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Review: Salvage the Bones

Posted on November 12, 2020October 3, 2020by Chris
Review Salvage the Bones

Salvage the Bones is Jesmyn Ward’s National Book Award-winning story of a 14-year-old African-American girl and her family living near the Mississippi coast in the days before, during and after Hurricane Katrina.

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Review: The Girl from Everywhere

Posted on November 5, 2020October 9, 2020by Chris
Review The Girl from Everywhere

The Girl from Everywhere, the debut novel by Heidi Heilig, puts family drama, relationship drama and the thrill of adventure aboard a time-traveling pirate ship. It’s a setup for an exciting book full of tension and suspense, and the book doesn’t disappoint.

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Review: The Sun is Also a Star

Posted on October 29, 2020September 27, 2020by Chris
Review The Sun is also a Star

The Sun is Also a Star is Nicola Yoon’s National Book Award Finalist bestselling novel. It’s told over the course of a single NYC day from two perspectives, and is so good you’ll have a hard time putting it down. NOTE: it will also make you cry.

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Review: Don’t Read the Comments

Posted on October 22, 2020September 27, 2020by Chris
Review Dont Read The Comments

Don’t Read the Comments, by author and literary agent Eric Smith, is a heartwarming story about a teenaged female gamer fighting back against online trolls who move their attacks to the real world.

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Review: The Cheerleaders

Posted on October 15, 2020September 25, 2020by Chris
Review Cheerleaders

The Cheerleaders, by Kara Thomas, is a thriller about five cheerleaders killed the same tragic school year. It was inspired by a true story from about 30 years ago in Dryden, NY, not far from my hometown.

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Review: Stamped – Racism, Antiracism, and You

Posted on October 8, 2020September 24, 2020by Chris
Review Stamped Racism Antiracism and You

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You is Jason Reynolds’s remix of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning. It makes Kendi’s vital 600-page history of racism in America much more accessible to a younger audience. I found it enlightening, both for the history I was unaware of, as well for casting a new perspective on the history I already knew.

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I am a runner, a reader, a writer, and a fundraiser. I've been an award-winning journalist, a computer programmer and a financial advisor.

I am a fan of the Mets, the Bills, Walt Disney World, peanut butter and apple fritters. In 2016 I ate expired salad dressing and survived. I am an LGBTQ+ ally. He/Him/His

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