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sitting-on-me-bum · 8 months ago
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Aurora Borealis Dec. 1, 2023, 06:32 am
Good Measure Farm, Atlanta, MI, 2004
By Kim Johnson
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richincolor · 6 months ago
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Interested in adding to your summer reading list? Check out these five books that are out today:
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson Random House Books for Young Readers
In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from the acclaimed author of This Is My America! Calvin knows how to pass for white. He’s done it plenty of times before. For his friends in Chicago, when they wanted food but weren’t allowed in a restaurant. For work, when he and his dad would travel for the Green Book. This is different. After a tragedy in Chicago forces the family to flee, they resettle in an idyllic all-white suburban town in search of a better life. Calvin’s father wants everyone to embrace their new white lifestyles, but it’s easier said than done. Hiding your true self is exhausting — which leads Calvin across town where he can make friends who know all of him…and spend more time with his new crush, Lily. But when Calvin starts unraveling dark secrets about the white town and its inhabitants, passing starts to feel even more suffocating–and dangerous–than he could have imagined. Expertly weaving together real historical events with important reflections on being Black in America, acclaimed author Kim Johnson powerfully connects readers to the experience of being forced to live a life-threatening lie or embrace an equally deadly truth.
Dancers of the Dawn by Afzal Zulekha Rock the Boat
Dancer. Warrior. Executioner. Deep in the desert a storm is brewing. Under the blazing sun, an elite troupe of dancers are trained to harness their magic. They are the queen’s most formidable assassins. Aasira has one of the rarest talents – for she is a flame-wielder. Feared by all and envied by some, she uses her power to execute enemies of the crown. Aasira’s greatest wish is to serve her queen. But on the eve of her graduation, with tensions rising among the dancers and secrets stirring in the shifting sand dunes, she begins to question whether she was truly born to kill…
Hearts of Fire and Snow by David Bowles and Guadalupe Garcia McCall Bloomsbury YA
Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall reimagine a beloved Aztec tale of star-crossed lovers with one last chance to reunite. Blanca Montes wants to make a difference in the world, to do more than her wealthy godfather and spoiled boyfriend think her capable of. So when Greg Chan shows up as a new student at her Nevada school, she is more than intrigued by this handsome, brilliant stranger. But Greg and Blanca are drawn to each other by something stronger--their fates entwined centuries ago. In his first life, Greg was Captain Popoca, and Blanca is the reincarnation of Princess Iztac, who took her own life after believing her beloved Popoca was sent to his death in battle. Greg has spent a thousand years searching for his lost love, and now the fates have given them one more chance to reunite. Will their hearts finally beat as one?
Icon and Inferno (A Stars and Smoke Novel, 2) by Marie Lu Roaring Brook Press
Spies meet romance meet popstars in this thrilling follow up to Stars and Smoke by bestselling author Marie Lu. A year has passed since superstar Winter and secret agent Sydney Cossette went undercover - on a dangerous mission to bring down the baddest man in London. Winter hasn't stopped thinking about Sydney since, and she's been trying not to think about him Family secrets and nasty newspapers has Winter desperate to re-enter the secret world. And it's not long before he gets his chance. Sydney is back, and this time the mission goes right to the heart of the United States of America. A rescue gone wrong, an assassination attempt - and the return of an old flame - puts Winter right back into the action . . . and into a country on the brink of chaos. And when a murder accusation has Sydney on the run, suddenly it's not just a life at stake, but all-out war.
Seasick by Kristin Cast & Pintip Dunn Delacorte Press
There's a killer on board a luxury yacht, and two former friends must team up to figure out which of their privileged classmates has a penchant for murder before they become victims themselves. Don't miss out on this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling authors Kristin Cast and Pintip Dunn! Ex–best friends Naya Morgan and Yana Bunpraserit have always felt like outsiders in their small Oklahoma town. But this year, everything changes when they’re inducted into an exclusive society of Yatesville High’s top recent graduates. Unimaginable opportunities await them, starting with a celebratory yacht trip to Bermuda. Despite the likely onslaught of microaggressions and backhanded compliments from their peers—in addition to their own rocky past—Yana and Naya are ready for an epic voyage. Then one of their classmates is brutally murdered, leaving them stuck at sea with a killer. Yana and Naya may have avoided each other for years, yet as the body count rises, rekindling their friendship might be the only way they’ll both survive.
