thoughts on middle grade and young adult novels
I don’t write down or save a lot of quotes when reading, but there are a few that have been in on my Goodreads profile for forever. I’ll be sharing those six with you and then a few others that have really jumped out at me from my recent reads.
Here I am. Here I am. Here I am.
How it Feels to Float by Helena Fox
Title: I Wish You All the Best
Author: Mason Deaver
Release Date: 5/14/2019
Publisher: Push
Pages: 336
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Content Warnings: parental abuse, misgendering, transphobia, homophobia, anxiety, panic attacks, suicide idealization, underage drinking
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When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they’re thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents’ rejection, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, and their therapist and try to keep a low profile in a new school.
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On Saturday, my family welcomed it’s newest member, Noodle the kitten! I’ve been wanting a cat for about five years now, but had never been able to convince my husband that we needed one. Thanks to the magic of Taylor Swift (have you listened to ME! yet? I love it!) and the fact that she just introduced us to her third cat, Benjamin Button, he finally said we could start looking for a cat!
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Welcome to my first Shelf Awareness post! This will be an ongoing series where I tackle our beloved bookshelves and talk about various things that go on with them. Some of the topics you can look forward to is organizing your books, how to decide which books to get rid of, decorating your bookshelves with things other than books, and more! Have something you think fits into this category you want me to cover? Let me know in the comments!
It’s a problem almost every book lover has run into: your shelves are lined full of books but you just keep getting more to read. Sure, you could go on a book buying ban, but do those really even last more than a day or two? And what about the books you might get sent for review or the ones your friends give you as gifts? Today, I’ll be highlighting some of the ways you can store books other than the traditional way of lining them up on your shelf.
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There are few things better than a good island book. Most of the ones I’ve found feature mystery and intrigue with a few even diving into full on creepy. It’s actually a little difficult to find find young adult books with island settings, but here are ten you might want to check out if islands are your thing! Know of any others? Let me know in the comments!
musings of a book girl 