Picking Favorites: Heavy on the Feminism

These have been hanging out in my Evernote for a while, so it's time I posted them. Also, there's at least one of these I don't necessarily agree with but just found an...

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This has been a week

First, I had an IBS episode, which was not as bad as you might think except it was terrible because I was an emotional, weepy mess. If you know me at all, you know I don't...

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14 Books for Readers Who Like Mom on CBS

I think I have mentioned it before, but Mom (CBS) is one of my favorite shows (and one of the few shows I watch that survived the Great Television Slaughter of 2016. But I...

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Book Review: Tiger Eyes

I'll just admit up front that this is my first time reading this book. Judy Blume wasn't really on my radar when I was a kid, so I'm encountering most of her books as an...

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Alcoholism in YA Lit

I recently finished I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios, which is mostly about a girl falling in love with a Marine with PTSD, but which is also about a girl dealing with...

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Book Review: Fangirl

I just have to say up front that Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is the type of story I love to read, and the type of story I want to see more of in YA lit. It's about a girl who...

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