Tag: ya lit

Boxed In | The Criminalization of Black Boys In and Out of Punching the Air

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Warning: This blog contains spoilers for Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam “Maybe jail is America.” —Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Many people

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The Suffragist Playbook | Your Guide to Changing the World | Lucinda Robb | Rebecca Boggs Roberts

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The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World by Lucinda Robb & Rebecca Boggs Roberts Candlewick Press, 2020, 160 pages About the Author: “Lucinda Robb’s book for young adults,

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Among the Beasts & Briars | Ashley Poston

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Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston Balzer + Bray; 2020; 352 pages Content Warnings: Blood, animal death, graphic descriptions of violence, non-sexual nudity, death of a loved one,

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Interview with Sophie Gonzales

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Author Bio: “Sophie Gonzales writes young adult queer contemporary fiction with memorable characters, biting wit and endless heart. She is the author of THE LAW OF INERTIA and ONLY MOSTLY

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Brutalized & Blamed | How Grown Explores the Exploitation and Victim-Blaming of Black Girls

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Warning: This blog contains major spoilers for Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson, as well as a discussion of rape/sexual assault, pedophilia, stalking, murder, and emotional and physical abuse. (See all

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The Good Girls | Claire Eliza Bartlett

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The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett Harper Teen; Releases December 1, 2020; 368 pages Content warnings: Murder, rape, sexual assault, drug abuse and underage drinking. About the Author: “I

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