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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Overall Rating: 10/10 The Help is about three strong female characters who come together for a common cause of highlighting the...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Overall Rating: 6/10 "Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Overall Rating: 10/10 1930's Mississippi is not a safe place to be Black - a lesson that Cassie Logan and her brothers are just beginning...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Overall Rating: 9/10 In Monkey Beach, the main protagonist Lisa tells the story of her past and cultural heritage living in Kitimat, BC...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Overall Rating: 8/10 Nahri is a con-woman living in 18th Century Cairo. Ali, the second-born prince of a mythical djinn kingdom. The City...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu, and Joamette Gil
Overall Rating: 6/10 Nova is a witch. Tam is a werewolf. And there is something dangerous lurking in the woods. Can they learn to use...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Afterward by E.K. Johnston
Overall Rating: 7/10 The great quest to find the Godsgem has ended, and Kalanthe and Olsa must face their obligations: for one a return...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Overall Rating: 10/10 Life after the American civil war is tough - and not just because there are zombies everywhere. Jane McKeene comes...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 4, 20231 min read
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The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
Overall Rating: 10/10 Morgan and Eli are two foster kids who find a portal to another frozen world, where they meet Ochek. The only...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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