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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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Mini Review: The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee

What: The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee Who: Zando – Gillian Flynn Books When: August 13th 2024 How: A copy of this novel was provided by Zando for review. From Gillian Flynn Books, a lyrical YA horror by debut author Wen-yi Lee that’s perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting, Stephen King’s IT, […]

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2024/08/14 • Chiara • Reviews • (?)
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