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Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries, #1)

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It's Diary of a Wimpy Kid for girls in this hilarious novel! Meet Nikki Maxwell! She's starting eighth grade at a new s...

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Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History book. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Kevin Hart highlights the fascinating contributi...

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I had the US Kindle version, bought yesterday, and did not have this error - your best bet might be to ask Amazon customer service if there's a new veI had the US Kindle version, bought yesterday, and did not have this error - your best bet might be to ask Amazon customer service if there's a new version released that could be pushed to your device, and if not contact the publisher, since Amazon doesn't fix formatting. Kaje Harper...more (less)

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I had the US Kindle version, bought yesterday, and did not have this error - your best bet might be to ask Amazon customer service if there's a new veI had the US Kindle version, bought yesterday, and did not have this error - your best bet might be to ask Amazon customer service if there's a new version released that could be pushed to your device, and if not contact the publisher, since Amazon doesn't fix formatting.

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In a word, heartache. I was coping with the loss of my best friend and still grieving an aunt who'd passed far too soon, and I was struggling with theIn a word, heartache. I was coping with the loss of my best friend and still grieving an aunt who'd passed far too soon, and I was struggling with their absence. I couldn't wrap my brain around a world without either of them. But they were such vibrant, happy, often hilarious people. And so this story became a celebration of life, a way to embrace their memories, and travel back in time. Justin A Reynolds...more (less)

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In a word, heartache. I was coping with the loss of my best friend and still grieving an aunt who'd passed far too soon, and I was struggling with theIn a word, heartache. I was coping with the loss of my best friend and still grieving an aunt who'd passed far too soon, and I was struggling with their absence.

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I surrender.

I can handle many things as a reader:

The highly stylized, dense prose, when you don't really understand what's going on but just have to immerse yourself in a narrative until it starts making sense.

All the raping and gore and general fixation on penis as THE center of everyone's world.

Messiness of time lines.

James uses every tool in his toolbox of pretentious literary devices. If he wants to dedicate half a page to explaining that Leopard smells like ass, ok, fine, go for it (#higha...more

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I surrender. I can handle many things as a reader: The highly stylized, dense prose, when you don't really understand what's going on but just have to immerse yourself in a narrative until it starts making sense. All the raping and gore and general fixation on penis as THE center of everyone's world.

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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

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"Why are you so mad at me?" Norris shouted back. The neighbors could definitely hear them now. His throat dry, but he didn't care. "I'm sorry if I interrupted one of your dates, or whatever, but I DID NOT DO ANYTHING! Ground me for leaving prom, ground me for drinking, but I didn't drive, I didn't have unprotected sex, I didn't even get high! You know that! You're supposed to be on my side here, Mom!"
"NO!" she hurled back. "Not on this, Norris" I can't be!"
"Why the hell not?!"
"You know damn well! Trayvon Martin," she began. "Tamir Rice, Cameron Tillman, so many others that I can't remember all their names anymore!"
Norris knew too well. It was almost a ritual, even back in Canada. They would sit as a family and watch quietly. "Be smart out there," Felix used to say.
"You're not a handsome blue-eyed little Ken doll who's going to get a slap on the wrist every time he messes up. That, tonight?" she said, pointing to the door. "Do you know what that was? Do you?!"
"I-"
"That was a fucking coin flip, Norris. That was the coin landing heads." Her finger dug into his chest, punctuating every other word she was saying, spittle flying at his face. "Heads. A good one. Officer Miller, who has four sons, and luckily, mercifully, thank Jesus saw someone else's kid back-talking him tonight."
She exhaled, her breath Thai-food hot against his face.
"Tails." Her voice broke. "Tails, and I would be at the morgue right now identifying you! With some man lecturing me about our blood alcohol level and belligerent language and how you had it coming."

"It doesn't matter if you make a mess. It matters that you fix it. Maybe the whole point of approaching life as origami that the documentary had missed was learning to fold your sharp edges."

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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

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"Why are you so mad at me?" Norris shouted back. The neighbors could definitely hear them now. His throat dry, but he didn't care. "I'm sorry if I interrupted one of your dates, or whatever, but I DID NOT DO ANYTHING!

