Jacqueline Woodson's novella Another Brooklyn is about a woman named August as she reflects back on her childhood in Brooklyn in the 1970s. She recounts what it was like to grow up with her brother, to watch her father as he discovered Islam, to ache for her mother who they left behind in Tennessee, and to… Continue reading Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson | A Review
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The Season of You & Me by Robin Constantine | A Review
Robin Constantine's YA novel The Season of You and Me takes place over a summer at the Jersey Shore, during which Cassidy Emmerich stays with her estranged father at his bed-and-breakfast. After a dramatic break-up with her boyfriend, she attempts to move on as she works as a summer camp counselor at Camp Manatee. She… Continue reading The Season of You & Me by Robin Constantine | A Review
Final Girls by Riley Sager | A Review
Riley Sager's Final Girls explores the horror movie trope of the final girl: the girl who survives and faces-off with the killer at the end of a horror movie. The story zeroes in on Quincy, a baking blogger who, years ago, witnessed the murders of her friends while vacationing in a cabin in the Poconos. Quincy… Continue reading Final Girls by Riley Sager | A Review
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