"Retrospect is a place where truth lives guilt-free." Goodreads In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin’s debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement—from the well-documented events that shaped the nation’s treatment of Black people, beginning with the “Separate but Equal” ruling—and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were…
“Like all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices.” Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel…
"Finish it. Those had been Zelle's last words to me. And though she was talking about the King, I know that in order to truly finish it, I can't stop at taking the King's life. I'm going to burn this whole godsdamned place to the ground." Goodreads Notice: This is the final book in the…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan (Girls of Paper and Fire #3)
"And nothing is more important than the ability to tell yourself a different story. A new story that goes against what the world has told you." Goodreads Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is magic...everywhere. New portals begin…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
"That’s the problem with words. In my head, words are magic. My thoughts are eloquent and fierce. On the page, words are music. In the clicks of my keyboard, in the scratches of pencil meeting paper. In the beauty of the eraser, of the backspace key. On the page, the words in my head sing…
Continue reading ➞ Review: What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter
Cierra's Cynosure 