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Yolanda Ridge

Middle Grade Author and Science Writer

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Tag: Newbery Honor

Fighting Words

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by yridge

Words can’t describe how much I love this book. Based on how much I loved Kimberly Brubaker Bradley’s The War That Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won, I expected to like Fighting Words. But I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did. Especially since it tackles difficult topics like […]

Posted in Books, ReviewsTagged 2021, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Middle Grade, Newbery Honor

Other Words for Home

Posted on October 6, 2020September 21, 2020 by yridge

On the surface, Other Words for Home is about Jude’s move from Syria to America with her mother. It beautifully portrays Jude’s love of Syria and her heart break over leaving. I felt every bit of her pain as she’s forced to leave behind her Babba and her older brother who is fighting for change […]

Posted in Books, ReviewsTagged Jasmine Warga, Newbery Honor, Other Words for Home

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