Book Review: Fangirl
I just have to say up front that Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is the type of story I love to read, and the type of story I want to see more of in YA lit. It’s about a girl who goes to college and has to...
View ArticleAlcoholism in YA Lit
I recently finished I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios, which is mostly about a girl falling in love with a Marine with PTSD, but which is also about a girl dealing with her alcoholic mother. And...
View ArticleBook Review: Tiger Eyes
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume Publication Date: 1981 Pages: 222 Source: Friends of the Library Book Sale Add on Goodreads Davey has never felt so alone in her life. Her father is dead—shot in a holdup—and...
View ArticleIt’s Monday & I’m more than halfway through the semester
That means it’s almost over. That means soon I’ll be able to breathe. I don’t think I have ever looked forward to winter break more. In other news, this week I got to meet literary goddess and living...
View Article14 Books for Readers Who Like Mom on CBS
I think I have mentioned it before, but Mom (CBS) is one of my favorite shows (and one of the few shows I watch that survived the Great Television Slaughter of 2016. But I digress). Since it comes back...
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