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BOOK REVIEWS – Five ⭐️ Favorites Listed at Top

  • Roses in the Mouth of a Lion -Bushra Rehman
  • Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta – James Hannaham
  • Four Treasures of the Sky – Jenny Tinghui Zhang
  • How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water- Angie Cruz
  • Deacon King Kong – James McBride
  • Gilded Mountain- Kate Manning
  • Moonrise Over New Jessup – Jamilla Minnicks
  • Unlikely Animals – Annie Hartnett
  • Shadows of Pecan Hollow – Caroline Frost
  • Harlem Shuffle – Colson Whitehead
  • The Lincoln Highway – Amor Towles
  • Stork Bite – L. K. Simonds
  • Broken (in the best possible way) – Jenny Lawson
  • Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 – Edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blaine
  • The Dictionary of Lost Words — Pip Williams
  • Chevy in the Hole – Kelsey Ronan

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Chevy in the Hole – Kelsey Ronan

Let me start by saying this is an AMAZING book, successfully jumping timelines and generations in two families from Flint, Michigan and portraying the history of the city in an engaging, emotionally meaningful and factual way. I'm one of those people who paid attention to Flint, Michigan pretty much since I saw Roger and Me … Continue reading Chevy in the Hole – Kelsey Ronan →

Emily Leader Book Reviews Leave a comment April 2, 2022 3 Minutes

Stork Bite – L. K. Simonds

In 1913, David Walker lived with his Gramps, his Mama, his Papa and his Catahoula Hound, Huck, "obedient only to David." in one moment along the Pigs trail, while David is duck hunting with his grandpa's wartime Sharps .22 rifle, his life changes dramatically. He kills a white man, and the fact it is in … Continue reading Stork Bite – L. K. Simonds →

Emily Leader Book Reviews Leave a comment November 15, 2021November 22, 2021 2 Minutes

Unspeakable Things – Jess Lourey

It is a supreme compliment from me to say this book reminded me of Jane Smiley's work. Cassandra "Cassie" McDowell and her older sister Persephone "Sephie" are 12 and about 14 when we meet them, living on a farm and going to school in Lilydale, MN. Cassie is the narrator and her character is why … Continue reading Unspeakable Things – Jess Lourey →

Emily Leader Book Reviews Leave a comment May 27, 2021November 22, 2021 2 Minutes
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