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Breezy Reading with Brisa

I'm an avid reader who is passionate about reading diversely and uplifting the voices of minorities and marginalized people. I share reviews primarily on Instagram, but also TikTok, Goodreads, and Storygraph as well. The lists below recap some of my favorite books within specific categories, as well as what I read and loved during specific years.

 

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You Better Be Lightning
How Beautiful We Were
Promises of Gold
Early Departures
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
Against the Loveless World
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
Daughters of the New Year (Original)
Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, & Writing
The Year I Stopped Trying
Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion
Unseelie (Original)
Give Me a Sign
Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid
The Fantastic Freewheeler, Sixth-Grade Superhero!: A Graphic Novel
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
All's Well
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
Cassandra in Reverse: A Reese's Book Club Pick (Original)
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs
Notes from a Sickbed
The Girls I've Been
Seven Days in June
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
One for All
The Enchanted Hacienda (Original)
Ophelia After All
Vida Privada de Los Arboles, La -V2*
Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success
Promises of Gold
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Salty, Bitter, Sweet
Running
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
Dominicana
Making Hispanics: How Activists, Bureaucrats, and Media Constructed a New American
An African American and Latinx History of the United States
Does My Body Offend You?
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
Early Departures
Wash Day Diaries
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
How Beautiful We Were
A Good Kind of Trouble
Words with Wings
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
Early Departures
Decolonize Hipsters
Seven Days in June
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
A Song Below Water
You Should See Me in a Crown
Love Is a Revolution
Ophelia After All
Imogen, Obviously
Early Departures
One for All
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
The Black Kids
Felix Ever After
I'll Give You the Sun
When We Collided
Girl in Translation
The Year I Stopped Trying
The Grace Year
The Poet X
The Henna Wars
Tweet Cute
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional
White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, & Writing
Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
Loving Well in a Broken World: Discover the Hidden Power of Empathy
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional
Come Matter Here: Your Invitation to Be Here in a Getting There World
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
The Girl's Guide: Getting the Hang of Your Whole Complicated, Unpredictable, Impossibly Amazing Life
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe
How to Stay Human in a F*cked-Up World: Mindfulness Practices for Real Life
The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People
Fighting Forward: Your Nitty-Gritty Guide to Beating the Lies That Hold You Back
Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God
Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation
When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion
Twice a Quinceañera: A Delightful Second Chance Romance
You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Jackpot
The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence
The Enchanted Hacienda (Original)
Corazón
Wash Day Diaries
Some Girls Do
Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion
Unseelie (Original)
Give Me a Sign
Early Departures
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs
When You Get the Chance
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well
A Good Kind of Trouble
Sweet, Young, & Worried
Promises of Gold
Against the Loveless World
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
Notes from a Sickbed
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
Words with Wings
Salty, Bitter, Sweet
The Lost Dreamer
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
When We Collided
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
I Love You, Call Me Back: Poems
The Year I Stopped Trying
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
When We Make It
Hermosa
The House on Mango Street
First Love, Take Two
Dreaming of You: A Novel in Verse
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
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