When I come across books by Walter Dean Myers, I make an effort to get my hands on and read them, as Myers is such a prolific author and someone whom I think has contributed so much to the oeuvre of multicultural young adult literature. I think I was one of the few people incredibly […]
Miracle’s Boys | Jacqueline Woodson | Book Review
October 18, 2013
One of my newer Readathon traditions, besides reading a Roald Dahl book has been to add a Jacqueline Woodson book to my stack. I own much of her backlist and so, because she writes short contemporary books that dance on the edge of middle grade and young adult, she becomes a readathon priority. I read […]
Flowers In The Sky | Lynn Joseph | Book Review
September 30, 2013
First off, this review of Flowers In The Sky by Lynn Joseph is going to be a bit of a mini-review as I read the book back in June 2013 and did not have a ton of things to say about it and as I write the review, it is now September and my memory is […]
Boxers | Gene Luen Yang | Book Review
September 19, 2013
Why Did I Read This Book? Gene Luen Yang is one of my favorite graphic novel writers and artists. I feel like his stories have deeper meaning and just really resonate with me, even if the symbolism maybe goes over my head. Recently, I read Saints and so, because I am a bit obsessive, I absolutely […]
Saints | Gene Luen Yang | Book Review
September 5, 2013
Why Did I Read This Book? I think the thing that keeps reading fresh for me is reading from a variety of genres. One of my favorite literary mediums is the graphic novel, and so when I saw Gene Luen Yang’s Boxers and his Saints companion graphic novel books on Netgalley I knew I had to read […]
Allison: All The Right Stuff | Walter Dean Myers | Book Review
July 30, 2013
All The Right Stuff by Walter Dean Myers is a really well written book that discusses the idea of the social contract and the implications that it has on different parts of society. For me, this was right up my alleyway as someone with a background in both psychology and women’s studies. All the themes […]