Punching the air by Izi Zoboi & Dr. Yusef Salaam
Book review of the Novel in verse : Punching the air by Dr. Yusef Salaam of the exonerated five and bestselling author Izi Zoboi.
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- Jun 4, 2021
- 5 min
Caribbean Books To Read in 2021
In honor of #Readcaribbean this month, I've put together a list of books by Caribbean writers that you should check out.
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
We need new names by NoViolet Bulawayo - Thoughts on the disconnect between African Countries.
This is a story that is unfortunately very familiar and very real but told through the eyes of a young, confused girl
- Feb 26, 2021
- 4 min
LIKE HOME BLOG TOUR STOP: A QUICK REVIEW IN 5 GIFS
I haven't read many YA or just novels in general that take place in Canada so it was really nice to get references that are very Canadian &
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Heavy by Kiese Laymon is a MEMOIR!
The heaviness that the title refers to can be felt throughout this memoir. Kiese deals with the weight of expectations, of oppression & more
- Jan 18, 2021
- 4 min
Review: Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
I stayed up all night because of this book. I started it, got very upset and needed to take a breather. This was at about 3 in the...
- Nov 1, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: Feeling 20 at 60 by Mandipa T. Shumba
It took me a long time to write this review. I read this book twice from cover to cover and It still took me having to take a whole...
- Sep 18, 2020
- 4 min
A review of " It's not about the burqa".
Mir writes: “I am an emancipated Muslim woman. There is no contradiction in this.” This is a sentence that I did not realize was...