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They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri: A Must Read

What: They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri Who: One World When: September 6, 2022 How: Borrowed from library. A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir. “What […]

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2025/03/11 • Chiara • Reviews • Comments Off on They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri: A Must Read
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Review: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

What: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan Who: Harper When: May 2 2017 How: Borrowed from library. On the eve of her daughter Alia’s wedding, Salma reads the girl’s future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions […]

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2025/02/25 • Chiara • Reviews • (?)
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Blood Orange by Yaffa: A Powerful Poetry Collection

What: Blood Orange by Yaffa Who: Meraj Publishing When: November 13 2023 How: Read through Kobo Plus. “Blood Orange” is a highly emotional, important and timely poetry collection by Mx. Yaffa (They/She), a trans Muslim displaced Indigenous Palestinian. Their writings probe the yearning for home, belonging, mental health, queerness, transness, and other dimensions of marginalization […]

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2025/02/11 • Chiara • Reviews • (?)
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Review: Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis

What: Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis Who: Harry N. Abrams When: March 26 2024 How: A copy of this novel was provided by Harry N. Abrams for review. A shocking, spine-chilling YA horror slasher about a girl searching for her dead mother’s body at the summer camp that was once her serial killer father’s […]

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2024/10/01 • Chiara • Reviews • (?)
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Cover Reveal: You Started It by Jackie Khalilieh

Today I’m really excited to share the cover of Jackie Khalilieh’s next young adult novel, You Started It, out May 20, 2025! Read on to see the cover, read the blurb, and learn a bit more about Jackie :) The cover … … … Isn’t it gorgeous?! I’ve always liked the other titles I’ve seen with […]

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2024/09/19 • Chiara • Misc • (?)
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