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Book Club Questions for Rita Williams-Garcia’s A Sitting in St. James

Amy Wilhelm
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Rita Williams-Garcia’s A Sitting in St. James is a powerful and important masterpiece that exposes the depths of self-deception among white plantation owners, shedding light on the roots of racism in America. T... Read More...

Book Club Questions for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Tabitha Lord
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I was a member of our neighborhood book club for over twenty years. It was, and still is, a highly functional group, and yes, we read the books!  People came and went as life circumstances changed, kids grew up... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Pierce Brown’s Red Rising

Amy Wilhelm
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Red Rising by Pierce Brown is one of my all-time favorites! As soon as I cracked it open, I was instantly swept into a gripping and vivid world that blends fantasy with dystopia – two beloved genres for me. The... Read More...
Manslaughter Park review

Manslaughter Park, a cozy mystery YA retelling of Jane Austen is a delight

Mary Sullivan
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Tirzah Price’s Manslaughter Park, a murderous retelling of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, was a surprise and a delight. I was not familiar with the YA trilogy (of which this is the third), so I expected it to be... Read More...
Rhythm and Muse review

YA Romance Rhythm & Muse Is a Joy

Mary Sullivan
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Rhythm & Muse by India Hill Brown is a sweet YA romance about a boy looking to find his voice both romantically and artistically. Darren is a soft-spoken high school student with an interest in music and in... Read More...
Cursed Crowns book review

Looking for YA Fantasy Romance? Try Cursed Crowns

Mary Sullivan
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Looking for your next YA fantasy novel? Try Cursed Crowns, which is the second book in the Twin Crowns series. The story opens with sisters Rose and Wren at their coronation. They're becoming queens of Eana. (T... Read More...

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Tabitha Lord
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Once We Met by Annabelle McCormack Yes, yes, yes to anything Annabelle McCormack writes. Once We Met is the third book in the Brandywood Small Town Romance series, but may be read as a standalone. Fans of Lucy... Read More...

Love Buzz – An Intelligent and Charming Debut by Neely Tubati-Alexander

Amy Wilhelm
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Serena Khan is hitting all the benchmarks of successful adulting. She has a great boyfriend who wants to get married, a successful career, and, most importantly, a life plan i.e., template, to guide her through... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Out of the Ashes by Kara Thomas

Amy Wilhelm
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Out of the Ashes has plenty of fodder for book clubs to incite heated discussions. Set in an insular, prone-to-paranoia town, it features a flawed heroine intent on solving a decades-old crime. Over the pas... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Shadows We Carry by Meryl Ain

Tabitha Lord
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In this absorbing sequel to The Takeaway Men, the story of Bronka and JoJo Lubinski continues, fraternal twins born in a displaced persons camp in Germany before immigrating to America who are coming of age and... Read More...
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