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It is not preachy at all. But then again it is a topic that can stand to be preached about since lots of people seem to miss the point, and are not emIt is not preachy at all. But then again it is a topic that can stand to be preached about since lots of people seem to miss the point, and are not empathetic AT ALL. ...more
This is a wonderfully told story, with lots of different perspectives. Thought provoking. It does not capitalize on the social/political/racial issues. Although, all 3 need attention, because we STILL deal with these issues everyday.(less)

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It is not preachy at all. But then again it is a topic that can stand to be preached about since lots of people seem to miss the point, and are not emIt is not preachy at all.

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I must be the only person who read this book who thinks the ending was awesome.I must be the only person who read this book who thinks the ending was awesome. Michelle Donovan

Honestly, the psychological excerpts that labeled Mary as a psychopath led right into the ending. So while, yes, the ending was a shocker, I don't see how anyone could say that the ending was a "cop-out". It speaks volumes about Jackson's writing, that she's able to create a character that is so clearly a psychopath that she has everyone feeling sorry for her by the end. I mean, that's the very definition of a psychopath - charming and able to hide their flaws to the point where they can twist things to their own advantage, even to the point of convincing everyone to feel sorry for them.

The ending is what makes the book so good. It's a shocker, yes, but it also casts the story that preceded it in a whole new light. When you think back over the story afterwards, with the newfound knowledge that, yes, Mary Addison really *is* a psychopathic child killer, everything about the story changes. Can we really believe anything that Mary has told us throughout the story, any of the things that made us pity her?

I'm really not sure what kind of ending people would have preferred here. Did people think that Mary would just waltz out of the group home only to ride off into the sunset with Ted, to live happily ever after?(less)
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I must be the only person who read this book who thinks the ending was awesome.I must be the only person who read this book who thinks the ending was awesome. Michelle Donovan Honestly, the psychological excerpts that labeled Mary as a psychopath led right into the ending.

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Hi there Cris,Hi there Cris,
I would be interested in hearing the interview with Bethany. I read her book Mem and I'm looking forward to getting into A Song Below Wa
I would be interested in hearing the interview with Bethany. I read her book Mem and I'm looking forward to getting into A Song Below Water.
I did not see the link to Full Contact Nerd in your bio, however. Can you provide a more direct way of accessing? Thanks!(less) ...more

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A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water, #1)

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Hi there Cris,Hi there Cris,I would be interested in hearing the interview with Bethany. I read her book Mem and I'm looking forward to getting into A Song Below WaI would be interested in hearing the interview with Bethany.

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You know how, sometimes, you can tell almost immediately that a writing style isn't going to work for you? Yeah... sigh. That was me with this book. I disliked the narrative voice from literally the first page, and a few chapters in, it hadn't gotten any less frustrating. It's not bad, it's just extremely heavy-handed, if that makes sense. It feels like the authors tried to hold the readers' hands through every step of the messages about intersectionality, diversity, and feminism, which is great...more

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Nenia ✨️ I yeet my books back and forth ✨️ Campbell

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Kristi Housman Confessions of a YA Reader

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You know how, sometimes, you can tell almost immediately that a writing style isn't going to work for you? Yeah... sigh. That was me with this book. I disliked the narrative voice from literally the first page, and a few chapters in, it hadn't gotten any less frustrating.

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Grimes, N. (2013). Words with wings. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mill Press. 96 pp. ISBN: 978-1-59078-985-8. (Hardcover); $15.95.

In all fairness, as much as I adore this book, I am not the best person to review it. I am, however, the BEST person to talk about one of the characters in the book because that person is the real, live, nonfiction ME! If one takes a look at the acknowledgment page, one will see that the teacher character in this book is named for me because of several questions I an...more

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Grimes, N. (2013). Words with wings. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mill Press. 96 pp. ISBN: 978-1-59078-985-8. (Hardcover); $15.95. In all fairness, as much as I adore this book, I am not the best person to review it. I am, however, the BEST person to talk about one of the characters in the book because that person is the real, live, nonfiction ME!

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This is a DAMN good book. Press this into the hands of all middle grade readers, especially girls, especially girls of color, especially girls who don't think themselves to be great at school, especially girls who don't have an easy life at home.

