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The People We Don’t See
Precious Jones is the exact opposite of your typical literary heroine. She is overweight. She is black. She is poor. She is illiterate. She is sixteen and pregnant with her father’s second child. Push by Sapphire is the exact opposite of escapism. Push is the deepest, darkest of realities that no one wants to think [...]
An Unlikely Stripper
Diablo Cody, the very famous screenwriter of the much beloved movie Juno, is by no means a shrinking violet; however, her biting sense of humor and quirky view of the world makes her no ordinary “punk” chick. Her memoir of her year working as a stripper proves that while she is able to do almost [...]
Young Adult MO: Jerky Guy, Good Girl
Fallen angels and stalker attacks are at the center of Becca Fitzpatricks’ book, Hush, Hush. Nora Grey is feeling a bit vulnerable these days. Her father recently passed away and everyone at school doesn’t treats her differently. Her mother is rarely at home because of her new job. Then there’s this mysterious new boy at [...]
Demon Possession: an Everyday Occurrence
I read Come Closer by Sara Gran in one day. Besides children’s books, I haven’t read a book in one day since high school. Come Closer was so completely petrifying that if I didn’t read the book in one day, I knew that I wasn’t going to be able to sleep. I had to know [...]
The Sunday Salon: Doing What Comes Naturally