title: The Great Greene Heist author: Varian Johnson date: Arthur A. Levine; May 2014 main character: Jackson Green middle grade fiction Intriguing! Has Jackson Greene changed? And, just how bad was he that he needed to change? Will Jackson get the girl? Will the girl get the guy? Will Gabriela win the election? The cast… Read More book review: The Great Greene Heist
Title: Words With Wings Author: Nikki Grimes Date: Wordsong; 2013 Main Character: Gabriella/Gabby I am always amazed at how books I read one after the other share similar themes, plots or characters. On the first leg of my trip to Amarillo, TX last week, I decided it was time to dive into Poetics of Space… Read More Review: Words with Wings
Frank X. Walker is an African American poet from Danville, KY. In 2013, he became the Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (Wikipedia) Hes’ the first African American and the youngest person to hold this post.In 2014, He won an NAACP Image Award for his poetry. He’s founder of Affrilachian Poets and is a… Read More Male Monday: Frank X. Walker
title: The Deep author: Zetta Elliott date: 2013; Rosetta Press main character: Nyla The Deep continues the stories of Nyla, Keem and D that began in Ship of Souls. While Ship of Souls was D’s story, The Deep is Nyla’s. We knew something happened to Nyla in Germany and now we find what it was… Read More book review: The Deep
I had to get up and turn the heat up before starting this post. It is definitely getting colder outside. Yesterday was Cookies and Cocktails and I spent the day baking cookies with my sister. No doubt it was a long, long day but it’s a tradition we do not want to give up any… Read More SundayMorningReads
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