I was happy to recommend this new Jaqueline Woodson novel forAfoma Umesi'sTBR. Black preteen ZJ has always had a strong relationship with his father, a football star who's a living legend and fan favorite. But ZJ and his mom have been struggling lately, trying to make sense of his dad...
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a low-cut dress, let alone a bikini. He had looked through the family photo album during his research and never once even saw Phyllis in a bathing suit.Mrs. Americawants us to believe that Schlafly was weak and gave in to her husband, letting herself be paraded around as a sex object...
is found in a corner of this supposedly idyllic garden, injured and unconscious after a neighborhood party. Jewell flashes back in time to introduce us to all the neighbors, and we discover much to mistrust as we try to figure out what happened to Grace. (I need to warn you: nothing her...
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I included this inmy latest Quick Lit post, but I couldn't talk about recent audiobooks without including it. This was my first Elinor Lipman book, but it won't be my last. This was perfect listening for a recent solo road trip: light and breezy in tone, but substantial beneath the ...