Last night I finished Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman. I am reading YA books by People of Color (POC) as part of this reading challenge. * It had what I needed to keep me hooked, a strong female protagonist inhabiting an historical period rich with details I know so little about (India, 1941), and a world populated with many other characters I believed in. Continue reading “YA/POC Reading Challenge Update”