In Born a Crime, Trevor Noah, comedian and host of The Daily Show, writes stories of his childhood in South Africa. He speaks of his family, friends, early relationships, adolescence, and the tense situation of the country at the time. When he was born, racist laws made it illegal for black people and white people …
Tag: race relations
Book Review | Such a Fun Age (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Kiley Reid’s debut Such a Fun Age, Emira is struggling with what she wants to do with …
Book Review | SLAY
Fans of The Hate U Give, I have one for you! SLAY by Brittney Morris features Kiera Johnson, a senior in high school, who leads a double life. No one—her parents, sister, best friend, even her boyfriend—knows that for the past three years, she’s been the developer of an online VR video game. SLAY is …
Book Review | The Poet X
In The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, Harlem teen Xiomara has a lot to deal with. She is just starting to notice boys, beginning to have serious questions about her Catholic faith, and suspecting that her twin brother is gay. She also writes poetry, but hides it from everyone—especially her intensely strict mother. However, when …
Book Review | Sugar Land
Sugar Land by tammy lynne stoner is a novel that tells the story of Dara, from her youth in Midland, Texas in the 1920s through her adulthood. As a teen, she falls in love with a female friend but struggles with the implications. Afraid of what having a relationship with another girl could lead to, …
Book Review | The Hate U Give
Sometimes, once in a long while, you happen across a book you cannot stop thinking about. Even when you've closed it and are at work, or at the grocery store, or are watching your favorite show, it drifts in the back of your mind. Lines of dialogue, or mental pictures of the characters, or a …
