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ARC Book Review | Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle

Title: Conditions of a HeartAuthor: Bethany Mangle Genre: Young AdultPublished on: February 20, 2024Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksSource: digital (Books Forward)Pages: 349 Synopsis: For fans of Talia Hibbert and Lynn Painter comes a funny and unflinchingly honest story about a teen who must come to terms with her disability and what it means for her identity, …

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ARC Book Review | Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield

Title: Hurricane SummerAuthor: Asha Bromfield Genre: Young AdultPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 400 Synopsis: CW: classism, racism, sexism, physical and verbal abuse, sexual assault, rape, abortion (mentioned), infidelity, grief, and deathTilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and …

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ARC Book Review | Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen

Title: Big Girl, Small TownAuthor: Michelle Gallen Genre: FictionPublished On: December 1, 2020Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: physicalPages: 320 Synopsis: Meet Majella O’Neill, a heroine like no other, in this captivating Irish debut that has been called Milkman meets Derry Girls. Majella is happiest out of the spotlight, away from her neighbors’ stares and the gossips of the small town in …

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