Watch Us Rise -Renee Watson + Ellen Hagan

My family knows when I'm reading an especially spectacular book. How? Because I don't do anything but read, I don't say anything but how much I like the book, and I don't take very long to finish it. Watch Us Rise was the first book that did this for me in a very long time.…

On the Come Up ~Angie Thomas

"Who are you? of the millions and billions of people in the world, you're the only person who can answer that. Not people online, or at your school. I can't even answer that. You're the only one who can say who you are with authority. So who are you?" On the Come Up is the…

I’m Still Here -Austin Channing Brown

Per my mom's suggestion, when I read certain books I keep a pad of sticky notes inside to mark special quotes and passages. Austin Channing Brown's I'm Still Here held dozens of sticky notes peeking out from both ends: a testament to gorgeous prose holding deep thoughts. The rest of the title is "Black Dignity…

What I Read in January

Does it feel like January lasted forever to anyone else? Even though I didn't set a reading goal for 2019 I still wanted to read more and rekindle the part of me that got lost in books when I was younger. I read a good amount of books in January that I wanted to share…

Down and Across by Arvin Ahmad

I was pacing the shelves in my library a few weeks ago, ecstatic to find myself completely alone in the YA section, when I stumbled upon Down and Across. I'd seen this book on a list of YA books by authors of color, and now it's blue-green spine was staring back at me. I decided…

This or That {Book Edition}

Hello guys! I was checking my email when I saw this post by Paper Fury and since hers was so good, I decided to jump in. So, here are my picks for these Bookish This or That Tag questions. 1. SERIES OR STANDALONE Standalone. When I was younger I used to be obsessed with series,…

My Name in Books Tag

Today class was cancelled and I wanted to use this time to write a blog post. But I had no clue what to write about, so I googled book tags and this one seemed fun. rather than just spelling my name I thought that I would explain why I love these books, then I realized…

Hamilton Book Tag

What could be better than history, hip-hop, and books? I'm so excited to be combining these things in the Hamilton Book Tag today. I randomly found it, it's kinda old, and I wasn't tagged but we're gonna do it anyway! Also I don't know who started this so I apologize for not giving them credit…

In Which a Ghost Runs From Himself

"And it felt good to feel like one of the teammates. Like I was there-really there-as me, but without so much scream inside." Castle Cranshaw, a.k.a. Ghost, can run. It's something he's been doing for much of his life, but now that he's joined a track team it's not just about running anymore. Can he…

The Hate U Give ~Angie Thomas

"The truth casts a shadow over the kitchen -people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. I think we all wait for that one time though, that one time when it ends right." ~The Hate U Give I've been waiting for so long to read this book. It's one…