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Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala Chapter Review

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

Niru is a high schooler bound for success in a tale of what it means to be black and homosexual in today’s day and age.
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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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The Sky is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith Chapter Review

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

Dragons are interconnected to Empire Island’s politics.
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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

Leni’s family has moved to Alaska to help the father, a Vietnam War POW, recover from PTSD.
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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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Bonfire by Krysten Ritter Chapter Review

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

A small town girl with a troubled past is forced to investigate her hometown for work.
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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Chapter Review

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

A recent widow decides to go monster hunting.
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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Chapter Review

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

Korean immigrants are looked down upon in early 20th century Japan.
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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Chapter Review

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

The characters in Cinderella mixed with Frozen in Russia.
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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

Abraham Lincoln’s son dies and Lincoln decides to take a journey through the afterlife to take his son back.

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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende Chapter Review

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

An undocumented immigrant from Guatemala sparks a relationship between two elderly scholars, Richard and Lucia.
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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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Thanks for the Trouble by Tommy Wallach Chapter Review

Summary

Parker doesn’t talk and Zelda is crazy, see how they change each others’ lives.

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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.

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