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I heard the audio book read the by author herself, and I was deeply impressed. I loved the insights into Razias life and how she grows up. How she finds herself between two cultures that both are a part of her. It feels to me like it deepened my understanding of Pakistani and Islam culture, at least I really hope so. But oh, the book was over way to soon! I just sat there and thought: “Oh... no... not now!“

#queerbc @PuddleJumper

Realized I never posted my March Bookspin picks
#Bookspin is any #roll100 book and #doublespin is the tagged audiobook for #QueerBC
@TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

“The boy in the bed was just fifteen years old.”

@ShyBookOwl
#FirstLineFridays

A fascinating work exploring the queens of Medieval England from Matilda of Flanders through to Elizabeth of York.

Very interesting! Dense, and I would have appreciated it more dipping in and out instead of reading it straight through. The best part though is the conclusion which examines the historical queens through the fictional lenses of Beowulf and Mallory‘s Arthurian saga. 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

“'No, no! My friends want you, instead. To come and visit them.' I said.“ This is a fun part of the book to stop and ask students what they think may come next. Throughout the story the character has brought animals to the King and Queen's castle so it will be interesting to hear what the students think will come next.

The colors and images in this book are very detailed and help tell the story that is left out of the writing.

May I Bring A Friend? by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers, 1965. A Caldecott Award Winning Book. This book deals with rhyming and includes bright colorful illustrations that keep children of any age engaged. Students will enjoy the rhymes as well as the detailed illustrations that add to the writing.

💙 I read every day, but the page count varies widely depending on the book, my mood, and my schedule.
💙 Empress of the East (tagged). I was so looking forward to an interesting history, but the author was far too biased.
💙 The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Thanks for the tag @Deblovestoread

I was disappointed by this. The history is interesting enough, but there was clear Western bias on the author's part that I just couldn't get past.

A peek in the hive 🐝🍯