Tag: poetry
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2020: Reading in Review
Well, it’s finally over, so let’s take a look back at what I read in 2020.
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Break Your Glass Slippers
I’ve been reading a lot of long novels in 2020 so far, so I was excited to take a quick break with the latest poetry collection by Amanda Lovelace
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to drink coffee with a ghost
Amanda Lovelace is back
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Swing
I was looking for a book of poetry or in verse for my YA literature class and this one came highly recommended. I flew through it like I do all books in verse and I really enjoyed it.
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The Poet X
My grad school class on YA literature asks us to read an “award winning YA book from 2017, 18 or 19” and I knew I wanted to read The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
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Long Way Down
After being told to read this book by just about everyone I mention it to, I finally sat down and cranked out a reading of Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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People Kill People
I absolutely LOVE Ellen Hopkins’ book, particularly her YA verse books, and so I was over the moon when my #bookishwish was granted and an ARC of People Kill People showed up on my door step!
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500 Words or Less
High school drama and the pressure of college admissions come to life through verse in 500 Words or Less