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bookaddict24-7 · 6 months ago
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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (June 11th, 2024)
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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!
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New Standalones/First in a Series:
There is a Door in this Darkness by Kristin Cashore
The Ghost of Us by James L. Sutter
Love, Off the Record by Samantha Markum
Brownstone by Samuel Teer & Marina Julia
The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin
Hearts of Fire & Snow by David Bowles & Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Dead Girls Talking by Megan Cooley Peterson
Six More Months of June by Daisy Garrison
How to Get Over Your (Best Friend's) Ex by Kristi McManus
The Color of A Lie by Kim Johnson
New Sequels:
Icon & Inferno (Stars and Smoke #2) by Marie Lu
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Happy reading!
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the-final-sentence · 8 months ago
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Our lips met again as we ignored yelps and claps from the girls on her floor.
Kim Johnson, from The Color of a Lie
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books-to-add-to-your-tbr · 2 years ago
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Title: This is My America
Author: Kim Johnson
Series or standalone: standalone
Publication year: 2020
Genres: fiction, contemporary, mystery, social justice, family
Blurb: Every week, 17-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X asking the organisation to help her father, an innocent black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time - her dad has only 267 days left. Then, the unthinkable happens: the police arrive in the night, and Tracy’s older brother Jamal goes from being a bright, promising track star to a thug on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike...but will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texan town’s racist history that still haunt the present?
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frontporchjunkie · 4 months ago
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mscoyditch · 7 months ago
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"Windy Day".
By Kim Johnson.
> Rita M Sjöholm > World of Washing
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covergirlnay · 11 months ago
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My favorites 2023
1. My favorite albums: Lady London- S.O.U.L., Ciara- Ci Ci, Chris Brown- 11:11, Lola Brooke- Dennis Daughter
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2. My favorite movies: Barbie (that was for the 60s-90s babies 😄) & The Little Mermaid 🧜🏽‍♀️
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3. Favorite Picture book: Big- Vashti Harrison
4. Favorite young Adult Novel: Invisible Son- Kim Johnson. This book was on my heart for days after finishing it.
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*honorable mention: Love in Winter Wonderland
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5. Favorite Nonfiction book: I’m not yelling- Elizabeth Leiba
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6. Favorite Graphic novel: Curlfriends- Sharee Miller
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7. Pivot point: Passing that test 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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8. Lesson: Continue to have hope 😌❤️‍🩹
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ianchisnall · 2 years ago
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Women’s drug and alcohol treatment proposed
At the end of this week in Parliament on Thursday Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central raised a document that is entitled Women’s drug and alcohol treatment and 9 other MPs supported her call. On Friday an additional MP has signed it as well. The text is below and the document can be obtained from here. The first extra 5 MPs that endorsed the document are the people needed to “The…
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onebluebookworm · 2 years ago
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Black History Month 2023 - February 14
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This Is My America - Kim Johnson
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prettiestluxury · 1 year ago
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black women in fur >>>>
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bookaddict24-7 · 1 year ago
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New Young Adult Releases! (June 27th, 2023)
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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!
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New Standalones/First in a Series:
You Won't Believe Me by Cyn Balog
Plus One by Kelsey Rodkey
The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade
The Quiet Part Out Loud by Deborah Crossland
Someone You Loved by Robin Constantine
Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend by Brandon Hoàng
Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton
What Happens After Midnight by K.L. Walther
Starlings by Amanda Linsmeier
Invisible Son by Kim Johnson
House Party by Various
Monstrous by Sarah Myer
New Sequels:
Manslaughter Park (Jane Austen Murder Mystery #3) by Tirzah Price
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Happy reading!
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the-final-sentence · 2 years ago
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Bright and seen and never forgotten.
Kim Johnson, from Invisible Son
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swiftiesusa · 3 months ago
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this pic is so fucking funny omfg
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whoops11 · 3 months ago
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flau’jae is so funny i can’t 😭
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