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First Year Done!

Hi all! It’s been a minute since I last updated this website–this year has been so crazy! I’ve now finished all of my coursework for the semester and turned in the last of my TA grading, so I think I’m now officially done with my first year of my Ph.D.???? Wild. A couple of newContinue reading “First Year Done!”

Book Review: Hazel’s Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow

When the small goat farm that Hazel Brownlee-Wellington calls home is rezoned right before eighth grade, she is forced to leave her best (and only) friend, Becca, and make a fresh start at a new school. At first, she intends to keep her head down and just make it through the year before she canContinue reading “Book Review: Hazel’s Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow”

Book Review: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

Sasha was a young high school student who fell asleep riding a city bus home one evening and awoke to find themself on fire. Richard, a student at a different high school who had no prior connection to Sasha, is the person who set their skirt on fire, supposedly as a prank. However, the “prank”Continue reading “Book Review: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater”

Book Review: The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ash Hardell (published as Ashley Mardell)

This guide to LGBTQIA+ identities written by respected queer YouTuber Ash Hardell (written under their previous name) offers quick but detailed explanations of a number of identities and orientations that exist within the queer community. While not specifically aimed at teens, this book is definitely written in such a way that it is both relevantContinue reading “Book Review: The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ash Hardell (published as Ashley Mardell)”

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

This book. It took me a while to write this because I was still reeling from how much it made me feel. But I’ll get to that in a bit. First things first: the cover. I love it. First of all, it’s definitely eye-catching. Secondly, it’s done in the colors of the asexual pride flagContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann”