This book goes by so fast and deals with some intense and heavy stuff. Daunis is still reeling from the loss of her uncle and her grandmere's stroke, while dealing with the stuff that is more of a normal part of her life (being part Native and part white). Daunis becomes a covert informant (or CI) for an FBI investigation into meth being made in the area. Daunis is an 18 year old who wants to do the best for her community, and I loved hearing about her interactions with her elders. She has a lot of interest in learning the scientific basis for traditional medicines. There are some hard things in the novel: violence, assault, character death, rape...I might be forgetting some. Worth it though.

I loved listening to this audiobook book about Maverick, the father from The Hate U Give. This story illustrates how hard it is to be the person you want to be, especially when so many forces are against you. I also like that people call Maverick out when he needs to be. No one is perfect in this book, but everyone is real, and there is great compassion.

If you want to know what life is like with a facial difference, read this instead of "Wonder." Henley does such a good job talking about her life with Crouzon Syndrome, what it was like to have different surgeries, how cruel people could/can be. I appreciate that Henley mentions she is in recovery with an eating disorder but she couldn't find a way to write about it that wasn't triggering for her or for others. It also discusses our fascination with Picasso and his jerkiness really well.

Jay is used to covering for his sister Nicole, but he swears this is the last time. That was on Thursday. It's now Sunday, and he hasn't heard from her. What happened to Nic?

Harris's book covers the sad truth about how little attention missing black and brown children get, and how if they do get any attention, it plays into the stereotypes that exist, especially if they come from a poorer neighborhood. I enjoyed being in Jay's head, even if he does seem a little impulsive or to bounce around like a ping-pong ball (my husband would laugh if he heard me say this). There's a lot to like here.

Strong female protagonist, love the bits about the patriarchy, gets a little more cutthroat then I would like, and what an ending.

Listened to this on audio. Very cool idea of possessed nun, and the revenant is prickly and caring at the same time. I really like it.

I thought Colbert did an excellent job of outlining what led up to Greenwood being so successful, and all the ways the town failed in the massacre. I didn't mind her writing at the end about how it compares to tragedies today, but I know other readers who thought the book would have been stronger without that part.

A thought-provoking graphic novel about borders, and how arbitrary they really are in the grand scheme of things. I also think this is an important reminder about tribal groups as nations, and how little we recognize that.

Dinah's family makes a subsistence living on a farm in the Ozarks. They have access to a well, which local kingpin Gabriel wants, to the point where he's willing to murder for it. Dinah goes on the run, but she wants revenge, and she's going to get it.

It's a little twisty-turny plot wise, with a few scary moments. It's set in the near future, and seems sadly realistic. A potential love triangle turns into something else at the end.

Sadie's dream is to finish the Texas River Odyssey, which every member of her family has done so far. Her first year competing, she breaks two ribs and gets a concussion in an accident, and her father takes it poorly. He refuses to race with her the next year, and also seems to side with her brother when HE decides not to race with her at the last minute. So she's forced to race with her ex-best friend, Cully, who also has an awful father. Together they work through the pain of the race to learn some lessons about themselves and their history.