en-US Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:27:28 -0800 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 52516332 In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.

Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people�

In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash.

Separated by distance—and Papi’s secrets—the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered.

And then, when it seems like they’ve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.]]> 432 Elizabeth Acevedo 0062882767 Jon 0 lgbt, verse 4.21 2020
author: Elizabeth Acevedo
name: Jon
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at: 2021/01/14
date added: 2021/01/14
shelves: lgbt, verse
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Hunter and Van become boyfriends before they're even teenagers, and stay a couple even when adolescence intervenes. But in high school, conflict arises -- mostly because Hunter is much more comfortable with the sex part of sexual identity. As the two boys start to realize that loving someone doesn't guarantee they will always be with you, they find out more about their own identities -- with Hunter striking out on his own while Van begins to understand his own asexuality.

In poems that are romantic and poems that are heartbreaking, Vanilla explores all the flavors of the spectrum -- and how romance and love aren't always the same thing.]]> 320 Billy Merrell Jon 4 lgbt, verse 3.55 2017
author: Billy Merrell
name: Jon
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/01
date added: 2018/03/01
shelves: lgbt, verse
review:

]]> 30317423 Romeo and Juliet that transports the star-crossed lovers to the modern-day Israel-Palestine conflict.

Ronit, an Israeli girl, lives on one side of the fence. Jamil, a Palestinian boy, lives on the other side. Only miles apart but separated by generations of conflict—much more than just the concrete blockade between them. Their fathers, however, work in a distrusting but mutually beneficial business arrangement, a relationship that brings Ronit and Jamil together. And lightning strikes. The kind of lightning that transcends barrier fences, war, and hatred.

The teenage lovers fall desperately into the throes of forbidden love, one that would create an irreparable rift between their families if it were discovered. But a love this big can only be kept secret for so long. Ronit and Jamil must face the fateful choice to save their lives or their loves, as it may not be possible to save both.]]> 177 Pamela L. Laskin 0062458558 Jon 2 verse 2.84 2017
author: Pamela L. Laskin
name: Jon
average rating: 2.84
book published: 2017
rating: 2
read at: 2016/08/06
date added: 2016/08/06
shelves: verse
review:

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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson’s eloquent poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become.]]> 337 Jacqueline Woodson 0399252517 Jon 0 audiobook, memoir, verse 4.14 2014
author: Jacqueline Woodson
name: Jon
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at: 2015/03/19
date added: 2015/03/20
shelves: audiobook, memoir, verse
review:

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