Natasha is desperately trying to keep her family from being deported, after her father, an illegal immigrant got a DUI and attracted the police’s attention. She’s been in the USA since she was six and barely remembers her life back in Jamaica anymore. She’s doing well in school and loves science and technology. She certainly doesn’t believe in love at first sight, or fated mates or fairytale endings. Even after she meets Daniel on a crowded New York street and he insists that they are […]
The Sun is a Glorious Young Adult Novel
This one has already been reviewed a couple of times, so really I’m just here to add my voice to the crowd. I love a good young adult. And whoo-ey is this one good. I did the audio version, which I also highly recommend as the three narrators are excellent. The Sun is Also a Star is told from three points of view: Natasha, Daniel, and the Universe. Natasha is an illegal immigrant from Jamaica about to be deported, Daniel is a Korean American just […]
Double Cannonball!
My first double cannonball! It only took three years to work myself up to this goal and I can assure you that has everything to do with CBR and sticking it to cancer! The Sun is Also a Star was a wonderful book to hit a milestone with. Nicola Yoon is a new (to me at least) voice in YA fiction that has been racking up awards for her charming books. Natasha is a Jamaican illegal immigrant who is set to be deported after her father got […]