Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Not a Book Review
📖Recommend for ALL📖
You're probably looking for this week's book review right now.
Well, this week is Banned Books Week which celebrates the freedom to read.
I wanted to not include a review this week to show to you what it would be like if the book I was going to review was challenged and maybe even banned from the library.
So instead of a review, check out some information
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Friday, September 25, 2020
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Book Review - Now That I've Found You
📖Recommend for Grades 9 and up📖
by Kristina Forest
Evie Jones is going to be a big Hollywood star like her grandmother Gigi. That is until her supposed best friend leeks a video that gets Evie fired from an upcoming job and blacklisted. When she gets the chance to present a lifetime achievement award to her grandmother, Evie thinks it could help get her back in the spotlight for good reasons. When her grandmother takes off without sharing where Evie finds herself in a situation with only Milo, the cute musician Gigi helps out, to help her.
This story is a fun and adventurous one taking place mainly over a week with some personal growth thrown in. Evie isn’t the most likable character, but readers will still route for her. Milo, on the other hand, is incredibly likable, and his dynamic with Evie is envy-worthy. The story isn’t neat and pretty, but it is light-hearted. You also don’t have to be knowledgeable of NYC to fall into Evie’s journey around it, searching for Gigi.
One of the aspects of this book that I love is that it’s about a black teen girl just being. Her issues have little to nothing to do with the color of her skin. We need stories like this in addition to ones where race plays a significant role.
Friday, September 18, 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Book Review - The Voting Booth
📖Recommend for Grades 8 and up📖
by Brandy Colbert
Having always been driven to change the world, Marva Sheridan is thrilled to vote in her first election. Duke Crenshaw knows that voting is essential, but he just wants to get it over with in order to get ready for his band’s gig that night. When Duke discovers he actually isn’t registered to vote as he thought, and Marva overhears, she makes it her mission to get his vote counted. After all, she didn’t spend months getting people registered only to watch somebody get turned away. The two now find themselves on a road-block-filled adventure for Duke to exercise his right to vote. And while they may start off as strangers, they also may have found something more.
Readers may not be old enough to vote themselves, but they can still enjoy and benefit from this story. While Duke’s being not registered was an accident, their journey to get his vote includes experiencing and hearing about types of voter suppression that do exist in our country. There is also talk about while it is important to vote and how it is especially important for Black people like Marva and Duke too. This book also demonstrates how those who can’t yet vote can maybe help others who can. While this is also a love story that takes place in less than 24 hours, don’t let that stop you.
Friday, September 11, 2020
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