I learned new things about Persian culture, Iran, and Star Trek reading Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram.
What I Learned Reading Darius the Great is Not Okay
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That random time when people asked me lots of questions
Where I'm asked lots of questions, including what I'm watching on Netflix, my thoughts on sports, and if I were a Hogwarts professor.
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Strange the Dreamer – My new favorite fantasy novel
An unseen city, a war orphan librarian, and a blue girl in the sky and his dreams. Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor is my new favorite YA novel.
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The Delightful Things I Discovered in Seabrook
A roadtrip to Seabrook Washington resulted in discovering so many delightful things from Gnome Houses to the beach.
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Children of Blood and Bone: I don’t understand the hype
I suspect I would have liked the Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi if it wasn't so hyped. It's a good fantasy YA novel.
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What actually is cultural appropriation anyway?
How do you define cultural approriation? It's a lot harder than the arguments on social media make it look.
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Tales of Smuggling Alcohol into the United States
I love hearing local family lore. Being in Blaine, on the US/Canada border, I learned of smuggling alcohol into the United States.
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Fire Song: I read another beautifully written but brutally tragic novel
Grief, love, and life on a Canadian Indian Reserve in Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones.
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Family, piano, and expectations in A Thousand Perfect Notes
Beck's mom wants him to be a world-famous pianist, at any cost. A Thousand Perfect Notes by CG Drews is a heart-breaking but inspiring story of family, friendship, ambitions, and mental illness.
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Ask Me: 50 Things about Bianca
What are 50 things about Bianca? Yes, a whole 50. Of course it's a random collection of facts. It's about me.
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Questions I have from the Harry Potter series
Have you read the Harry Potter series and been left with questions? I've read it many times and still want answers to these things.
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Did they really say that?
I asked for well-intended but terribly rude questions. The ones that leave you in shocked silence while wondering “Did they really say that?”
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The adorable Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
I finally read Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. It's an adorably cute story of love, trust, friendship, and self.
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The Kidnapping
He insisted she get into the car. He just wanted to talk. The Kidnapping. A short story that's been floating around my head.
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Chatting with Meiling Colorado, author of Aftermath
Thanks to author, Meiling Colorado, stopping by the blog to chat about her YA and sci-fi novel, Aftermath.
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Building a new society in Aftermath by Meiling Colorado
Post-war is meant to be easier, right? Aftermath by Meiling Colorado is the story of a community trying to move on but things get in the way.
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Border Town Life: It’s Quirky
Have you spent time in a border town? They are a little quirky with things you don't see in other places.
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Call Me American – A Somali man’s story of growing up in a war zone
Abdi Nor Iftin and I both moved to the United States on the Diversity Visa. Except he came from war-torn Somalia. Call Me American is a fascinating memoir of bravery and growing up in war then moving to America.
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Can science win them back? Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein
Can science win them back? That's what Maya attempts in Chemistry Lessons: the new Young Adult novel by Meredith Goldstein.
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Paper Towns, population: sometimes one.
How close do you really know the people around you? That's the question in Paper Towns by John Green in this YA novel.