RBG for the WIN!

Welcome back to Dear Dragon, Love Bookworm! If you haven't been here before, this blog functions to recommend books and spread cheer. My next great read is Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life & Work by Victoria Ortiz. I have been hooked on this book - not only for the rulings RBG has made but also for the interesting life she has led. Some of my students inspired me to pick up this book, and it definitely is a winner! Each chapter discusses part of Ginsburg's life, challenges she has had, and a corresponding situation that led to RBG ruling on a case. Whether the case was won or lost, the impact Ruth Bader Ginsburg has made is what struck me as important. I'd like to think that if I met her in the coffee shop (if she drank coffee, that is), we'd have smiled at each other and struck up a conversation. Can't wait to continue this one, as I am in the middle of it. I just thought I'd share this gem with you in case you've been looking to pick up something inspirational to read. Goodreads synopsis here.  Amazon synopsis here. 

Mirror Girls

 I've been on hiatus for a while, overwhelmed with teaching and taking college classes. But I am back to recommend excellent books to you! In today's post, I bring to you Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams. I  recently read this spine-tingling book, and let me tell you - it is suspenseful! This historical fiction novel has magical realism and some pretty scary ghosts. Twin girls are separated when young due to the difference in their skin color. Charlie is dark-skinned; she is sent to live with her grandmother in Harlem. Magnolia is light-skinned; she is sent to live with her grandmother in the South. Their lives are incredibly different. Neither girl knows about the other, and neither girl is aware of the terrible event that led to their separation as babies. Charlie, a black rights activist, is brought by her grandma to meet her sister, Magnolia, who has been passing as a white heiress to a plantation fortune. Both girls have life as they know it uprooted, and the spirits are looking for hell to pay. Will Magnolia choose to remain in her privileged life in the South? Will Charlie help eradicate the demon ghosts that haunt Heathwood Manor? This was a very exciting and suspenseful book. I am pleased to recommend it to anyone interested in a young adult novel set in the Civil Rights Era with a heavy theme regarding the strength of families, the paranormal, or just looking for a great read!

See the Goodreads synopsis here.

See the Amazon synopsis here.