If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison.
Tag: fiction
2021 Reading Goals!
A few days ago I shared my blogging goals for 2021. Not only do I set myself blogging goals each year, I also set myself some reading goals. I shared my blogging goals the other day, so today I am going to be sharing my reading goals for the year ahead. Here are my 2021 reading goals!
Most Anticipated Releases of 2021! – Part 1
There are so many books coming out in 2021 that I am incredibly excited about. There are so many in-fact that I'm going to be writing 2 posts on my most anticipated releases of 2021 and then another all about UKYA of 2021 to keep your eyes one.
New Years Book Tag!
Happy New Year everyone! It is the first day of 2021 and I'm as excited for a new year as you can be with the year we have just had. I'm looking forward to seeing what 2021 hold for me and my blog. I'm hopeful for the year to come. I thought to start the year out it would be perfect to do a little New Years Book Tag which I found on Cleopatra Loves Books. Here is the New Years Book Tag!
What Happened in 2020?
It is the last day of 2020 (FINALLY!). I cannot believe that tomorrow we will finally be in 2021. This past year has both flown by but also dragged in such an awful way. Despite the terrible things the year has thrown at us all I though it would be entertaining to look back on all my 'What Happened in?' posts of 2020 and see what happened throughout 2020. Here is what happened in 2020!
All This Time – Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott
Kyle and Kimberly have been the perfect couple all through high school, but when Kimberly breaks up with him on the night of their graduation party, Kyle’s entire world upends—literally. Their car crashes and when he awakes, he has a brain injury. Kimberly is dead. And no one in his life could possibly understand.
800th Blog Post! – Question Time with…
I have no idea how this has happened but I have officially written and now posted 800 posts here on Lois Reads Books! I thought I would celebrate by doing a little Q&A. I asked for questions on social media (Twitter and Instagram) and I can't wait to answer them! Thank you so much to absolutely everyone who sent me questions and also to everyone who supports my blog! If you read all my posts, just the occasional one, or this is your first post of mine you are seeing (hi!), I appreciate you a lot and I'm so glad that people enjoy the posts I write!
This is Not the Jess Show – Anna Carey
Like any other teenager, Jess Flynn is just trying to get through her junior year without drama . . . but drama seems to keep finding her. Between a new crush on her childhood best friend, overprotective parents cramping her social life, and her younger sister’s worsening health, the only constant is change—and her hometown of Swickley, which feels smaller by the day.
Grown – Tiffany D. Jackson
When Enchanted Jones wakes with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night, no one—the police and Korey’s fans included—has more questions than she does. All she really knows is that this isn't how things are supposed to be. Korey was Enchanted’s ticket to stardom.
Crime Readathon Wrap-Up
For the past two weeks The Little Contemporary Corner (Sarah and Sophie) and I have been hosting the Crime Readathon! Over the course of the two weeks I read a total of 6 books and I can't quite believe it. I wanted to do a little wrap-up post all about the books I read. Here is that post!