Welcome to Litsy!

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Such rich language and the grief really comes through from the page. Had to read it across multiple sittings because my heart would ache for both the main character and Laila.

Worth a read!

(Messy kitchen but I bought myself flowers!)

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Starting this while I want for the rain to settle a little.

Planning on heading to the Brooklyn Book Festival when it does! Anyone else coming??

It looks dark on my balcony but it‘s not that bad 😂

I finished this last night. While the characters' story is fiction, the events in the story are based on true events. This packs an emotional punch. I loved the writing. There is a bit of a twist that I did not see coming. I admit that seeing the current images coming out of Gaza also made it a tough read, for me, for the realism it added.

"I want to believe it's worth it," I say. "The revolution, I mean. But I'm scared."
"I think it will be." Kenan smiles softly. "Empires have collapsed throughout history. They rise, they build, and they fall. Nothing lasts forever. Not even our pain."

Thank you for the #MiddleGradeMonday tag @TheSpineView 🤗 I forgot to post yesterday.

This one has been in my TBR for ages. Told in verse it‘s about a girl from Syria who has to move to Cincinnati due to the unrest in her country. A new kid in town & country.

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Who else does this to themselves? #moodreader