Woodson writes excellent verse here, and the way she talks about herself, her place in social/political history, and her place within her family are absorbing and moving.
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This is a DAMN good book. Press this into the hands of all middle grade readers, especially girls, especially girls of color, especially girls who don't think themselves to be great at school, especially girls who don't have an easy life at home.

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For high schoolers, they might prefer 'The Hate U Give' or 'All American Boys', similar subject matter, but written for an older audience. If you haveFor high schoolers, they might prefer 'The Hate U Give' or 'All American Boys', similar subject matter, but written for an older audience. If you have students looking for a historical perspective, 'Dreamland Burning' is another phenomenal book. ...more (less)

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For high schoolers, they might prefer 'The Hate U Give' or 'All American Boys', similar subject matter, but written for an older audience. If you haveFor high schoolers, they might prefer 'The Hate U Give' or 'All American Boys', similar subject matter, but written for an older audience.

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Oh myyyy... Why did I wait too long and let other books occupy me and procrastinate to have my special meeting with those amazing characters!

I'm telling you my friends defining this book as the sweetest, loveliest, coziest read is not enough!

I fell hard for this book because of many reasons which are:

One of the most inspirational, powerful MC:

There are lots of things to tell about Liz. She truly knows how challenging and hard to be a young black and queer girl in small town Indiana and how it...more

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Oh myyyy... Why did I wait too long and let other books occupy me and procrastinate to have my special meeting with those amazing characters! I'm telling you my friends defining this book as the sweetest, loveliest, coziest read is not enough!

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Read 6,172 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for...

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Leia has it right - middle grade fiction told in verse. It is wonderful poetry - but it is also exceptional in the broader category of middle grade fiLeia has it right - middle grade fiction told in verse. It is wonderful poetry - but it is also exceptional in the broader category of middle grade fiction, with many tags such as: sports, family, death of parent, basketball, rap, siblings, twins, coming of age... ...more (less)

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Leia has it right - middle grade fiction told in verse. It is wonderful poetry - but it is also exceptional in the broader category of middle grade fiLeia has it right - middle grade fiction told in verse.

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As a school librarian, I have found that School Library Journal is generally on spot with age/grade recommendations. It recommends this book for gradeAs a school librarian, I have found that School Library Journal is generally on spot with age/grade recommendations. It recommends this book for grades 9 and up. I would recommend to grades 8 and up due to mature language, and topics. Characters are high school seniors and I generally keep the the character age close to age of reader. Excellent book. ...more (less)

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As a school librarian, I have found that School Library Journal is generally on spot with age/grade recommendations. It recommends this book for gradeAs a school librarian, I have found that School Library Journal is generally on spot with age/grade recommendations. It recommends this book for grades 9 and up.

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In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and col...

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Read 3,692 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam...

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I didn't like this. Didn't like the writing, didn't like the characters and didn't like the nothingness that was this plot.
Emoni was super quick to judge everyone even though she knows exactly how it is to be judged for nothing.
Also, every problem she ever had was resolved way too easily and quickly, there never was any real conflict. This was 400 pages long and I really feel like I haven't read about anything at all.
Oh and I had to read the sentence "I let go of the breath I didn't know I'd...more

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I didn't like this. Didn't like the writing, didn't like the characters and didn't like the nothingness that was this plot. Emoni was super quick to judge everyone even though she knows exactly how it is to be judged for nothing.

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I listened to the audio version of this book and I must tell you it is the BEST way to experience Mr. Hart's book. He does speak quickly, however, I dI listened to the audio version of this book and I must tell you it is the BEST way to experience Mr. Hart's book. He does speak quickly, however, I didn't feel he mumbled, except in a phrase or two where that presentation was required for comedic purposes. ...more

I usually listen to my audiobooks at 1.25-1.5 speed, but for this book, I was happy to listen and laugh at normal speed. Honestly, I think reading the traditional book would deprive you of at least half of the joy of the experience.

Spend the money or credit and enjoy! 😉(less)

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I listened to the audio version of this book and I must tell you it is the BEST way to experience Mr. Hart's book. He does speak quickly, however, I dI listened to the audio version of this book and I must tell you it is the BEST way to experience Mr. Hart's book.

