Hosted by the Broke and Bookish Books that Should Be Required Reading for Teens On Overcoming Racism... -To Kill a Mockingbird by Harp...

It is raining today in Boulder, Colorado where I am vacationing while my husband attends a conference. Rain storms and new cities mean one ...

Just a quickie review of a fabulous little book. Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali by Kris Holloway will make a...

Hosted at Broke and Bookish Top Ten Authors I Would Love to Meet (Dead or Alive) 1. Jane Austen ---This seems like an obvious choice.  ...

The opening paragraphs of Charles and Emma: the Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman have Charles Darwin making a very scientifi...

Several years ago I read the book So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson. At the beginning of the project the author set out to read...

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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is the best YA book I've read in long time. I am completely entranced by both the writing and t...

I just finished reading Hold Still by Nina LaCour. In this book a teenager named Caitlin is left to deal with her feelings of guilt and sor...

Hosted at The Broke and Bookish Rebels in literature: 1. Katniss - Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins---She stands up to the Capit...