I LOVE SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGIES! Especially ones about swashbuckling badass girls, so of course A Tyranny Of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers, & Other Badass Girls edited by Jessica Spotswood was right up my alley. I was basically right! This anthology contains stories about girls with diverse backgrounds and experiences and I LOVED IT […]
X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz | Audiobook Review
February 12, 2016
Why Did I Listen To X: A Novel? I listened to X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon because I feel like I really do not know a whole lot about Malcolm X, except that he was a pretty important person to the Civil Rights Movement. A few summers back, X: A Novel was offered […]
Under the Blood-Red Sun | Graham Salisbury | Audiobook Review
February 5, 2016
Why Did I Listen To Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury? Under The Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury is a book that I decided to listen to for a sort of shallow reason. The reason being the book cover. I love how this cover is put together and feels kind of retro. There is […]
The Madman Of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis | Audiobook Review
January 29, 2016
Why Did I Listen To The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis? The Madman Of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis is the type of audiobook and read that I tend to be a huge fan of. I love middle grade books about history, and especially when those books have a multicultural component. […]
Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little | Book Review
January 20, 2016
Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little is a book that I definitely waited way too long to read. You know how sometimes there are book covers and you look at them and you’re like — yeah that book will have a girl who is awesome because of how she looks on the cover, and there will […]
Da Vinci’s Tiger by L.M. Elliott | Book Review
January 12, 2016
I read Da Vinci’s Tiger by L.M. Elliott because art history is actually quite fascinating to me. I mean, I am not a super huge into art kind of person, however, I think the history of it is interesting as a whole. It surprises me a little bit that I have not personally come across […]