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For Strong Girls Who Like Poetry: Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X

July 26, 2019July 25, 2019 ~ Swapna ~ Leave a comment

You Might Like This Book If You…

Enjoy YA coming of age books,
Struggled with fitting into religious expectations as a teenager,
Clashed with your immigrant parents over cultural differences as an American teenager,
Love slam poetry

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A Classic Remix

July 18, 2019July 17, 2019 ~ Swapna ~ Leave a comment

You might like this book if you…

are a fan of Pride and Prejudice,
enjoy YA books that explore coming of age in a world rife with social prejudices,
like sassy leading ladies,
want to be transported into the world of Afro-Latino culture in Brooklyn,
are looking for a strong #ownvoices book,
want to listen to an audiobook read by a New Yorker with poetry and soul in her voice

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A Book that Broke My Heart: Into the Wild

June 18, 2019June 17, 2019 ~ Swapna ~ Leave a comment

You Might Like This Book If You…

know someone who is young, free-spirited, and difficult to define or pin down,
have heard the call of the wild,
like nonfiction books in which the writer must do a bit of sleuthing in order to understand their subjects

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Our song 💙 He put this on his away message, I ran to my friend's dorm to confirm -- HE LIKED ME! I LIKED HIM! OMGGG *girly squeals* 💙 Swipe to see the full 24x36 piece I made for my husband for our anniversary! I used the same blue paints that I used for our DIY wedding crafts. I forgot to share the final piece this summer 😅 💙 I don't have a lot of sentimental pieces on my walls, but I love having this as a reminder of our younger days, and especially that giddy fall day when away messages meant EVERYTHING.

Book 3 for #gratefulforbooks2019 : Jane Eyre 📚 📚 I fell in LOVE with Jane Eyre when I read it in high school. An angsty protagonist, her brooding lover, gothic mood, the overbearing morality of society, the freedom of independent thought, AND a crazy lady in the attic?! I mean, what’s a teen not to love? 📚 📚 What I love most about Jane is how she’s been weaved into my friendships. This was one of my first experiences with reading a book for fun, talking to a friend about it, and having actual conversations about books. It continues to be a conversation piece for new friendships. The conversation usually goes like this: “MAN, I loooooved Jane Eyre as a kid!” “Me too!” “But, you know, reading it now... maybe she shouldn’t have gone back to Rochester...” “Definitely not.” “But... swoon.” “Yeah...” 📚 📚 This month, I’m sharing the books I’m thankful for! You’re welcome to join me — comment with your favorite titles, or post your bookstack. Tag me or #gratefulforbooks2019 so I can see it!

Now that I've sort of figured out how to take pictures of glossy skulls... swipe to see what new seasonal glossy things I'll have to learn to letter and photograph! 💀🖤😁

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