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Book Review: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow

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Today’s review is about THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY by Heidi Durrow. Set in the 1980’s, this story follows Rachel, the daughter of a Black man and Danish woman. Here the reader sees how a tragic accident affects a family and how Rachel pieces it all together when she’s older.

Author: Heidi Durrow
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publish Date: February 16, 2020
Print Length: 264

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Book Review: Not Quite Not White by Sharmila Sen

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Today’s book review is about NOT QUITE NOT WHITE by Sharmila Sen. This memoir recounts Sen’s experience of race in the United States after emigrating from India. She also shares her musings about what it means to be white and feeling “not quite” white, Black, or Asian enough.

Author: Sharmila Sen
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publish Date: August 18, 2018
Print Length: 224

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Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

Book Review: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

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Today’s review is about INVISIBLE WOMEN by Caroline Criado Perez. This is a nonfiction compilation of essays that examine the gender gap in various facets of life.

Author: Caroline Criado Perez
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Publish Date: March 12, 2019
Print Length: 448

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Book Review: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

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Today’s review is about RUIN AND RISING by Leigh Bardugo. It’s the third and final book in The Shadow and Bone trilogy. This review assumes you’ve read SHADOW AND BONE and SIEGE AND STORM. This review also contains spoilers for the last book.

Author: Leigh Bardugo
Series: The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #3
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Square Fish
Publish Date: August 18, 2015
Print Length: 480

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Book Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

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Today’s review is about SIEGE AND STORM by Leigh Bardugo. It’s the second book in the beloved The Shadow and Bone trilogy. This review contains spoilers for SHADOW AND BONE.

Author: Leigh Bardugo
Series: The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Square Fish
Publish Date: June 17, 2014
Print Length: 496

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