Title: She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World Author: Chelsea Clinton Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger Publisher: Philomel Books Hardcover: 32 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Throughout American history, there have always been women who have spoken out for what’s right, even when they have to… Continue reading Book Review: She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton
Title: Looking for Lorraine Authors: Imani Perry Publisher: Beacon Press Hardcover: 256 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository A revealing portrait of one of the most gifted and charismatic, yet least understood, Black artists and intellectuals of the twentieth century. Lorraine Hansberry, who died at thirty-four, was by all accounts a force of… Continue reading Book Review: Looking for Lorraine by Imani Perry
Title: House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery Author: Liz Rosenberg Illustrator: Julie Morstad Publisher: Candlewick Press Hardcover: 352 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) An affecting biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to include revelations about her last days and to encompass the complexity of a brilliant… Continue reading Book Review: House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg
This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I absolutely love Anne of Green Gables and L.M. Montgomery’s other works, like Emily of New Moon. I can’t wait to learn more about her… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #37: House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg
Title: Noah Webster’s Fighting Words Author: Tracy Nelson Maurer Illustrator: Mircea Catusanu Publisher: Millbrook Press Hardcover: 40 pages Source: County of Los Angeles OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Noah Webster – famous for writing the first dictionary of the English language as spoken in the United States – was known in his day for his… Continue reading Picture Book Review: Noah Webster’s Fighting Words
Title: Manderley Forever Author: Tatiana de Rosnay Translator: Sam Taylor Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Hardcover: 448 pages Source: Goodreads FirstReads Summary: (taken from Goodreads) As a bilingual bestselling novelist with a mixed Franco-British bloodline and a host of eminent forebears, Tatiana de Rosnay is the perfect candidate to write a biography of Daphne du Maurier. As an eleven-year-old de Rosnay… Continue reading Book Review: Manderley Forever by Tatiana de Rosnay
This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I’m taking this loosely and sharing books that I can’t wait to read. This Star Won’t Go Out is a collection of journals, stories, and letters… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #4: This Star Won’t Go Out by Esther Earl with Lori Earl and Wayne Earl
Title: A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent Author: Anne F. Rockwell Illustrator: Floyd Cooper Publisher: Carolrhoda Books Hardcover: 32 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Armistead Lafayette, a slave who spied… Continue reading Book Review: A Spy Called James by Anne F. Rockwell
Title: The Autobiography of Malcolm X Authors: Malcolm X, Alex Haley Publisher: Ballantine Paperback: 466 pages Source: Owned Summary: (taken from Goodreads) From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America’s black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a… Continue reading Book Review: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
Title: Andre the Giant: Life and Legend Author: Box Brown Publisher: First Second Paperback: 240 pages Source: Chicago OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestling figure. He was a normal guy who’d been dealt an extraordinary hand in life. At his peak, he weighed… Continue reading Book Review: Andre the Giant – Life and Legend
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