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This is DNF in a good way - I'm coming back to it on release as I just can't read ebooks without migraines and I really want to enjoy this one.

***

I am SO EXCITED for this.

Just look at the contributors. This is going to be another excellent anthology.

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Having to read this a little at a time (when all I want to do is devour it at once but hey ho my body won't let me) so I'll update as I go.

The forward had me in tears. The introduction had me in tears. Someone send more tissues, please.

Penguins is...more

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This is DNF in a good way - I'm coming back to it on release as I just can't read ebooks without migraines and I really want to enjoy this one. *** I am SO EXCITED for this. Just look at the contributors. This is going to be another excellent anthology.

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Omg! So much to say about this book. So much to unpack.
First off let me say how much I enjoyed this book! This book made my cold heart feel things. Some of the topics that are talked about are heavy and so important. He does however bring some light to a very dense subject matter, that being a black man in America. Or for that matter just being black.

If you looking for a book that will teach you a few things about the world that we live in. The honest to God truth of the world but in easy to sw...more

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Omg! So much to say about this book. So much to unpack. First off let me say how much I enjoyed this book! This book made my cold heart feel things. Some of the topics that are talked about are heavy and so important.

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racism towards white people literally cannot exist. and i don't remember any bit from THUG where starr was unfair towards white people, if that's whatracism towards white people literally cannot exist. and i don't remember any bit from THUG where starr was unfair towards white people, if that's what you're talking about:) ...more (less)

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racism towards white people literally cannot exist. and i don't remember any bit from THUG where starr was unfair towards white people, if that's whatracism towards white people literally cannot exist.

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*sighs* SOOOOOOOOO

I actually really like this

The writing style? Fantastic. The characters? Compelling. The plot line? Amazing. I think I'm definitely GOING to finish it.

However...for right now, I'm DNFing, simply because I've been reading SO MUCH contemporary lately and I am in DESPERATE need of a fantasy kick xD

Basically? I can't give this book the attention it deserves right now. Which makes me sad, because it deserves all the attention.

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sighs* SOOOOOOOOO I actually really like this The writing style? Fantastic. The characters? Compelling. The plot line? Amazing. I think I'm definitely GOING to finish it. However...for right now, I'm DNFing, simply because I've been reading SO MUCH contemporary lately and I am in DESPERATE need of a fantasy kick xD Basically?

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Ny, a major influencer in the Portland magic network, suffered a traumatic event at the hands of another, and is then vilified for it. She must face the loss of her followers, her friends, and herself. As she struggles to find a way to heal she must make a number of tough decisions along the way - does she get vengeance, or does she get justice?

This magical story is a little confusing in the beginning. There is a lot of backstory that must be shared in order to understand the situation our prota...more

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Astrid Pizarro (Book Lover's Book Reviews)

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Ny, a major influencer in the Portland magic network, suffered a traumatic event at the hands of another, and is then vilified for it. She must face the loss of her followers, her friends, and herself.

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This would be an EXCELLENT book for middle school and high school book clubs! I'd give it ten stars if it were possible. The characters were well writThis would be an EXCELLENT book for middle school and high school book clubs! I'd give it ten stars if it were possible. The characters were well written and developed and there'd would be some GREAT discussions. This is one of the best books I've read this year. Juli Hoffman...more

*Bonus, this book is a "clean read," and yet the writing feels incredibly realistic. It deals with a lot of complicated issues in a positive, character-growing way.(less)

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This would be an EXCELLENT book for middle school and high school book clubs! I'd give it ten stars if it were possible. The characters were well writThis would be an EXCELLENT book for middle school and high school book clubs! I'd give it ten stars if it were possible.

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When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they...

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As a lactation consultant, I can say that it is not impossible for women who have breastfed for a number of years to still be able to express milk froAs a lactation consultant, I can say that it is not impossible for women who have breastfed for a number of years to still be able to express milk from their breasts for up to several years after weaning. Not all, but some. Generally, this is with some sort of manipulation. In addition, leaking nipples have to do with the musculature of the nipple itself and there is a wide variation amongst women. Also 40% of women are predisposed to overproducing. ...more (less)

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As a lactation consultant, I can say that it is not impossible for women who have breastfed for a number of years to still be able to express milk froAs a lactation consultant, I can say that it is not impossible for women who have breastfed for a number of years to still be able to express milk from their breasts for up to several years after weaning.

