Grace "Tiger" Tolliver and her mom June have always faced the world together, fighting to overcome adversity. They manage to survive on the money from June's jobs at Bonita's daycare, as the county Bookmobile lady, and by selling jams and jellies in the summer out of their Jellymobile. They are a "well-oiled, good-looking, and good-smelling … Continue reading How to Make Friends with the Dark
We have a guest post from my student Alyssa T.! From Amazon: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the … Continue reading The Hate U Give
We have a guest post today from Addison M., a student in my class! From Amazon: It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he's figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist … Continue reading Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
From Amazon: A teen boy’s world gets turned upside-down when a zoo of exotic animals takes over his small town in this wickedly funny, heartbreakingly honest novel that’s perfect for fans of Shaun David Hutchinson. In Makersville, Indiana, people know all about Ronney—he’s from that mixed-race family with the dad who tried to kill himself, … Continue reading ALL THAT I CAN FIX
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