Title: New Kid
Author: Jerry Craft
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780062691200
Thoughts: Unlike it's sequel, Class Act, this one took a little longer to hit its stride, but definitely an excellent read about fitting in and finding yourself.
Rating: 4/5
Friday, February 26, 2021
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
All Systems Red
Title: All Systems Red
Author: Martha Wells
Publisher: Recorded Books
ISBN: 1501977822
Thoughts: A lot of great world-building within a novella, but the story did not always hold my interest.
Rating: 3/5
The Waiting Room
Title: The Waiting Room
Author: Nicole Gonzalez van Cleve
Publisher: Amazon
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: A look at comings and goings at Chicago's Cook County jail, but it only scratches the surface.
Rating: 2/5
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Sisters
Title: Sisters
Author: Raina Telgemeier
Publisher: Scholastic/Graphix
ISBN: 9780545540605
Thoughts: Fun and honest autobiographical graphic novel about growing up and family.
Rating: 4/5
Pretty Things
Title: Pretty Things
Author: Janelle Brown
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Solid characters, but needed to move just a tad faster to make it more of a psychological thriller.
Rating: 3/5
Monday, February 22, 2021
The Handmaid's Tale
Title: The Handmaid's Tale
Author: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 038549081X
Thoughts: Very unique dystopian, especially considering how old it actually is.
Rating: 4/5
Friday, February 19, 2021
Medical Apartheid
Title: Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Author: Harriet A Washington
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 9780767915472
Thoughts: The history in this book is so shocking and thought-provoking, and now that we are in the middle of COVID-19, I would love to see an updated version dealing with the inequality around this pandemic.
Rating: 4/5
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The Sands of Time
Title: The Sands of Time
Author: Melanie Tomlin
Publisher: Smashwords
ISBN: 9780994616067
Thoughts: Very much a standalone story until the very end, this is an interesting take on Father Time.
Rating: 3/5
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
You Should See Me in a Crown
Title: You Should See Me in a Crown
Author: Leah Johnson
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9781338503265
Thoughts: This needs to be a movie because it is romantic, dramatic, and just plain fun.
Rating: 4/5
Sunday, February 14, 2021
We Are Not Free
Title: We Are Not Free
Author: Traci Chee
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 9780358131434
Thoughts: Chee presents the Japanese incarceration through the eyes of 14 teens, each with a chapter written in its own unique style.
Rating: 3/5
Monday, February 8, 2021
I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
Title: I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are
Author: Rachel Bloom
Publisher: Grand Central
ISBN: 9781538745359
Thoughts: One of the funniest and most irreverent memoirs I have read, and I have never even seen Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Rating: 5/5
Frederick Douglass
Title: Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
Author: David W. Blight
Publisher: Simon Schuster
ISBN: 9781508265665
Thoughts: Very comprehensive biography, but while mostly interesting, a tad long at times.
Rating: 3/5
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021
To Find a Viking Treasure
Title: To Find a Viking Treasure
Author: Gina Conkle
Publisher: NYLA
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Fun Viking romance, which is a genre I have never read before.
Rating: 3/5
Dying Breath
Title: Dying Breath
Author: Kory M. Shrum
Publisher: self
ISBN: 9781370193400
Thoughts: Very action-packed, but you will be lost if you have not read this series in order.
Rating: 3/5
Monday, February 1, 2021
Hell's Princess
Title: Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
Author: Harold Schechter
Publisher: Little A
ISBN: n/a
Thoughts: Schecter relays the fascinating and twisted facts of the Belle Gunness case, letting the reader come to their own conclusion.
Rating: 5/5
More Than Just a Pretty Face
Title: More Than Just a Pretty Face
Author: Syed M. Masood
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 9780316492355
Thoughts: Hilarious and feel-good while also dealing with some touchy subjects.
Rating: 5/5
The Ethnic Project
Title: The Ethnic Project: Transforming Racial Fiction into Ethnic Factions
Author: Vilna Bashi Treitler
Publisher: Standford
ISBN: 9780804757720
Thoughts: Fascinating thesis on how and why some ethnic groups rose to the top while others stayed at the bottom.
Rating: 4/5
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