Crystal Brunelle
@librarygrl2.bsky.social
I’m an elementary teacher librarian, avid reader, tea drinker, and co-founder/YA blogger at Rich in Color http://richincolor.com/. I also post on a personal blog readingtl.blogspot.com & Storygraph at crystalreading. (she/her)
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Almost finished with The Girl and the Ghost by @hannaalkaf.bsky.social and enjoyed hearing the author’s thoughts about the book here youtube.com/watch?v=W6-j... #kidlit #bokksky
Hanna Alkaf on the Awesome Power of Storytelling
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Almost finished with The Girl and the Ghost by @hannaalkaf.bsky.social and enjoyed hearing the author’s thoughts about the book here youtube.com/watch?v=W6-j... #kidlit #bokksky
I’m listenjng to The Girl and the Ghost by @hannaalkaf.bsky.social. It’s a delighfulky creepy middle grade novel. hannaalkaf.com/the-girl-the... #booksky
THE GIRL & THE GHOST
A Kirkus Prize 2020 finalist A Junior Library Guild selection A Kids Indie Next List Fall 2020 pick Kirkus Reviews Best MG of 2020 A CCBC Choices 2021 selection Bank Street Best Children’s Books of…
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November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I’m listenjng to The Girl and the Ghost by @hannaalkaf.bsky.social. It’s a delighfulky creepy middle grade novel. hannaalkaf.com/the-girl-the... #booksky
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Dear algorithm, please connect us with readers:
📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop.
📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can.
📚 Who love audiobooks.
📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management.
Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏
📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop.
📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can.
📚 Who love audiobooks.
📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management.
Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Dear algorithm, please connect us with readers:
📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop.
📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can.
📚 Who love audiobooks.
📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management.
Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏
📚 Whose idea of the “perfect day” consists of visiting their indie bookshop.
📚 Who try to shop small whenever they can.
📚 Who love audiobooks.
📚 Interested in Digital Rights Management.
Oh, and people who are looking to divest from Amazon/Audible 😏
I read No Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada today. Listened to the banned song mentioned in the story and then a few hours later ran across it rewatching an episode of Healer 😊. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708420...
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I read No Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada today. Listened to the banned song mentioned in the story and then a few hours later ran across it rewatching an episode of Healer 😊. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708420...
I’m reading The Hollow Girl by Hillary Monahan app.thestorygraph.com/books/40ddc8... #booksky
The Hollow Girl by Hillary Monahan
For fans of Asylum, Anna Dressed in Blood, and The Haunting of Sunshine Girl comes a new feminis...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’m reading The Hollow Girl by Hillary Monahan app.thestorygraph.com/books/40ddc8... #booksky
I have hit a milestone. 150 K-dramas watched since I started in summer of 2017. 😮
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have hit a milestone. 150 K-dramas watched since I started in summer of 2017. 😮
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Our annual hiatus is around the corner, so we are posting the December new releases early for you all! You can check them out here: richincolor.com/2025/11/dece...
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Our annual hiatus is around the corner, so we are posting the December new releases early for you all! You can check them out here: richincolor.com/2025/11/dece...
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We're approaching the end of the year, so it's time to show off our favorite 2025 books!
richincolor.com/2025/11/audr...
richincolor.com/2025/11/audr...
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We're approaching the end of the year, so it's time to show off our favorite 2025 books!
richincolor.com/2025/11/audr...
richincolor.com/2025/11/audr...
It was hard to pick just a few titles, but here are a few books that made a strong impression on me this year.
My favorite YA titles from this year include cozy fantasy, running, secrets, and resistance — richincolor.com/2025/11/crys...
Crystal’s 2025 Favorites – Rich in Color
richincolor.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It was hard to pick just a few titles, but here are a few books that made a strong impression on me this year.
I’m loving La princesa y el sandwich de queso by Deya Muniz translated by Vanesa Fusco — app.thestorygraph.com/books/2c1ee1... #booksky
La Princesa y el Sándwich de Queso by Deya Muniz
A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the pla...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I’m loving La princesa y el sandwich de queso by Deya Muniz translated by Vanesa Fusco — app.thestorygraph.com/books/2c1ee1... #booksky
Quote of the day. “Some of the birds always act pissed off, like the male hummingbirds.” p 40 The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Quote of the day. “Some of the birds always act pissed off, like the male hummingbirds.” p 40 The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
I have a good audio book on Libby and a fun puzzle waiting for fall break. Looking forward to relaxing after book fair week. ☺️
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I have a good audio book on Libby and a fun puzzle waiting for fall break. Looking forward to relaxing after book fair week. ☺️
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bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
So frustrated. Was very close to finishing My Dearest and it just dropped out of Viki. 😢
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
So frustrated. Was very close to finishing My Dearest and it just dropped out of Viki. 😢
Reading the Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan. Relaxing read. 📚🪺
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Reading the Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan. Relaxing read. 📚🪺
I had a fun time revealing that the illustrator of both Sparky and A Greyhound a Groundhog— Chris Applehans also works in film. I wore my K-pop Demonhunters shirt for classes today and they were truly impressed that a co-director of such a movie did picture books too. #booksky
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I had a fun time revealing that the illustrator of both Sparky and A Greyhound a Groundhog— Chris Applehans also works in film. I wore my K-pop Demonhunters shirt for classes today and they were truly impressed that a co-director of such a movie did picture books too. #booksky
More about The Cuffing Game is here in my review—
Want a cozy rom-com to cuddle up with? Watch fir the release of The Cuffing Game on Nov. 18. richincolor.com/2025/11/revi...
Review: The Cuffing Game – