Book Review: Tomboy Survival Guide

Book Review: Tomboy Survival Guide

Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote Memoir 208 pages Published 2016 This is the second book I read for my personal 24 in 48 challenge, and it was excellent. Ivan is a natural storyteller – each chapter flows seamlessly into the next, even though each is a separate vignette from their life, and they aren’t … Continue reading

Book Review: Saints and Misfits

Book Review: Saints and Misfits

Saints and Misfits S. K. Ali Young Adult 325 pages Published June 2017 Yet another debut novel that I loved! Saints and Misfits covers a few months in the life of Janna, a Muslim high school student. It opens with her assault by “the monster” as she names him, a well-respected Muslim boy at her … Continue reading

Book Review: The Clothesline Swing

Book Review: The Clothesline Swing

The Clothesline Swing Ahmad Danny Ramadan Fictional Memoir? 288 pages Published April 2017 I had to force myself to finish this book. It was okay at the beginning – I was hoping it would get better, and it did not. The Clothesline Swing is the the story of two gay Syrian refugees. It’s an interesting … Continue reading