recommendations and reviews for the aspiring reader

recommendations and reviews for the aspiring reader

Category: Diverse

Review: All-American Muslim Girl

Review: All-American Muslim Girl

All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney   In the newest novel by Nadine Jolie Courtney, a teenage girl named Allie learns to embrace and accept a part of her that many don’t understand. Her journey is one woven with threads of many colors: the […]

Review: The Perfect Date

Review: The Perfect Date

The Perfect Date by Evelyn Lozada with Holly Lorincz   Angel Gomez is doing her best to make things work. Most of the time, she feels like a complete failure. Between making rent, keeping her growing son in shoes that fit, scraping together enough coins […]

Review: When We Left Cuba

Review: When We Left Cuba

When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton   “Tonight, I looked at myself in the mirror, and it occurred to me that perhaps adulthood has come not with a white gown and a view thrust upon me against my wishes, but rather in this moment, […]

Review: My Awfully Wedded Husband

Review: My Awfully Wedded Husband

My Awfully Wedded Husband by Minerva Stewart   Of all the ties that work to bind humanity together, the threads that weave sisterhood are among the most complex and beautiful. The tapestry that can be drawn amongst the bonds between women carry with them a […]

Review: Picture Us In The Light

Review: Picture Us In The Light

Picture Us In the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert   Life in the Cheng household has always been quiet. Danny has grown up much of his life in an affluent part of California, watching his parents work hard at their jobs to create an existence […]