In the wake of the fame granted by her bestselling, Booker-winning debut novel, The God of Small Things, Roy has mostly turned her writing to political reporting and activism. But the death of her mother, a larger-than-life figure who left her feckless husband and built an acclaimed school from the sheer force of her will …
Watch this video recommendation by Hanna from Rediscovered Books in Boise, ID. The Poet X won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award. More praise, this time from favorite authors: “Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.” —Justina Ireland, author of Dread …
The summer after Steve finishes 6th grade three things happen: His baby brother is born, though he is sickly and must return to the hospital for numerous tests. Steve learns that he might never, walk, talk, or feed himself. If he survives. Angels visit Steve in a dream. Wasps start building a nest in the …
