Notes from the Wild: Vol. 14
Five Finds is a sporadic feature on my blog in which I share five books that match a given theme/subject/topic. Topics so far have included Fiction for Budding Cupcake […]
Category Archives: Book Lists
Nafiza’s Guide to Reading Diversely in 2016 Part 2
A couple of months earlier (two or three?) I posted a list of titles that, in my opinion, deal with diverse characters and/or are written by POC authors. Here are […]
Nafiza’s Guide to Reading Diversely in 2016
You all (should) know by now that I adore making lists so here’s one with an overview of books being released this year that are diverse in different ways. Some […]
The Best of 2015: YA Fiction/Nonfiction
Janet (the links may contain spoilers) Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson (Shades of London #3) The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Uprooted […]
The Best of 2015: Illustrated/Graphic Novels
Janet Avatar: The Last Airbender: okay, so all the ATLA comics – The Promise, The Search, The Rift, and Smoke and Shadow, Part One, which is all of the newest trilogy that I have […]
More Monster Girls 2K16
I suppose the term “Monster Girls” covers quite a few characters who are already present in the YA Fantasy genre–Lady Fire, Skybright, and Kira off the top of my head– but in this […]
The Best of 2015: Middle Grade Fiction
Janet (links may contain spoilers) Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKay Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan The Secret Agenda of Sigrid Sugden and The Nine Lives of Travis Keating by […]
But You’re Indian: Thoughts and Recommendations
Hello, hello! Lately, I’ve been posting all my non-review/recommendation pieces on Book Riot, which is fun and exciting but also kind of sad because I miss interacting with you, our […]
The Best of 2015: Picturebooks
Nafiza I’ve read a number of picturebooks this year but the ones that stuck with me the most are these four. And fortunately, I have reviewed all of them. So […]
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature: BEST MULTICULTURAL BOOKS OF 2015
Compiled by Dr. Claudette Shackelford McLinn, Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, Dr. Sujin B.E. Huggins, and Patricia Miranda Check out their Pinterest page for more information on the books. BAYOU MAGIC, […]
The Book Wars 