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PRR Staff’s Most Anticipated Summer Reads

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After a year of Zoom University, we at Pine Reads Review are so ready for summer break. And what better way to celebrate summer than reading a new book (or

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Revisiting Garden Heights | Reacting to Angie Thomas’ ‘Concrete Rose’

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“I like to be reminded that beauty can come from much of nothing.” — Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas Personally, I adore prequels, usually because it feels like reuniting with

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Watch It, Stream It, Read It | Julie and the Phantoms’ Songs as Books

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It’s pretty much undeniable that Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms has stolen our hearts forever more. The story? Amazing. The characters? Beyond endearing. And the songs? Well, let’s just say

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Black Trailblazers in Children’s Literature

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Among the authors on this list, there are New York Times and Indie Best Sellers, Coretta Scott King Award Winners, Horn Book Award Winners, and Caldecott Medalists. Above all else,

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So Many Books, So Little Time | Our Most Anticipated Books for the First Half of 2021

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With 2020 officially behind us, it’s time for a clean slate—and a new TBR. Gritty dystopias, spooky Peter Pan retellings, and plenty of swoon-worthy rom-coms await, and we cannot wait

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