Read or be Read

Last Goodbyes     After some thought, I  decided to dedicate my last book blog to someone who meant a lot to me especially in the latter half of this year when I got to know her. It seems off-topic but as far as book-related things go, I think dedicating a post to my favorite librarian wouldn't be too bad. Here is my letter to Tori, the best librarian Uni has and will ever have. To Tori:       I remember pretty well the first time I talked to you. I think I had seen you around before but never really knew who you were or why you were in the library so much. Ms.Arnold had called you over to watch our (quite stupid) PSA for computer literacy, and despite never having met you before I could immediately tell what a kind person you were. You laughed along at all our corny jokes and joyfully expressed how much you liked it afterward. This joyful energy you carry was one we would all quickly come to love and appreciate. Every other day when we would have our class in the library, we would

                                           For this blog post, I decided to revisit one of my favorite graphic novels from my childhood: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. I got this book from one of my birthdays in Elementary School, but I don't recall wanting to read it right away. One day in fifth grade, just before leaving for school, I saw the book on the shelf and remembered that I had not read it yet. I quickly put it in my bag and ran to the car. During free reading time that day, I started reading the book. As the pages flew by, I became more and more in love with the book. This book is one of those graphic novels where you forget you are reading and start to feel like you are watching a movie.     Super brief Summaries of the stories in this book which I try my best not to spoil: American Born Chinese follow the stories of multiple different characters:  1. Jin Wang, a son of two Chinese immigrants who is trying to make friends and gain popularity in school, all w

  Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel (it’s uhhh….you know… 🏳️‍🌈) - by Stepheny   *Contains Major Spoilers I’ve always been a sucker for your typical YA romance novel. So, in an attempt to diversify my reading taste…I read another YA romance novel. Well, kind of.  Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel is Sara Farizan’s second novel, and a book I would definitely recommend. The novel’s main character is Leila, an Iranian American girl who attends Armstead Academy  and is hiding a big secret: she likes girls.  The main premise of the plot is the presence of a new girl at school: Saskia. Saskia is beautiful, confident, and bold. What else can Leila do but fall for her?  Within that main plot, there are more subplots: Leila’s attempt at rekindling friendships, and her struggling relationships with her family. There are more, but I won’t go into all the details. When I first started reading the plot, I felt like I could already guess the basic plot. Leila likes Saskia, they get toge