I’ll Pretend You’re Mine | Tashie Bhuiyan

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I’ll Pretend You’re Mine out now from HarperCollins; 352 pages Content Warning: Racism, homophobia, verbal abuse, underage drinking About the Author: “Tashie Bhuiyan is the author of Counting Down with

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Revisiting The Book Thief

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A while ago, I decided to reread one of my favorite childhood books, The Giver, and discuss it for Pine Reads Review. In the spirit of revisiting books, I was

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Better in Black | Cassandra Clare 

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Better in Black coming December 2nd, 2025 from Knopf Books for Young Readers; 464 pages  Content Warning: Violence, death, mild sexual content About the Author: “Cassandra Clare is the author

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Interview with XiXi Tian

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About the Interviewee: “XiXi Tian was born in China and immigrated to the United States when she was a year old. She grew up in central Illinois. She graduated from

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If You Liked This Book, Check Out This Bollywood Movie

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Growing up, I only watched Bollywood movies. Part of this is because my parents wanted to make sure I could speak and understand Hindi, and partly because my grandparents—who lived

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A Guide to Mary Downing Hahn

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Mary Downing Hahn is primarily a paranormal writer, whose books are written for children but can be enjoyed just as much by young adults. Many of her stories follow preteens

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