Book Review
Sweetie
by Mya Alexice
Steven Petrivelli and Sean Dillon’s charming "Sweetie" is a delightful tale about a self-made superhero told through dynamic and unique art. In a world filled to the brim with superheroes, headstrong Maggie wants nothing more than to...
Book Review
Ivy Day
by Mya Alexice
Pam Jones’s "Ivy Day" is an eerie, vivid examination of minds warped by obsession and stardom. Jones conjures a deep journey into the heads of five characters, focusing on the particularly unpleasant journey of one JOHN MARK Waterman....
Book Review
Offline
by Mya Alexice
Brian Adams’s charming and heartfelt young adult novel "Offline" explores the harm that comes with trading the real world for an online one. Meagan has a real problem. She’s not addicted to drugs or alcohol or gambling, but she...
Book Review
Introduction to Transgender Studies
by Mya Alexice
Pragmatic, philosophical, urgent, and inclusive, "Introduction to Transgender Studies" is a crucial introduction to an important area of study. As new fields of academic study emerge, tracking their new findings, upcoming theories, and...
Book Review
Fat Angie
by Mya Alexice
A sequel to Stonewall Book Award Winner "Fat Angie", e.E. Charlton-Trujillo’s Fat Angie: Rebel Girl Revolution finds Angie grappling with a new set of circumstances. Quick, compelling prose propels the often poignant narrative about...
Book Review
Give a Girl Chaos
by Mya Alexice
Heidi Seaborn’s poetry collection "Give a Girl Chaos" wields everyday language with immense skill, resulting in an expansive work. These poems encompass the range of human emotion. They travel around the globe and from idea to idea,...
Book Review
Girls on the Line
by Mya Alexice
Jennie Liu’s "Girls on the Line" is a gut-wrenching story of sisterhood and perseverance. Early 2000s China, in the throes of family planning policies and massive industrialization, isn’t kind to orphaned girls like Luli and Yun, who...
Book Review
What Momma Left Me
by Mya Alexice
A coming-of-age story inundated with grief, trauma, and uncertainty, Renée Watson’s "What Momma Left Me" is a heartbreaking and intense young adult novel. Thirteen-year-old Serenity finds herself in emotional turmoil as she tries to...