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Book Review: If I Ever Get Out of Here

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+-+447799563_70 Title: If I Ever Get Out of Here

Author: Eric Gansworth

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books; 2013

Main character: Lewis Blake

Lewis is a smart kid who tested out of the Indian school on the Tuscarora Reservation and is now attending the nearby all white school. He wants to go to college and to have a better life so, he wants to know how to maneuver a world that is new to him.  As a result, he’s trying to figure  out how to come of age both on the rez and in the white world. Up until now, Lewis has been pretty much a loner; it’s difficult making friends when you live in two worlds. Then, along comes George. A new kid who’s literally been around the world. His father’s military career has taught him how to fit in, how to live by a code and probably how to recognize enduring…

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KRLemmons African American Young Adult Literature, Children's literature, Multicultural literature

December Releases

YA Books written by authors of color.

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In 2012, I listed 102 YA books written by authors of color. This year, 81. I’m certain I’ve missed some.

For example, in September I missed Antigoddess by Kendare Blake.Antigoddess by Kendare Blake

Old Gods never die…

Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health. Desperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra—an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god. 

These days, Cassandra doesn’t involve herself in the business of gods—in fact, she doesn’t even know they exist. But she could be the key in a war that is only just…

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KRLemmons African American Young Adult Literature, Children's literature, Multicultural literature

2012 Reading Challenges

While some people make New Year’s resolutions, other people make challenges.  Do a search, and one is bound to find a challenge that he or she can join.  As a blogger who loves books, I have a particular interest in reading challenges.  Although incomplete at this time, here are a list of reading challenges that may interest you.  For more information on the challenges, click on the link.  I plan to join a challenge or two!  I’ll keep you posted on the results.

Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks 

2012 Young Adult Reading Challenge

2012 Picture Book Reading Challenge

Award Winning Reads Challenge

2012 YA/MG Fantasy Reading Challenge

2012 Multicultural Book Challenge

Just Contemporary Reading Challenge