*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Throwaway DaughterAuthor: Ting-Xing YePublisher: TundraPublication Date: May 03, 2022ISBN: 9781774880340 Synopsis:Throwaway Daughter tells the story of Grace Dong-mei Parker, whose biggest concern is how to distill her adoption from China into the neat blanks of her personal history assignment. Aside from theContinue reading “Book Review: Throwaway Daughter by Ting-Xing Ye”
Tag Archives: travel
Book Review: I Guess I Live Here Now by Claire Ahn
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: I Guess I Live Here NowAuthor: Claire AhnPublisher: Viking Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: May 24, 2022ISBN: 9780593403198 Synopsis: Melody always wanted to get to know the Korean side of her Korean American heritage better, but not quite like this. Thanks toContinue reading “Book Review: I Guess I Live Here Now by Claire Ahn”
Book Review: Where the Road Leads Us by Robin Reul
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Where the Roads Lead UsAuthor: Robin ReulPublisher: Sourcebooks FirePublication Date: April 6, 2021ISBN: 9781492635253 Synopsis:Jack is on the verge of leaving for college, but before he does, he wants to track down his estranged brother, Alex and find some closure in theContinue reading “Book Review: Where the Road Leads Us by Robin Reul”
Book review: A Door in the Earth by Amy Waldman
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: A Door in the Earth Author: Amy Waldman Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: August 27, 2019 ISBN: 9780316451574 Synopsis from Goodreads:Parveen Shamsa, a college senior in search of a calling, feels pulled between her charismatic and mercurial anthropology professorContinue reading “Book review: A Door in the Earth by Amy Waldman”
Book Review: Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Dark Shores Author: Danielle L. Jensen Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: May 7, 2019 ISBN: 9781250317728 Synopsis from Goodreads:In a world divided by meddlesome gods and treacherous oceans, only the Maarin possess the knowledge to cross the Endless Seas. But theyContinue reading “Book Review: Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen”
Book review: The Summer of Us by Cecilia Vinesse
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Summer of Us Author: Cicelia Vinesse Publisher: Poppy (imprint of Little, Brown & Company) Publication Date: June 5, 2018 ISBN: 9780316391139 Synopsis from Goodreads: American expat Aubrey has only two weeks left in Europe before she leaves for college, and she’sContinue reading “Book review: The Summer of Us by Cecilia Vinesse”
Review: The One Memory of Flora Banks
* I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. * Title: The One Memory of Flora Banks Author: Emily Barr Publisher: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Publication Date: May 2017 ISBN: 9780399547010 Synopsis from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-term memory. Her mind resets itself severalContinue reading “Review: The One Memory of Flora Banks”
Review: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
Title: A Thousand Pieces of You Author: Claudia Gray Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: November 2014 ISBN: 9780062278968 Synopsis from Goodreads: Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes—and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite’s father isContinue reading “Review: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray”
Review: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend Author: Katarina Bivald Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: August 2015 (paperback) ISBN: 9780385683593 Synopsis from Goodreads: It all began with a correspondence between two quite different women: 28-year-old Sara from Haninge, Sweden, and 65-year-old AmyContinue reading “Review: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend”
Worn Pages and Ink 