My most anticipated book releases for November 2025.
Picture Book Recommendations for Juneteenth
A selection of picture books which can be used to fascilitate Juneteenth conversatios.
Most Anticipated Book Releases March 2025
My most anticipated book releases for March of 2025.
My Favorite Read for July 2024: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
โReality told us we would fail. But again and again, we fought. We perserved . We rose.โโย Tomi Adeyemi,ย Children of Blood and Bone Title: Children of Blood and Bone Author: Tomi Adeyemi Publisher: Henry Holt Company Publication Date: March 6, 2018 Goodreads Synopsis: They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book Review: Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with and advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Title: Dogtown Authors: Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko Illustrator: Wallace West Publisher: MacMillan Children's Publishing Group Publication Date: September 19, 2023 Description: Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of June 2023: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
โPlease try to remember that books arenโt always an escape; sometimes books teach us things. They show us the world, they donโt hide it.โโย Sara Nisha Adams,ย The Reading List Goodreads Synopsis: Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Ealing after losing his beloved wife. He shops every Wednesday, goes to Temple, and... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Read of May 2023: A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong
โEveryone needs things that serve no greater purpose than to make them happy.โโย Kelley Armstrong,ย A Stitch in Time Goodreads Synopsis: Thorne Manor has always been hauntedโฆ and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt's house, where she visited William Thorne, a boy her... Continue Reading →
Throw Back Thursday Book Review
Welcome to my weekly post where I look back at some of my four and five star reads before I started Nicole's Nook. Today's book: The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott Publisher: Anchor Publication Date: February 21, 2012 Date Read: September 10, 2016 Favorite Quote โYou know one of the best things? Women gathering, marching, doing... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book Review: The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free digital advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I meant to post this one yesterday on release day, but didn't get to it. The good news is it's available now, and I highly recommend you get your hands on a... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Summary "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got... Continue Reading →