"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…
"It's amazing to see. It's amazing to recognize the rush of pride that I feel when I see it. That's my teammate, this is my team, and this is how we fly." || Goodreads || 17-year-old vegan feminist Ellen Lopez-Rourke has one muggy Houston summer left before college. She plans to spend every last moment…
Continue reading ➞ Review: This is How We Fly by Anna Meriano
"But I would never let such a limitation stop me. I loved limitations. Limitations set creativity free." Goodreads || Amazon || B&N || Book Depository Notice: I received an eARC of this book from Penguin Teen in exchange for an honest review. When Sunny Dae—self-proclaimed total nerd—meets Cirrus Soh, he can’t believe how cool and…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon
"These weren't gory, made-up tales. These were our friends and neighbors being rounded up and carted away. It had to be just a matter of time before we were dragged away too." Goodreads || Amazon || B&N || Book Depository Notice: I received an eARC of this book from the Penguin Teen Partner program/Netgalley in…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher
"Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But one day. I would release the tears, the ache, the regret, the sorrow. I would let it all fall down into the great vanishing deep." Goodreads || Amazon || B&N || Book Depository Seventeen-year-old Tempe was born into a world of water. When the Great Waves destroyed her…
Continue reading ➞ Partnered Review: The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
Cierra's Cynosure 