• Lists

    12 Books of Poetry for Teens

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    I’m going to bet this may not be one of my more popular posts. Let’s be honest, you say the words teens and poetry in the same sentence and your mind automatically conjures up some classroom where you learned to memorize poetry from centuries ago. But, I promise, that is…

  • Reviews

    Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance

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    Synopsis:  “A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday resistance. You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls.Or who marches to protest injustice. Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud. Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that…

  • Lists

    Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology

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    Similar to my Author and Illustrator Spotlights, I thought it’d be fun to also put together just a few titles highlighting a specific genre. Up first, Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology. I started this spotlight thinking just about graphic novels. But then realized that although many graphic novels have a…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading 7/31/17

    I was able to accomplish just about what I set out to do this week – I read Miss Ellicott’s School for the Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood and also read Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. edited by Betsy Bird (check out my review). I started working on Calling My…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: Funny Girl – Funniest. Stories. Ever.

    My favorite picture books are funny picture books – ones that make you think and pay attention and are filled with moments where you can’t help but laugh out loud. And the other commonality? Many of them are written by men. It’s not a bad thing necessarily, but if kids…