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She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
Sapphic Romance: Enemies to Lovers She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen came to my attention through an article in the Sojourners newsletter. Sojourners is a left-of-center interdenominational Christian organization that works towards social and racial justice. I’m reading books … Continue reading
Why is ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ banned?
I thought you’d be interested in my most recent Substack post concerning Utah’s statewide ban of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Below, I’m excerpting the part of that post discussing this topic. I also always … Continue reading
Two Seasonal Books
Whiteout would be a good book to display or book talk before the winter holidays. One with the Waves would work before spring break. Continue reading
Small Town Monsters: Book Review
Joan of Arc at the stake couldn’t have sounded like she was in more pain. Continue reading
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
Being a Teen=Lack of Control Over Life Smack in the middle of his junior year of high school, Norris Kaplan has to move from Montreal, Canada to Austin, Texas when his mom secures a professorship at the University of … Continue reading
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“My Kind of Crazy”
My Kind of Crazy by Robin Reul Hank Kirby comes up with a great idea for asking popular Amanda Carlisle to the prom. How then does he manage, with just a box of sparklers, to light up Amanda Carlisle’s … Continue reading
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