pickThis was a really wonderful upper middle grade or lower YA graphic novel about a 12-year-old who skips grade 8 and starts high school a year early. She's pretty lost until she meets Libby in English class, whom she sloooowly realizes she has a crush on. The great humour and the tenderly realized sister/sister relationship were my favourite parts. This book perfectly captures the agonizing ordeal of having a first (queer) crush in tweendom.
pick4.5⭐
This is a book that explores the implicit societal rules imposed on girls, presenting a realistic yet hopeful narrative. It stands out for its excellent writing, compelling characters, and powerful message. The narration by Julia Whelan was perfect.
Slightly disjointed in parts, but otherwise a fun, empathetic high school cheerleading-squad graphic story inspired by King Lear.
First #WickedWords for the month done - Athlete. @AsYouWish
📖 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 ❄️
𝗪𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭 by 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, next in the 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, is a funny “ode to first love, complicated friendships, & the messy joy of rewriting your own story.“ Miller pens “young adult books about fat, queer, nerdy girls who deserve to be seen & have their voices heard.“ Published 02/20/24.
Here‘s my March #bookspinbingo list! A good amount of leftovers from previous months, some new additions to enjoy, all in all a mixed back of genres and formats. Now let‘s see what I actually read 🤣!
so-so3✨ Samantha is a high school cheerleader who got a bad score on her SAT. Desiring to go to college she thinks about what she can do to boost her college application. When she resides to run for class president everyone is surprised. As a character I was not a fan of her, but I feel like this was the authors intent to develop the character. There is not a lot of depth to the book, but I would say I enjoyed it. #SeriesLove @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
pickHS senior Ni Chen decides to offer college admissions essay writing, not so much for the $300 she earns each time, but to redeem herself as a person. Her mom abandoned her and her dad is emotionally inaccessible. Great YA novel in verse.
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Whoa… Wet stuff is falling from the sky, and the sky isn‘t blue… thank goodness!! It‘s okay 88 this morning. Cooling off this AZ heat finally!
pickThis was nice and entertaining, a quick kinda high-school memoir. It felt a bit empty for me but I‘m not sure what I expected- it delivered what was promised. Maybe bc she has other books I thought it coulda have been longer, like she coulda merged another one here or something? Saved me a few bucks 🤣
