![]() Zuri Benitez loves her family, her block, and her writing. She loves everything about living in Bushwick, NYC. That is, until the Darcy family moves into the mini-mansion across the street. While the charming and cute Ainsley quickly strikes the fancy of Janae, Zuri's older sister, it is his brother, Darius Darcy, who makes Zuri see red. They get off to a terrible start, but a few key encounters help them see the errors in both their pride and prejudice. I read Zoboi's American Street, and loved it. I read Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and loved it. This book is a wonderful meshing of a classic tale with a very real, latinx, urban, youthful retelling. I could not put it down.
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![]() This autobiographical book from the cofounder of Nike details the birth and rise of the company. Knight begins the story in the 1960s, when he first began importing and selling running shoes out of his bedroom at his parent's house in Oregon. He narrates the events and characters who contributed to Nike in substantive ways all the way through the company's IPO in 1980. Surprisingly, until that IPO, Knight and Nike were operating "on the float," or essentially paycheck to paycheck. Knight writes with eloquent description and apparent honesty, a trademark of his all-around style. It was fun to read about his casual interactions with giants of the sports industry. I did not know anything of Nike's origin beyond its allegiance to Oregon, so this was really fascinating to learn about one of the biggest and most iconic athletic supply companies of our time. Alongside reading the book, I watched the movie Without Limits, which is about Steve Prefontaine and Bill Bowerman (a cofounder of Nike) during their time as athlete and coach at University of Oregon. ![]() This graphic novel autobiography depicts part of Marjane Satrapi's adolescence in Iran in the 1970s and 1980s. Iran was going through revolution and war at this time, but Marji was just a regular teen. She wants to buy jeans and Nikes, chat with her friends, and go to school. However, when her family and friends are imprisoned or killed by bombs, it is hard to be "normal." I have been hearing of this book for years, but just finally happened to pick it up at Dawn Treader. The graphics were excellent and really demanded my attention more than I have found with other graphic novels. Satrapi's story weaves in so many elements of adolescence, politics, war, family, and education that I enjoyed the feeling of learning about real things as I read. ![]() Beartown is resoundingly a hockey town. It is also a family town, a rural town, and a town that has its fair share of politics. This is story about Beartown as their junior hockey team plays in the national tournament. It is a tapestry of characters, secrets, beauty, and resilience. I read this book because a friend recommended it and I LOVED it. I desperately wanted more when I got to the last page, and good news for me, there is a sequel! Backman's writing is rhythmic, honest, and carefully chosen as he writes this heartache of a story. |
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