Welcome to Litsy!

The kids are back today so they got to open their #blitsy packages. Corrine loved all her goodies. She‘s excited the most for the tagged book (another one I may have to swipe.) We‘ve been doing a lot of puzzles recently & this one looks fun. She‘s going to have to hide the bunny because the puppy thought it was for him - she snatched it back from him pretty quick. Thanks @Chelleo for hosting - the kids had a lot of fun (and so did I!)

This book seemed incredibly long to me, and that‘s not usually a good sign when reviewing middle grade reads. I felt it improved towards the end as the family actively dealt with their difficulties, and I think it could be a really important book for readers who immediately connect to the narrator. However, if they don‘t connect, I‘m not sure it‘s one that will draw them in enough to get to the strong ending.

#TRS2020 #MiddleGrade

This is an eloquent story of Makeda adopted into a white family as a baby. After a major move to New Mexico she and her sister Eve struggle to help their mom with mental health. Makeda deals with racism around her and does not have a good support system until she helps her sister understand at a deeper level what she is experiencing. #integrateyourbookshelves

Heartbreaking. Kids are begging for a story like this - perhaps they are a black child feeling out of place, perhaps they are adopted and feeling like they don‘t belong. Maybe they have a parent who suffers from mental health issues or they recently moved away from their best friend. ALL of that is captured in this book and is well done.
English nerds like me will be bothered by the fragmented sentences and the lack of any comma anywhere 🤷🏼‍♀️

I have mixed feelings about this book. The beginning is a primer on how not to parent in a transracial adoption and I found the parents annoying. The middle/end on a family dealing with mental illness was accurate and well done. I loved the main character as she grew into herself. But I couldn‘t get past my early feelings about the annoying parents. A child‘s eyes may see this through a different lens.

#BBRC #MiddleGrade

Book 267 9/26/19

Great first line.

When Keda‘s white parents move the family to New Mexico, Keda is left to navigate a new middle school without her best friend, and just as her family life is unraveling.

This compelling story gives voice to life as a black youth in a white family, and the racism she faces every day while trying to figure out where she belongs.

#fivestars
#readingwomenofcolor2019

🎉IT‘S NEW BOOK DAY!🎉 Here are some of today‘s new books! There are several more out today that I am excited about, including Scary Stories for Young Foxes by C. M. Heidicker, Brazen and the Beast by S. MacLean, Goodnight Stranger by M. B. Gault, Rotherweird by A. Caldecott, The Vexations by C. Horrocks, Deadly Aim by S. M. Walker, Chances Are by R. Russo, and Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO by Dr. T. Pizzoli. What are you excited to read? 📚❤️📚

I don't know why I don't like this cover, but I dont. However, this title has a few started reviews and I have heard great Things.

Out July 30

#CoverLove #KidsEdition