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The main characters are Deja and her family, Sabeen and Ben, her friends from school, and Miss Garcia, a teacher who empathizes for Deja and inspires The main characters are Deja and her family, Sabeen and Ben, her friends from school, and Miss Garcia, a teacher who empathizes for Deja and inspires her to learn. ...more (less)

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The main characters are Deja and her family, Sabeen and Ben, her friends from school, and Miss Garcia, a teacher who empathizes for Deja and inspires The main characters are Deja and her family, Sabeen and Ben, her friends from school, and Miss Garcia, a teacher who empathizes for Deja and inspires her to learn.

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"To the black girls in the back row at live shows, to the queer girls still figuring it out, to the Midwestern kids who have yet to find a home in their bodies-it's time to press play on our happy endings.

RISE TO THE SUN: Four days. Two girls. One life-changing music festival." (From the author's twitter)

!!!! Queer girls at a music festival !!!!

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"To the black girls in the back row at live shows, to the queer girls still figuring it out, to the Midwestern kids who have yet to find a home in their bodies-it's time to press play on our happy endings. RISE TO THE SUN: Four days. Two girls.

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A remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning for ages 12 and up. A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration ...

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Rebound book. Read 1,301 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their ...

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I wouldn't have believed it, but this read even surpassed Dear Martin for me and I think that was somewhat to do with the continuation and connection to these characters spinning on from book one. Jus was his epic self but he was a side character in Quan's story.

Nic Stone wrote realistically, painfully so, transmitting all the feelings and hurt. Quan who I didn't like all that much in Dear Martin, carved a special place in my heart. Being able to see the world through his perspective, his narrat...more

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I wouldn't have believed it, but this read even surpassed Dear Martin for me and I think that was somewhat to do with the continuation and connection to these characters spinning on from book one. Jus was his epic self but he was a side character in Quan's story.

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I don't usually pick up anthologies, but I'm so happy I did!
The book aims to explore, as Ibi Zoboi puts it in her introduction, "What are the cultural threads that connect Black people all over the world to Africa? How have we tried to maintain certain traditions as part of our identity? And as teenagers, do we even care? These are the questions I had in mind when inviting sixteen other Black authors to write about teens examining, rebelling against, embracing, or simply existing within their ow...more

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I don't usually pick up anthologies, but I'm so happy I did!The book aims to explore, as Ibi Zoboi puts it in her introduction, "What are the cultural threads that connect Black people all over the world to Africa? How have we tried to maintain certain traditions as part of our identity?

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The Poet X book. Read 13,637 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand ...

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It isn't based on it per se, but it does return to that world, and we get a story about a different character who was in THUG. This is the story of BiIt isn't based on it per se, but it does return to that world, and we get a story about a different character who was in THUG. This is the story of Big Mav, Starr's father, before Starr was born. Shannon Fay...more (less)

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It isn't based on it per se, but it does return to that world, and we get a story about a different character who was in THUG. This is the story of BiIt isn't based on it per se, but it does return to that world, and we get a story about a different character who was in THUG.

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Content warnings: Bullying, slut-shaming (challenged), systemic racism and classism (challenged), on-the-page and off-the-page child abuse, off-the-page domestic violence, and possibly more.

The Only Thing That Didn't Work For Me:
The reason for the "Before", "Before the Before", "After", etc., timeline didn't work for me. I appreciate the uniqueness but I think it takes us out of the story a bit in the end because the reasoning for it wasn't written in a believable way.

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Content warnings: Bullying, slut-shaming (challenged), systemic racism and classism (challenged), on-the-page and off-the-page child abuse, off-the-page domestic violence, and possibly more. The Only Thing That Didn't Work For Me: The reason for the "Before", "Before the Before", "After", etc., timeline didn't work for me.

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Black Brother, Black Brother book. Read 999 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Par...

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Look Both Ways book. Read 2,711 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling ...

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When the heart gets lost, let the music find you. Blade never asked for a life of the rich and famous. In fact, he'd give anything not t...

