Six Spooky Reads for Halloween
There’s a chill every autumn that doesn’t come from the weather alone. With Halloween fast approaching, it’s not unusual to see ghouls and witches…
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Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
If you’ve so much as glanced in the Young Adult section of a bookstore in the past month, you know this review was coming….
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Writing YA
Volunteering as a tutor at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, I’ve seen firsthand how kids absorb and analyze texts they find interesting. They…
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Review: Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau
Carys and Andreus are royal twins who thought they would never have to deal with the responsibilities of ruling, until the day their father…
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Review: Three Sides of a Heart edited by Natalie C. Parker
Title: Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles Editor: Natalie C. Parker Authors: Renee Ahdieh, Rae Carson, Brandy Colbert, Katie Cotugno, Lamar…
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Review: The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian
A pastel pink cover decorated in magenta roses and swirly black calligraphy greets me in the bookstore. Very pink. I pick up the novel,…
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Review: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Meredith Russo’s debut novel about a transgender girl in Georgia, If I Was Your Girl, is a unique form of brave in terms of…
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Review: Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
There’s a sweet spot where sequels want to be: the fine line between derivative and different. Replicate too much of the magic that made…
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Review: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
“Oh I think we’re well off track now. We’ve had an adventure novel instead of a Tour.” This sentiment, stated by the main character,…
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But do you journal?
I was never one to journal. I know that’s supposed to be the mark of a great (or at least devoted) writer, that many…
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