When I first heard of Zora Neale Hurston, it was at the end of tenth grade when I was reviewing the summer reading assignments for AP Language and Composition. Their Eyes Were Watching God was one of the required readings for the class, and I didn’t have any expectations One of the things about the …
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One of the poems I had memorized since 9th grade is "Dog" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. I originally had this recorded for National Poetry Month in April, but me being a procrastinator didn't get it edited until now 😅 I hope you enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22GGTc3W-8
Agatha Christie is my favorite author of all time. So, when my reading challenge had the category “Classic Detective Novel,” I knew I needed to find a book from her that would fit this category. After searching through some lists online, I discovered “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.” Many of the lists I saw claimed …
Blue Monday Vol. 1 by Cynna Flores-Clugston Summary: Being a teenager can be a difficult job, something the adult world can never understand. While to her parents and teachers getting Adam Ant tickets is no big deal, to Bleu L. Finnegan it means everything. This could be the defining moment of her life, and there …
https://youtu.be/3TZQsre6C4Y Here is my recap of the books I read in July. I'll have fuller reviews later for the books that fell under the Monday theme, but here you can hear my thoughts on the other books that I won't write reviews on. I hope you enjoy!
For my 2020 reading challenge, I had the category “A Complete Volume of Poetry by a Single Author.” While I love poetry, I never read books of poems until my senior year of college when I took Contemporary Poetry. Since I didn’t have any poetry collections available that I hadn’t already read, I decided to …
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