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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

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Title: Pride and Prejudice and PittsburghAuthor: Rachael LippincottPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHardcover: 256 pagesSource: ARC from ALA conferenceSummary: (taken from Goodreads): What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost her spark. But after getting dumped by her first love and waitlisted at her dream art… Continue reading Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

Book Review: Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma
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Book Review: Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma

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Title: Heiress ApparentlyAuthor: Diana MaPublisher: Harry N. AbramsHardcover: 304 pagesSource: PurchasedSummary: (taken from Goodreads): Gemma Huang is a recent transplant to Los Angeles from Illinois, having abandoned plans for college to pursue a career in acting, much to the dismay of her parents. Now she’s living with three roommates in a two-bedroom hovel, auditioning for… Continue reading Book Review: Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma

Book Review: A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
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Book Review: A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

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Title: A Scatter of LightAuthor: Malinda LoPublisher: Dutton Books for Young ReadersHardcover: 325 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her best friends–one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria’s parents exile her… Continue reading Book Review: A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

Book Review: The Resolutions by Mia Garcia
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Book Review: The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

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Title: The Resolutions Author: Mia Garcia Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Hardcover: 416 pages Source: Goodreads Summary: (taken from Goodreads) New Years are for fresh starts, but Jess just wants everything to go back to the way it was. From hiking trips, to four-person birthday parties, to never-ending group texts, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora have always been inseparable—and unstoppable.… Continue reading Book Review: The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

Book Review: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw
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Book Review: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw

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Title: Kiss Number 8 Author: Colleen AF Venable Illustrator: Ellen T Crenshaw Publisher: First Second Books Hardcover: 320 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Amanda can’t figure out what’s so exciting about kissing. It’s just a lot of teeth clanking, germ swapping, closing of eyes so you can’t see that godzilla-sized zit just… Continue reading Book Review: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw

Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
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Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

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Title: The Bird King Author: G. Willow Wilson Publisher: Grove Press Hardcover: 440 pages Source: NetGalley Expected Publication: March 12, 2019 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of… Continue reading Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

Book Review: Looking for Lorraine by Imani Perry
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Book Review: Looking for Lorraine by Imani Perry

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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

Wishlist Wednesday #41: Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
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Wishlist Wednesday #41: Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

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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. Openly Straight was featured as an AudiobookSync title, and while I wasn’t able to download it, I still put it on my to-read list because… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #41: Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

Book Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan
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Book Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan

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Title: Invisibility Authors: Andrea Cremer and David Levithan Publisher: Philomel Paperback: 358 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life — because of a curse his grandfather, a powerful cursecaster, bestowed on Stephen’s mother before Stephen was born. So when Elizabeth moves to Stephen’s NYC… Continue reading Book Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan

Book Review: The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian
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Book Review: The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian

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Title: The Authentics Author: Abdi Nazemian Publisher: Balzer & Bray Hardcover: 288 pages Source: Goodreads Giveaway Summary: (taken from Goodreads) A fresh, funny, and thought-provoking debut YA novel about a fifteen-year-old Iranian-American named Daria, who is launched on a journey of self-discovery when she discovers she was adopted. Daria Esfandyar is Iranian-American and proud of her heritage, unlike some of… Continue reading Book Review: The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian