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The Hollow Crown Duology Review
Reading Time: 6 minutes Incendiary By: Zoraida Cordova Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: Fantasy, Romance Originally Published: April 28 2020 Illusionary By: Zoraida Cordova Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: Fantasy, Romance Originally Published: May 17, 2022 Reviewer Marisa Marquez TW: minor violence, blood, death, minor thoughts of suicide. The… Read more
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Book Tour: Why Me Mama?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy Me Mama? By: Katherine Lockwood Publisher: Acorn Cottage Press Genre: Picture Book Published: July 22, 2022 Reviewer Marisa Marquez In “Why Me Mama?” by Katherine Lockwood readers meet Rose, the self-conscious owlet, as she invites her forest friends to her birthday party. As she hands out her invitations she discovers that… Read more
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Picture Book Review: La Guitarrista
Reading Time: 2 minutesLa Guitarrista By: Lucky Diaz Publisher: Harper Genre: Picture Book Published: May 2 , 2023 Reviewer Marisa Marquez Canta loves to look at the guitars in the display window of the guitar store. One day she is lucky to find an old discarded one that she can make her own. With the… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Jovita Wore Pants
Reading Time: 3 minutesJovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter By: Aida Salazar Publisher: Scholastic Press Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction Published: March 7, 2023 *Review & quotations are based on a proof copy* Reviewer Marisa Marquez The true story of Jovita Valdovinos who became a leader during the second wave of the… Read more
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Book Festival
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter navigating the paralyzing traffic of Los Angeles, my family and I made it to USC, the host of the LA Times Book Festival. The festival is a massive gathering of writers, readers, book stores, publishers and creators; all in the name of celebrating our equal love for books. This year the… Read more
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Book Tour: The Haunting of Alejandra
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Haunting of Alejandra By: V. Castro Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Horror Fiction On Sale April 18, 2023 *Review & quotations are based on a proof copy* Reviewer Marisa Marquez TW: suicidal thoughts, blood, death, minor child abuse A powerful story about Alejandra, a stay at home mother, who is feeling… Read more