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January 6, 2021

REVIEW: The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Ballerina / family relationships / First-Person / health / middle grade / Native American / POC / POC author / school / Washington StateComments Off on REVIEW: The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

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In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author of I Can Make This Promise tells the story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It’s been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg ... more >

September 16, 2019

REVIEW: Crooked Rock Braves (Crooked Rock Book #4) by Pamela Sanderson

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / American Indians / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / Native American / POC / POC author1 Comments

Linda and Arnie are the should have been that never happened. Linda Bird has poured her heart into building a community for Indians in the city, but the setbacks keep coming and her supporters are losing faith. In college, Arnie Jackson was a sexy-but-aggravating rival. Now she needs his help ... more >

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December 31, 2018

Jayne’s Best of 2018

JayneBook Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists#ownvoices / 16th-century / 1950s / alcoholism / ancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / Artificial Intelligence / Athletes / Best of 2018 / best of list / bookstore / cats / child in jeopardy / childrens-books / journalism / London / Native American / older heroine and hero / Sci-fi / Sports Themed Romance / Tudor-England / War / Military / World War II15 Comments

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Sugar and Snails by Sarah Tsiang and Sonja Wimmer My Review A novel twist to a classic rhyme. Who says that little girls are made of “sugar and spice and everything nice?” Or that boys are made of “frogs and snails and puppy dog tails?” What if girls were made ... more >

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December 14, 2018

What Janine is Reading, Listening To, and Seeing — Fall 2018

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Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse This is a fantasy set in a post-apocalyptic world on a Dinetah (Navajo) reservation which has survived at a time when much of the American Southwest has been flooded and is now underwater. Ironically, the reservation is desert-dry and water there is scarce. The ... more >

October 14, 2017

REVIEW: Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman and Nancy Freedman

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews20th century / Canada / Historical / Native American / RCMP / turn of the 20th century12 Comments

Mrs. Mike’ is a love story, a true story; the story of Katherine Mary O’Fallon, a sixteen year-old Irish girl from Boston, and Sergeant Mike Flannigan of the Canadian Mounted Police who meet at her uncle’s ranch in Alberta, Canada where she is sent to recover from pleurisy. They meet, ... more >

May 2, 2016

REVIEW: One Rodeo Season by Sarah M. Anderson

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsadoption / American Indians / Contemporary / Harlequin SuperRomance / Native American / POC / professional bull riders / Rodeo7 Comments

When his past collides with her present, only true love can survive the wild ride… Bullfighter Ian Tall Chief is determined to get off the reservation and onto the pro circuit. After a wild youth, and some big mistakes, he’s found his focus. The only person who can break his ... more >

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