So so so cute. I love it.

I love Mr. Gumpy as a storytime book. Just gentle reads and you can make animal noises.

Oh man. No idea how this didn't make the Maine Reader's Choice Award list. It is excellent and I'm glad I made time to read it, especially at this point in time. It's made me think a lot about race and what I take for granted.

This was my first Erdrich book. I thought it was really beautifully written. I'm not always a huge fan of reading from the perspective of teenage boys, but Erdrich did a good job. I'm sorry I missed the actual book club discussion, because I was too tired.

This is a nice introduction to a lot of different inspiring female figures throughout history. There is definitely an American focus, but I learned about some new people and I enjoyed it.

I put this down for a bit to read some other things in the middle. Overall, I liked it. It's a cute romance with a political twist. I kind of wish the ending were different

I didn't like that Maya changed her ideas about romance to be with Jamie. I kind of wish that she had stuck with her faith/what she said to her parents.

I did like that the political part was very realistic.

While I don't listen to the podcast, this is a great book about friendship. There really should be more studies on the topic to expand our knowledge.

I was so into this book I livetweeted it via Direct Message on Twitter to a friend. It's so great. I love Felix a lot. I don't read a lot of FTM stories, and that was a welcome change as well.

Felix Love has never been in love, and recognizes the irony of the name. He's struggling with his senior art project, and really wants to go to Brown. He has a best friend, Ezra, and an enemy-ish, Declan. When he is cruelly exposed to an art gallery of pictures of him younger and with his deadname, he assumes Declan is behind it. Slight mayhem ensues, and I don't want to spoil the delights of this books. It has a great cast of high school students, and realistic parents. I loved reading this.

Not necessarily my favorite style of illustration, but I love the colors and the diverse drag queens. I think it would be excellent for story hours of all varieties.

I like the story of Emil and the idea of the Celestials versus Bloodcasters, but every moment in Brighton's head drove me nuts.