About halfway through my summer, a summer which I believe most of us will agree has been nothing like past summers, I received a phone call that simultaneously made the teacher in me cry (silent, dramatic tears) and the book-a-holic in me dance a celebratory jig. My high school needed a new English elective toContinue reading “The Journey to Build a “Voices of YA Literature” Course”
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Here’s Why Adults Should Read Akwaeke Emezi’s YA novel Pet
Though some might be embarrassed to admit it, I have no qualms with telling you that I usually choose the books I read by their covers. If the illustration speaks to me in some way through its use of color, tone, and type, then I’ll flip to the first page and preview the writing style. Continue reading “Here’s Why Adults Should Read Akwaeke Emezi’s YA novel Pet”
For the Love of Books 