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Review: ‘Queens of Geek’ – Jen Wilde 2017

May 15, 2017

My rating: 4 of 5 stars Queens of Geek is filled with supportive advice for teens struggling with identity, mental health, relationships, sexuality, and body im...

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Review: ‘Muslim Girl’ – Amani Al-Khatahtbeh 2016

May 1, 2017

My rating: 4 of 5 stars A timely memoir, reflecting on growing up post-9/11 in the intersection of gender and religion in the US. Amani reflects on her childhoo...

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Review: ‘The Good Immigrant’ – Nikesh Shukla 2016

April 19, 2017

My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The shade of your skin is not the whole content of you and your work. The shade of your skin should not be the measure of your worth.”-...

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Review: ‘Iron Cast’ – Destiny Soria 2016

April 2, 2017

My rating: 4 of 5 stars A tale of friendship, family and magic in interwar New York. Ada and Corinne are best friends, keeping secrets from the world together a...

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Review: ‘Americanah’ – Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie 2013

April 1, 2017

My rating: 5 of 5 stars I cannot recommend this book highly enough, to everyone who reads. To say that the plot follows high school sweethearts and their paths ...

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Review: ‘The Knife of Never Letting Go’ – Patrick Ness 2008

March 27, 2017

My rating: 5 of 5 stars Overall I loved this book! Patrick Ness has crafted an interesting science fiction world; on a distant planet a young boy lives in an is...

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Review: ‘The Marvels’ – Brian Selznick 2015

March 26, 2017

My rating: 5 of 5 stars A moving and magical tale that seamlessly blends illustration and text. A story about family, identity, history and myth-making. The Mar...

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Review: ‘Everything I Never Told You’ – Celeste Ng 2014

March 2, 2017

3.5 stars. A layered novel about all the secret lives families lead when they can’t or won’t communicate. The story focuses on a Chinese-American fa...

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Review: ‘The City of Woven Streets’ – Emmi Itäranta 2015

March 1, 2017

My rating: 5 of 5 stars An enchanting tale of love and resistance. Unexpectedly tender and heartfelt, the story swept me away. Itaranta has crafted a world of i...

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Review: ‘The Magician of Lublin’ – Isaac Bashevis Singer 1959

February 2, 2017

My rating: 4 of 5 stars A cautionary tale about the dangers of believing yourself to be beyond reproach. The Magician of Lublin is an interesting blend of timel...

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