The National Book Award winners were announced yesterday. Here’s a brief look into how the award process works with a focus on the winnder of the Young People’s Literature Award. “Each year, the Foundation assembles twenty-five distinguished writers, translators, critics, librarians, and booksellers to judge the National Book Awards. Submissions open in mid-March. For the… Read More National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner
Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore. Feiwel and Friends. Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family, and Lavinia may have to do the unimaginable to save herself and everyone she loves.… Read More quiltlist: Dance
title: Every Body Looking author: Candice Iloh date: Dutton; September 2020; main character: Ada Page numbers refer to an advanced copy. On the day she graduates from high school, Ada is on her own to maneuvering the logistics of her divorced parents. She feels ready to go to college across the county and to leave… Read More book review: Every Body Looking
3 Nov Serena Says by Tanita S. Davis. (HarperCollins/Tegen After Serena’s best friend abandons her for someone new, Serena finds her voice through vlogging and learns to speak out, even though she can’t pause, edit, or delete in real life. 10 Nov A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey. Atheneum. A Miami… Read More November Releases
With the clock rolling back an hour this week, we’re moving toward the heart of winter. This meme that I recently picked up urges us to change our perspective on this time of year and that sentiment may be particularly useful in the upcoming months when we continue to be inside and physically distanced from… Read More SundayMorningReads
Cotton Quilts 