For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington came off of hold yesterday. I started it in the car on the way home (I wasn’t driving) and finished it soon after getting home. Here’s what it’s about (from Goodreads): I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark. Makeda June … More For Black Girls Like Me | Sticky Note Reviews
I don’t remember who put I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver on my radar, but when I saw it at the library, I knew I had to pick it up. Of course, I’ll read just about anything that looks like it has queer characters, especially if there are queer brown characters. After … More I Wish You All the Best | Sticky Note Review
I can’t remember why I went looking for New Kid by Jerry Craft at the library again (I read it back in February), but I did, and found the audiobook. I should tell you that New Kid is a graphic novel about a Black kid who goes to a new school wherein he is one … More New Kid | Sticky Note Review
Click through for my thoughts on Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju. … More Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens | Sticky Note Reviews
I picked up Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang because of Life’s Library. Click through to see my sticky note review. … More Stories of Your Life and Others | Sticky Note Reviews
I picked up They Call Me Güero by David Bowles, I think, because I found it when I was looking for something else. Click through to see my thoughts. … More They Call Me Güero | Sticky Note Reviews
So I picked up Meaty by Samantha Irby because a friend of mine said I should. She let me borrow her copy, actually. I haven’t read slice-of-life blogs since college, and I don’t often read essay collections, so this was a little different for me. But I was here for it. Click through for my review. … More Meaty | Sticky Note Reviews
When I heard that Elizabeth Acevedo was releasing a new book, there was no doubt that it was going on my TBR. There was also no doubt that I’d be purchasing it (even though I hardly buy books anymore), especially given how much I loved The Poet X (and Acevedo’s reading of Ibi Zoboi’s Pride). … More With the Fire on High | Sticky Note Reviews
I picked up Saving Montgomery Sole from the library because I was looking for a queer middle grade novel. I’d just finished Becoming by Michelle Obama and was looking to get back into fiction… … More Saving Montgomery Sole | Sticky Note Reviews
I added Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson to my TBR because I saw it on either her Twitter or her Instagram. Simple enough reason. Anderson has been on my list of YA authors to watch since I read Speak early in my teaching career. Melinda, the protagonist from Speak, spoke to me. And in turn, … More Shout | Sticky Note Reviews
