by WeldonNgetich | Jan 5, 2024 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (5/5) Generations of American history students have grown up believing that enslaved people accepted their lot and became attached to their enslavers, that rebellion was rare and that liberation from slavery happened thanks to the enslavers.In this newly...
by WeldonNgetich | Jan 5, 2024 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) An action-driven, high-octane “thrill ride” about a group of working-class teens who join a dangerous scavenger hunt with a prize that can save their families and community. Jax the puzzler, Yas the parkourist, Spider the hacker and Han the...
by WeldonNgetich | Jan 5, 2024 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) In the quaint yet politically charged town of Edgartown, North Carolina, two worlds are about to collide. Meet Gabe Delgado, the quintessential all-American boy, molded by his conservative, Cuban senator father. Across town there’s Annabelle...
by WeldonNgetich | Jan 5, 2024 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) What if talking about racism was as easy as baking a cake, frying plantains or cooking rice? The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes) is a celebration of food, family, activism and resistance in the face of racism. In this anthology featuring...
by WeldonNgetich | Jan 5, 2024 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (5/5) Jay doesn’t believe in Bigfoot. His dad loves hunting for Bigfoot, but searching for a mythical creature in the dark isn’t Jay’s idea of fun. Especially because he always gets stuck looking out for his little sister while his dad plays with the...
