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This type of nonfiction isn't my typical read--I've never been one to strongly enjoy theory or essays that aren't fully narrative. I'm glad I worked my way through it though--there were a lot of good points and things to think about. I probably would have kept it longer but it needed to go back to the library.

I don't think I would have read this one if it wasn't nominated for the North Star YA Award. I'm familiar with the tropes Hazelwood likes her main male love interest (dark haired, extremely tall, hands that dwarf the female love interests somehow) and thus every time Nolan was described I was taken out of the book because I was too busy laughing about these tropes. I know that some kids will definitely love it.

I think as a character study this book was interesting enough, but I'm not a big literary fiction person and so the ending (or lack thereof) really threw me off. I wanted to find a print copy to make sure I didn't miss anything. What was real? What wasn't? I don' t know.

This is a pretty good historical fiction mystery romance about Egypt in the time of British occupation, where the land was looted for treasures, many of which have yet to be repatriated. Inez wants to find out what happened to her parents, and is determined to travel from Argentina to Egypt to find out. There, she manages to elude her uncle and his manservant enough to keep hunting for artifacts. She may not like what she finds. Loyalties shift and waver in this story, and you're kept on your toes wondering if what Inez believes is right. I didn't realize it was the start of a duology so the cliffhanger ending wasn't my favorite, but now I just need to read the next book!

It needed to go back due to the ILL service shutting down :(

Maudie lives with her mom, who wants her to keep secrets, to shove everything down. Her favorite time of year is when she summers with her dad. This summer is different: there are wildfires in northern California, and they have to flee the cabin her dad built with his bare hands. Can Maudie keep all the secrets inside while her life is in upheaval? This is another strong book for the MSBA list, as well as being yet another one that made me cry. 

not my usual cup of tea. I was more intrigued after I learned about Kevin Eastman and the Ninja turtles.

I didn't go into this play knowing a lot about it and it kind of shocked me! I guess I'm not used to plays that are that explicit. It was definitely an out-of-comfort-zone read for me.

This book made me cry so many times. What we did to AIDS patients in the 1970s and 80s was unconscionable. Iris's journey to activism is believable and makes sense. I have a hard time thinking of the 1980s as historical fiction, as this all feels so current to me now still, but this book is worth reading.