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Category Archives: Review
Review: Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky
Marcy Dermansky’s 5th novel, HURRICANE GIRL, was on everyone’s perfect summer reads list. But since we are now in hurricane season, it’s really the best time to pick it up if you haven’t already. With twisting storylines and characters, dark humor, … Continue reading
Review: Neruda On The Park by Cleyvis Natera
Cleyvis Natera’s debut novel, NERUDA ON THE PARK, incorporates elements of magical realism, high drama, intense class and identity conflict, and an abiding longing for family love of all kinds. The novel reads like a telenovela with passion and arguments, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleyvis Natera, Female Author, fiction, gentrification, Latinx Author, local author, Neruda On The Park
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Review: This Will Pass by J. Donnini
THIS WILL PASS written by J. Donnini and illustrated by Luke Scriven is a reassuring picture book about acknowledging fears and facing them head on. Crue is always up for an adventure, but as much as he looks forward to … Continue reading
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Tagged facing fears, J Donnini, Luke Scriven, Mantra, picture book, preschool, This Will Pass
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Review: MESSY ROOTS by Laura Gao
MESSY ROOTS: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao manages to braid multiple threads into a wonderfully relatable and entertaining first-hand account of immigration, identity, and being a target of racist pandemic-related attitudes. From its opening scene … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID19, graphic memoir, immigration, Laura Gao, LGBTQ, Messy Roots, racism
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Review: Troublemaker by John Cho
Aimed at middle grade readers, John Cho’s TROUBLEMAKER takes place on the first day of the protests following the acquittal of the police officers who beat Rodney King. The main character, Jordan Park, is a first-generation Korean-American. In one of … Continue reading
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Tagged John Cho, LaTasha Harlins, middle grade novel, review, Rodney King, Sarah Suk, Troublemaker
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Review: FELLOWSHIP POINT by Alice Elliott Dark
Just in time to help summer reading feel substantial, Alice Elliott Dark’s FELLOWSHIP POINT arrives on July 5, 2022 with its 600 pages to satisfy your literature cravings. The novel follows two lifelong friends, Agnes and Polly, through heartbreak, love, … Continue reading
Review: Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy
HUDA F ARE YOU is a graphic memoir (albeit fictionalized) by Huda Fahmy that tackles identity, teen angst, family expectations, and friendship with earnest humor and empathetic introspection. With deeply moving scenes around self-doubt, fitting in, and the love between … Continue reading
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Tagged graphic memoir, Graphic Novel, Huda F Are You?, Huda Fahmy, middle grade, Muslim, read more, review, YA
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Review: WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? (2015) is a love letter to all Nina Simone accomplished and all she wanted to be and all she had to leave to the side. It also lifts the veil of idolatry that so many mythic … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Civil Rights, documentary, music, Netflix, Nina Simone, review, What Happened Miss Simone, What to Watch
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Review: WHEN THEY SEE US (2019)
The limited Netflix series about the Central Park Five, WHEN THEY SEE US, is harrowing to watch, and infuriating to contemplate. To be honest, I felt sick to my stomach and had to stop watching several times; I even considered … Continue reading
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Tagged Ava DuVernay, Central Park Five, justice, Korey Wise Innocence Project, Netflix, When They See Us
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