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  BLURB By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only Black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds…

Today I am thankful for my children.  Watching them grow, laugh, and dream keep things in perspective. A  loving family and good friends - it's the quality of friendship and…

  BLURB Being the middle child has its ups and downs. But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different…

SYNOPSIS Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago’s life has been about making the tough decisions—doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The…

SYNOPSIS Could you choose between saving your mom's life or your dad's? That's the question Angel Taylor has the impossible task of answering. Angel is a health and fitness coach…

SYNOPSIS American Street is an evocative and powerful coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Everything, Everything; Bone Gap; and All American Boys. In this stunning debut novel, Pushcart-nominated author Ibi…

Today I asked the question who is your favorite teacher and why to my Facebook reading group members.  These are their answers:   Kimberly Golden Malmgren When I was in…

Good morning, I ask several members of my reading group, The Readers and the Authors We Love, what was their favorite subject in school and why?   Denise Walker  English,…

You bring at least two books on a trip.  You can finish a book within a day.  You know that e-books are just not the same as having a hard…

Family and friends often find  my nose in a book spending hours at the library or bookstore. You know that reading is your ticket to anywhere your heart desires. I’d…