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The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I have edited this caption multiple times at a loss for the words I want to say. I am sorry to get religious and political here but I feel I have to speak up. I will leave it at this: I am an evangelical Christian fundamentalist. And my heart breaks daily that these sentiments from the mid 1850s are still true. Love your neighbor as your self. Love. Love. Love! Please!

January is the time I use for catching up on missed books over the previous year(s). There are fewer new/shiny books distracting me from my tbr, so I‘m able to plow through it quicker! This memoir has high praise and has been on my radar for years. It‘s about family and identity, coming into one‘s own and the way language plays a part in all of these aspects of life. Quiara narrates her own story to add to the experience.

I still collect stickers like a nine year old.

I usually like Kasie West's YA fare because she writes characters whose problems feel real/regular to me. There's drama, but it's not over the top. Like most of her books, we have a MC who needs to learn to get out of her comfort zone a little, find some balance in her life, and be willing to wrestle some of her inherent prejudices. There's also some great snark and fun characters. An enjoyable read, even if it didn't really bring anything new ⬇

Enjoying Catalina today

This drew me into the characters. I don't know that it would have been a top choice but it was on a friend's tbr so I gave it a whirl. Between this and Piglet, I appreciate that we like different things 😂

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“We're pretty much invisible anyway.“

This book was published in 2022 and this is a story of five different students who are forced to work on community service together. These students were not popular in school and don't share a lot in common with each other. This is a good story to introduce students to each other. It encourages students to be different and talk to people they may not usually talk to.

I thought this was an amazing and inspiring story of people who may not have a lot in common. They ended up working together and became great friends.