Date (Re)Read: April 2022 Publication Date: 2017 and 2020 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Format: Audio Book Page Count: 210 pages // 288 pages Listening Time: 4 hours 33 minutes // 4 hours 46 minutes Print Publisher: Scholastic Press, Crown Books for Young Readers Audio Publisher: Listening Library Nic Stone is a gift to young readers. Continue reading “Dear Martin and Dear Justyce by Nic Stone”
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Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen
In the second book of Tabitha “Tabby” Walker I opted for the audio book, and I am so glad I did. The narrator, Marcella Cox, brought Tabby to life and her inflections during the inner monologue was subtle and effective. In the first novel, I enjoyed meeting Tabby and the people in her life (there’sContinue reading “Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen”
Akata Witch (Nsibidi Scripts #1) by Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor initially caught my reader heart with her novel Remote Control and her brilliant way of weaving fantasy and magic into everyday life. Akata Witch, the first in the Nsibidi Scripts series, highlighted Nnedi’s work in Africanjujuism, a sub-genre she coined.