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A wonderfully, infuriating and messy story.

I don't know how else to describe this other than messy but in the best way. It portrayed the painfully messy inner workings of being a teen, the messy journey of discovering yourself and the mess that is society and the messages that, no matter how hard you try, you can't quite escape.

So yeah, it was a mess but a brilliantly written one. It was funny, stressful, lighthearted, heavy and authentic. The characters were equally funny, witty, strong, loveab...more

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A wonderfully, infuriating and messy story. I don't know how else to describe this other than messy but in the best way. It portrayed the painfully messy inner workings of being a teen, the messy journey of discovering yourself and the mess that is society and the messages that, no matter how hard you try, you can't quite escape.

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Fab's narration says that they can't live in the house anymore after all of the events towards the end of the book. Matant Jo starts crying packing upFab's narration says that they can't live in the house anymore after all of the events towards the end of the book. Matant Jo starts crying packing up her room and they mention that they will leave furniture behind for the neighborhood to take because they won't be back. They'll probably stay in Detroit but move to a different area or neighborhood is my thinking. ...more (less)

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I am pretty sure that ¨All American Boys¨ is one of my favorite books that I have ever read. This book really made me think about how people think ab I am pretty sure that ¨All American Boys¨ is one of my favorite books that I have ever read. This book really made me think about how people think about others by their looks and how jumping to conclusions can lead to many bad things. ...more
On page 21-23 it shows that Rashad, one of the main characters getting beat up by a police officer after getting accused for stealing on Friday afternoon. When other people around the fight were recording, the police officer was punching and kicking Rashad, the police officer also refers to Rashad as a "thug". The police officer called him that because Rashad was black and his pants were sagging, giving the police officer the impression the Rashad was a thug. Another thing that made the police officer keep punching and kicking at Rashad was the fact that Rashad was moving around when the police officer was arresting him. The police officer thought that Rashad was trying to resist, but really he was just reacting to the pain. Afterwards, when
Rashad was at the hospital recovering from broken ribs and a broken nose, His dad asked him this question after he woke up," Were your pants sagging?". Rashad was startled by that question because he always wore sagging pants and his dad never said anything about it before. Everyone in Rashad's neighborhood also knew that he was a good kid considering the fact that he is in ROTC. ROTC stands for Reserve Officer Training Corps which is for the pre-military. Since he was in this program, many people didn't think that he would just change randomly and start stealing. Throughout the book, more and more people see the video of him getting beat up by the police officer that was recorded on that Friday afternoon. At the end of the book, where the people of Springfield started a march to the police department, they all started chanting,¨Springfield PD, we don't want brutality!¨. Eventually Rashad comes out of the hospital in the middle of this march and joins in.
Jumping to conclusions in real life can end up good or bad. I this book though, jumping to conclusions goes to a completely new level. Just because the police officer saw that Rashad's pants were sagging and that he was black, he automatically assumed that Rashad was trying to steal the chips. In the book, while Rashad was picking up his chips, the woman behind him tripped and knocked him over while he was looking for his phone in his backpack. When he fell over he dropped the chips next to his backpack. When the police officer saw that Rashad's backpack was open and that the chips were next to his backpack, the police officer thought that Rashad was trying to steal the chips. This relates to jumping to conclusions because the police officer did jump to conclusions when he started punching and kicking Rashad. I think that the police officer should have waited by the door and see if Rashad was going to pay or not. If Rashad did pay for the chips, the police officer would see him then just let him go out. If Rashad did just start trying to run out the door, the police officer would be there to stop him. "I reached into my pocket to grab the dollar I had designated to pay for those stupid chips. But before I could get my fingers on the money, the cop had me knotted in a submission hold...", that is what Rashad was thinking when the cop first saw him and was heading towards him.
This book taught me very important lessons. I read this book because of my book club choice, but I don't regret picking "All American Boys" because I ended up liking this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes realistic fiction and anyone who likes books who are written in the 1st person. (less)

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I am pretty sure that ¨All American Boys¨ is one of my favorite books that I have ever read. This book really made me think about how people think ab I am pretty sure that ¨All American Boys¨ is one of my favorite books that I have ever read.