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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 Original...
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 constantly...
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 the...
February books
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta: I didn't love it as much as the friend who recommended it to me did, but I did like it quite a lot. It did take me quite a while to get into,...
January books
The Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes: Very fast read about a young girl who gets separated from her brother while in foster care. I found the book lacking in detail where I wanted...
March books
Alice on Her Way by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: This book is part of a super popular series that I have never, ever read (and, honestly, only heard of because of research for my...