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Diversity Spotlight (Fri)day: Intersectionality in Young Adult Books

Happy…Friday, hah…I THOUGHT I had this scheduled for yesterday, but APPARENTLY I did not. So, I’m posting it now anyway, but if you’re like, “Wait…this is a Thursday tag!” You’re completely right and I apologize. *shakes fist at the new, updated WordPress* For this week’s Diversity Spotlight Thursday-on-a-Friday, I wanted to highlight something that I… Continue reading Diversity Spotlight (Fri)day: Intersectionality in Young Adult Books

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Mid-Week Mini Review: You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner

Happy Wednesday, bloggers! I haven’t done a Mid-Week Mini Review in a minute, but a while ago I promised I would talk about this book and only now found time to write about it. I really enjoyed this book despite some grievances with the main character. If you’re doing #DiversityBingo2017, this book works for 3… Continue reading Mid-Week Mini Review: You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner

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Diversity Spotlight Thursday

Who’s getting stuff done, I’m getting stuff done! I FINALLY finished all of my homework for this week and my schoolweek is almost over (thank goodness.) What better way to keep up the positive vibes than by spotlighting some diverse books?! Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal on her blog Bookshelves and… Continue reading Diversity Spotlight Thursday

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Diversity Spotlight Thursday

The Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by actual queen Aimal on her blog Bookshelves and Paperbacks! In celebration of Black History Month, I’m going to focus on Black literature for the next 4 weeks, including in my weekly Diversity Spotlights. The rules are simple – in your diversity spotlight post, you share three… Continue reading Diversity Spotlight Thursday

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Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Before I get started, I want y’all to know that this book spoke to my soul and demanded it stand up and listen. I can’t think of a book that hit me harder than this one in a more memorable and genuine way. I also typed up about a thousand words for my first draft… Continue reading Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Trying Something New

#DiverseAThon TBR + #ReadDiverseBooks2017

I’ve seen these tags all over my Twitter since the beginning of the year and finally, after about 3 weeks of “can I do this? Does this sound possible? Is it my place to do this?” and other self-critical questions, I decided I want to make this year a year of diverse books. Naturally this started about… Continue reading #DiverseAThon TBR + #ReadDiverseBooks2017