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Tag Archives: San Francisco
The League of Secret Heroes: Cape and Mask by Kate Hannigan
Once again, being behind both in reading and reviewing means that I get to review the first two books of a series at the same time. I have enjoyed every book I’ve read by Kate Hannigan so far (see Cupcake … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, Lists, Print
Tagged historical fantasy, New York City, San Francisco, superheroes, world war ii, youth fantasy
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3 Atmospheric Middle Grade Fantasies
The clock is ticking on the #CybilsReadDown, so as I’ve once again been reading faster than I can review, I’m going to jump back to try to finish up some of the books that I read early on in quarantine. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Asian-American, Chinese-American, Ireland, New England, San Francisco, youth fantasy
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Heroine Complex and Heroine Worship
Who says a book starring a person of color has to be dark and realistic? Or that it takes darkness and realism to make a serious statement? I finally tracked down these books that I’d been wanting to read since … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Fantasy, Print
Tagged #OwnVoices, adult fantasy, San Francisco, superheroes
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Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
More action-oriented historical fiction from the author of Under a Painted Sky. Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee. Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller. Print from Putnam, 2016. Audio from Tantor Audio. It’s San Francisco in 1906. Our story starts on a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged #OwnVoices, #ReadDiverse2017, Asian-American, diversity, historical fiction, San Francisco, teen audiobooks, teen historical fiction
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