Book Review
Saving Ellipsis
by Aleena Ortiz
Laure Dargelos’s novel "Saving Ellipsis" is a playful jaunt through the topsy-turvy world of grammar and literature. In Ellipsis, Prosperina fails to follow unspoken rules, opening a flower shop instead of a bookstore and breaking...
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Black Hair in a White World
by Aleena Ortiz
The essays of "Black Hair in a White World" concern the struggles of Black women who sport natural hair in a colonized world. A commodity, a means of discrimination, a point of economic exploitation: Black women’s hair developed in...
Book Review
Brain On!
by Aleena Ortiz
"Brain On!" is an encouraging self-help text filled with methods for cultivating emotional intelligence in the office. Deb Smolensky’s "Brain On!" is a self-help guide that emphasizes personal growth and individual mental wellness in...
Book Review
Facets of the Kingdom
by Aleena Ortiz
"Facets of the Kingdom" gathers reflections on the nature of racial and religious categories in contemporary society to argue for goodwill between all people. Loris O. Gillin explores the foundations of a Christian society in her...
Book Review
The Miracle of a Butterfly
by Aleena Ortiz
The instructive picture book "The Miracle of a Butterfly" is direct in illustrating the life cycle of a butterfly. Betty Lowery and Paul Lowery’s "The Miracle of a Butterfly" is a picture book about the beauty and life cycle of the...
Book Review
Presence Driven
by Aleena Ortiz
In the religious book "Presence Driven", biblical stories are analyzed in search of deeper understanding around God’s true plan. Paul Ellis’s religious book "Presence Driven" makes Bible-based assertions about God’s authority....
Book Review
Not Good Enough
by Aleena Ortiz
The self-help book "Not Good Enough" promotes self-awareness as a means of breaking free from detrimental cycles. In her engaging self-help book "Not Good Enough", Sabrina Trobak suggests that awareness of one’s beliefs can lead to a...
Book Review
The Crazy Untamable, Tamable Tongue
by Aleena Ortiz
In the instructive picture book "The Crazy Untamable, Tamable Tongue", a sharp-tongued boy has his tempers tamed by a girl’s love. In Cynthia M. Warren’s picture book "The Crazy Untamable, Tamable Tongue", a boy learns about the...