Great book! I loved it from beginning to end.

This is my first read by James Patterson. I have seen movies based on his books, but never read any. This was a great read. It was fast paced and kept my attention. I see why he is popular. I plan on reading more by him.

I love the title because actually, the author is teaching the reader about African American Girls. A collection of short stories that draws you and gives you something to think about.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
Maya Angelou

I love all of the bookmarks and sticker!
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Full of drama! It held my interest and was actually a good book.

I switched it up with this short read. It is very good.

A great read.

“WHEN YOU LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED.”

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"For most people, what is so painful about reading is that you read something and you don't have anybody to share it with. In part what the book club opens up is that people can read a book and then have someone else to talk about it with. Then they see that a book can lead to the pleasure of conversation, that the solitary act of reading can actually be a part of the path to communion and community."~Bell Hooks

Our book club we meet in 6 weeks.

Always a good read when it is a Beverly Jenkins book. This one did not disappoint. This is the second book in a series. If you like Romance and cowboys this is for you.

This book yesterday had too many stories filled with drama. I didn't care for it.

This made me wish that I was teaching elementary again. So many wonderful ways to use this book. Great read.

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This was a good book, but took too long to get to the juice of the story.

Excellent book. I can't write a good review without spoiling it, but this book got me. I was out done. LOL
I had the audiobook.

"My daddy says that when you do somethin' to distract you from your worstest fears, it's like whistlin' past the graveyard. You know, making a racket to keep the scaredness and the ghosts away."
I saw reviews stating the story wasn't plausible for a 9 year old to say and do what Starla did in the story. I taught in a low income elementary school, I know for a fact that a 9 year old can mature quickly depending on what they were exposed to in life.

This was a good memoir. I had never heard of Mary Pflum Peterson prior to someone recommending her book. Her mother made it interesting.

Great coming of age story of sorts.

I didn't like this storyline.

I wanted to like this book, but there was just too much of nothing going on in the story. I'm all about magic and history, but this didn't do it for me.

I surprisingly agree with the four agreements. I am going to work on transforming my thoughts to focus more on living a happy, positive life.

I needed a light read. These poems make me laugh and reminisce about teaching elementary. I teach high school now.

A must read! There are some things covered that may not be easy for everyone. Things like rapes, domestic violence, murder. Excellent story told by alternating past and present.

Ayeeee, I wasn't ready! This book was good! I wish that I had saved it for book club, but I didn't expect much from it. This was my first book by LaPena. Are all of her books this good?

This could have been an excellent story if Ellie's part had been left out. The story starts with a lady named Jennifer who wakes up with amnesia. She kind of remembers her husband, but when she gets home she finds letters from her lover. Soooooo, good. Then the author brings in Ellie's storyline and tie it into Jennifer's and I wasn't feeling it.

I didn't realize that this was a book of short stories until I read the first one. It was sad and very good. It made me anxious about the next. I read them all today. Loved it!

1. Picking at their feet in public.
2. Surprise trip to Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.
3. Success is subjective depending on the crowd. If you set a goal for yourself and reached it, then to me, you are successful.
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Surprisingly good read. I wasn't sure what to expect, but this is a very good book. Historical fiction about women's struggles (single parent) back in the day.

Great story. It had me all the way until the end. I couldn't figure out who the wife between us was exactly. I think I have an idea now.

These were gifted to me today. Has anyone read any. I think I'm going to start with B.A. Paris

This books copyright is 1995 and I found it useful for today's decor ideas. This is my garage sale find for $1.

Bookmarks! I usually use a receipt or random paper for bookmarks until I came across thses beauties.
I may order some and gift my book club members with one.

I couldn't get into it. I wasn't expecting it to be a YA Novel. After a week I was only on chapter 6 with no motivation to get back to it. I had to force myself to read it.

A great novella.

This was a great book about a woman in a domestic violence marriage and starting over. I was intrigued and taken in to the point that I couldn't put it down.

Hilarious!

Good, short read.

I loved this book. I was thinking it was going to be all about sex. It wasn't. It made me laugh a lot and it even had a little mystery to solve.

The title brought me to this book. It's a self help book and I must say it's a good one. Are you willing or unwilling to.....
Quick read. I had the audiobook and it is read by the author. It's only 3 hours.

I haven't read a book by her that I didn't like. This was a good one too.

I got bored after a bit. I skipped through a majority of it and still knew what was going on in the story. I skipped and still knew Michael's issues, his mom and dad's issues. It was an easy read.

Loved this memoir. It was broken down into stories at different times of her life. They didn't go in order, but they had titles to let you know when and what it was addressing. Sad stories, but well written and thorough.

Great book to bring about great discussion for children. I can see using this in a classroom. It could even be used as a daily starter to each day to remind students about diversity and loving yourself.

Long, but good. I had the audiobook.

This started off great. Made it to chapter 8 and noticed an entire scene was repeated. I thought my kindle had gone backwards on its own. Continued reading and kept noticing the same phrases repeated throughout. I'm like, now this is becoming annoying. Story was good. Writing, meh.

Although I'm tired of memoirs, I'm glad that I came across this one. I had the audiobook and it's read by the author. It's great. Everyone may not like it, but I did.

OMGEE! I loved this book. It alternated between present and past both parts told from the main character's point of view. Page turner.

I just realized that I met my goal! I edited it and added 20 more. Summer reading has been good to me.

I didn't like it. Someone recommended this book to me last year and I'm just now reading it. It jumped around and was kinda confusing. It was kinda slow moving too. I didn't like that the girl was 15 and her lover was 27.

I haven't read many self help books and I didn't get any ground breaking info from this one. It was entertaining and I enjoyed it. Sometimes people need reminders of how to be great and ways to remember that they are great. This book does that for you. A quick read. #Loveyourself