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I love how YA authors raise each other up:
“There were authors whose names were drilled into me because of MJ. Gloria Naylor. James Baldwin. Walter Dean Myers. Tiffany D. Jackson. Kwame Alexander. Nic Stone. Meg Medina. Jason Reynolds. Gene Luen Yang. Lillian Rivera. Cindy Pon. Before long, I was balancing a stack of books and duck-walking to an armchair, lowering the stack to the floor.”

#24in48 Book 4

Can‘t choose just one...these writers #create the most universally loved stories
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Day 6 #12booksof2020 @Andrew65

Book 12. This is a really great book about being a teenager. There‘s so much here. Sex, the way men treat women, religion, social media. Lamar Giles is one of the founders of We Need Diverse books and I will continue to seek out his work.

I love the color mixing on this cover. It shows so much emotion. Cant wait to read it.

YA Out Now

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Three new books I added to my tbr after watching/listening to Bookcon this weekend on Facebook.

Not So Pure and Simple is my main read for January's #24B4Monday.

I didn't meet my 5 hour dail goal but I got more than half there.

2:40 (book) + 1:22 (audio) = 4:02 total

If you‘re near Richmond on Saturday, don‘t miss the book release party for Lamar Giles‘ latest novel. You can catch Lamar with Meg Medina at the Main Richmond Public Library on Saturday at 2pm.

NOT SO PURE AND SIMPLE is Lamar‘s first contemporary YA novel (most of his previous YA books are mysteries). It‘s about “the consequences of societal pressure, confronts toxic masculinity, and explores the complexity of what it means to be a ‘real man.‘”

Sending out a happy book birthday for Lamar Giles, whose new book NOT SO PURE AND SIMPLE is officially out in the world! #BookRelease #BookBirthday #youngadult