The Englishist
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Book Review: Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass is book about three kids (I'm sensing a trend in my reading here) whose lives change forever when they go to the Moon Shadow Camp Ground to...
Book Review: Girl Stays in the Picture
Girl Stays in the Picture by Melissa de la Cruz is about three girls with varying degrees of fame or access to fame and their adventures in Saint Tropez one summer. Devon's a...
I am such a nerd
Of note: 1. A friend linked me to this awesome article: Hogwarts Is a Terrible School. I've been trying to think up a response to it, but other than "NERDS!" (and I mean...
Book Review: I Know It’s Over
I recently read I Know It's Over by C. K. Kelly Martin, and I have to say I enjoyed it a lot. I picked it up because the cover struck me. I love that the girl is in the...
do I stay or do I go now?
The other day when I was in the library, I picked up a book by an author I have mixed feelings about and checked it out. I don't even know why I did it. I have been...
Diversity Roll Call: Short Story Stroll
The current Diversity Roll Call is for short stories, and I have decided to share three of my favorite short story collections. Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by...
what I'm reading
Alicia does brief posts wherein she says what book she's currently reading. I've been flirting with doing something similar except, well, what I'm currently reading...
new content?
I updated the About and Courses pages since my last post and now both are complete. Check them out!
Diversity Roll Call: On Gender
I was going to do a big intro post, but instead I am just going to jump right in. At some point, I will update my About page to talk about the purpose of this website, but...

