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Akemi Dawn Bowman is an American author, best known for her William C. Morris Award Finalist young adult novel Starfish, which follows a Japanese-American teenager named Kiko Himura who grapples with a toxic home life and attempts to find a back-up plan after being rejected for a place at her dream art school. Bowman's earlier work centered around realistic fiction, but she now writes across genres.
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And there‘s me and Tatya, sitting on two static trapezes like mirror images of one another, doing barrel rolls and side planches and front balances and splits in the ropes.
The circus swirls around me, full of life and wonder and magic.
And below, the audience cheers.
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This was such a great story. The circus has such magical part in the story. This is definitely one of my favorite reads of the year. It has such an important message about self love, family, and finding your place in the world. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Not many buildings can rival the bright lights and vibrant colors of the Strip at night, but the big top of Treatro della Notte certainly holds its own.
The black-and-gold-striped building is blanketed by an explosion of twinkling white lights.
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And below, the audience cheers.
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Not many buildings can rival the bright lights and vibrant colors of the Strip at night, but the big top of Teatro della Notte certainly holds its own.
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I just did my first book haul from Book Outlet I can‘t believe how much I got for the price of $40. 📚
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Friday has been a wild journey, friends. It started w/ a long stressful day of teaching. My students are primarily low income & it‘s fairly usual to see a lot of behavioral changes b/c of economic anxiety around the holidays. Add a pandemic, & well, it was just a long day.

Came home, poured some wine & was scrolling #bookstagram & discovered that Simon Teen has this program called “Riveted Lit” ↩️

My first Akemi Bowman book!

“Stars shine their brightest in the dark, so take this opportunity and supernova the sh*t out of it” - Vivian

If you‘ve ever wanted to run away and join the circus like I have, you will absolutely adore this book. It‘s magical, whimsical, and full of so much hope. I love each of the characters, and the world building is phenomenal. I‘m not even a romance reader, but even that part had me swept up in a whirlwind of emotions.

One of my bookstore working internet book friends surprised me today with a package containing four ARCs of books that come out this month.

The tagged book is something I was really looking forward to reading, but had to cancle my preorder when we were laid off. I'm sure I'll buy a copy once we're back at work, but I'm really excited that I don't have to wait to read it!

My best friend moved across the country today 🥺. The only thing to cheer me up was a trip to Barnes and Nobel. Happy books but sad me.

Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman is my first book I have read from this author. Thank you Netgalley and Simon and Shuster for a copy of this ARC for an honest review.
Harley Milano comes from a family of Circus Performers as well as her family owns the most famous circus in Las Vegas. She wants to be a Trapeze Artist but her parents want her to stay in school and go to college.

Another character-driven, heart wrenching read from Akemi Dawn Bowman. (Is it even an ADB book if it doesn't make you cry at least once?) I enjoyed the circus aspect of this book a lot as well as the exploration of mental illness. Plus, who doesn't want to read a book about a girl running away to the circus?

4 stars / ⭐⭐⭐⭐

1. Harley in the Sky, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, and Because Internet

2. Girl, Serpent, Thorn

3. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

#weekendreads