Category Archives: Celebrities

Starlet Rivals (Bollywood Academy, #1) by Puneet Bhandal

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Starlet Rivals (Bollywood Academy, #1) by Puneet Bhandal. Lantana, illustrated by Jen Khatun, 2022. 9781913747909 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Bela loves to … Continue reading →

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The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World – by Dave Zirin

Posted on July 23, 2021 by susanh579

The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, by Dave Zirin. The New Press, 2021. 9781620976753 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: ARC What did you like about the book?  In this book, … Continue reading →

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Even More Fantastic Failures: True Stories of People Who Changed the World by Falling Down First by Luke Reynolds

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Even More Fantastic Failures: True Stories of People Who Changed the World by Falling Down First by Luke Reynolds. Aladdin, 9781582707341, 2020 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+  What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe – Carole Boston Weatherford

Posted on February 11, 2021 by kyurenka

  Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe – Carole Boston Weatherford, Candlewick Press, (9781536206296), 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Genre: Fictional Biography in verse What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Who Was Celia Cruz? – Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso, illustrated by Jake Murray

Posted on October 12, 2020 by kyurenka

  Who Was Celia Cruz? – Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso, illustrated by Jake Murray, Penguin Random House LLC, 9780448488691, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review): 4  What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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