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Review: In the Time of the Butterflies

January 16, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘In the Time of the Butterflies’ by Julia Alvarez is a historical novel based on the real lives of the Mirabel sisters aka Las Mariposas (the Butterflies). The sisters were revolutionaries, fighting against the Dominican Republic’s dictator Trujillo … Continue reading Review: In the Time of the Butterflies

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Review: Empress & Aniya

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: “Empress & Aniya” by Candice Carty-Williams is a YA novel about two unlikely friends. When Empress gets a scholarship to an elite private school, popular and wealthy Aniya is tasked with showing her around. The girls become friends, … Continue reading Review: Empress & Aniya

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Review: Betty

September 12, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘Betty’ by Tiffany McDaniel is a coming-of-age novel about a young girl with Cherokee heritage. Born in 1954, Betty is the middle child in a large family. Her white mother resents her Cherokee father because, despite his hard … Continue reading Review: Betty

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Review: Red At The Bone

February 7, 2021May 7, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson is about a family reacting to teenage pregnancy. On the day of sixteen-year-old Melody’s coming of age party, her parents and grandparents reflect on their family history. In particular, Iris – … Continue reading Review: Red At The Bone

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North African Authors

October 21, 2020November 11, 2020 aminamakele

A list of books by authors from each country in North Africa. Continue reading North African Authors

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West African Authors

August 5, 2020August 25, 2020 aminamakele

Reading list of books by authors from every country in West Africa. Continue reading West African Authors

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Review: Men We Reaped

July 29, 2020 aminamakele

THE PLOT: Men We Reaped is a memoir by award-winning author Jesmyn Ward. It gives life to the stories of five young black men, including her beloved brother, who died in the space of four years. Interwoven with her life … Continue reading Review: Men We Reaped

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Review: The Pact We Made

July 22, 2020 aminamakele

THE PLOT: The Pact We Made follows Dahlia, a twenty-nine-year-old woman living in Kuwait. As her thirtieth birthday approaches, her mother pressures her to find a husband. But Dahlia finds life in Kuwait stultifying due to the pressure to bow … Continue reading Review: The Pact We Made

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Review: The Red Lily Crown

July 6, 2020July 20, 2020 aminamakele

THE PLOT: The Red Lily Crown is about Chiara Nerini – an orphan in Florence in 1574. Living in poverty since her father’s death, and with her grandmother and two younger sisters to feed, she goes to the court of … Continue reading Review: The Red Lily Crown

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Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo

June 25, 2020June 27, 2020 aminamakele

THE PLOT: Nuri is a successful beekeeper in Aleppo. He runs a large business creating and exporting honey with his cousin Mustapha. When war breaks out Nuri’s wants to leave Syria but his wife, Afra, refuses to go. As the … Continue reading Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo

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