May 19, 2020
May 28, 2016
May 17, 2020

Well done novel-in-verse about Ali as a kid and teen, great for upper elementary/middle school. It's framed by details from his best friend, and doesn't shy away from confronting the truth of the times.

May 9, 2021

A solid middle-school level mystery/adventure tale with plenty of action and good character development. The kids that have read it so far have eagerly moved on to the sequel.

June 24, 2012
November 11, 2020

Contains spoilers

July 23, 2019

Necessary story in the understanding of immigration and refugees. Graphics just ok, and the FB posts seemed a forced device, but the intent and front/back matter was good.

May 28, 2017
January 21, 2016

Empowering and funny. Will happily recommend to 8th and HSers

May 17, 2015

Well done story of male friendship through adversity. Felt pretty authentic and Myers did a good job with the dialogue. Liked that one of the boys was a writer, these characters felt different than many boys we see in YA.

February 23, 2019

A totally gorgeous and thoughtful meditation on grief with the added bonus of learning about some of the history of surfing. A bit emotionally detached, which makes sense, but a fuller drawn sense of Kristen would have sent this to a full 5 stars for me.

February 11, 2020

Solidly elementary/middle, but good actionable tips on myriad ways kids can and have gotten socially involved. Glad it deals with intersectionality and privilege and how to be an ally without always being the loudest organizing voice/center of the action.

June 12, 2019

3 stars because the kittehs were back!

April 28, 2020
September 12, 2019
April 20, 2019

Ok, I'm re-sold on Lumberjanes: Magic kitties and gender inclusion!

January 22, 2018

A stand-alone story in the Lumberjanes world by different creators with a more muted color palate. It cutely explores more of the Molly/Mal relationship (my lips are squeeled is the cutest line about their kiss) but didn't feel quite as charming as the series.

February 23, 2019

Great flow & layout, well researched and well written. Would make an excellent pairing with the March graphics.

March 27, 2018

Sweet with pretty art across a sweeping layout. Queer without a coming out story, good examples of teen friendships and parent dynamics. A little choppy in the narrative, but enjoyable overall.

March 5, 2019

Slowly unveiling family layers, lots of Greek myth, and many cute asides. This was a fun one. Hoping next one has more Barney!

June 5, 2018
November 25, 2019

I've liked her essays before, so was interested in longer form, but many are surface tv/movie reviews. Did appreciate the essays when she dug deeper into real problems like rape culture and intersectional inequalities. Those gave me something to chew on, but those were only about 30% of the essays.

October 15, 2016

Some really great gems in this collection. I really appreciated the expansiveness of the material, it was diverse in every sense. Great for HS and up, lots of great queer history explainers to boot.

May 16, 2021

Really great art, just ok story that could have been more emotionally resonant.

May 13, 2021