… Continue reading

    Castle Waiting
  • Dress Coded

        Molly Frost and her friends go to Fisher Middle School, where the dress code is tight. In fact, there’s even a dean (who the kids nickname “Fingertip) whose job it is to patrol the hallways and call out… Continue reading

    Dress Coded
  • Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

    Eek, I haven’t posted since May! Blogger just updated so hopefully I can format my website better too! Anyway, his time I’m going to “review” a new realistic fiction book by Jessica Kim. Yumi, an eleven-year-old Korean American girl, wants… Continue reading

    Stand Up, Yumi Chung!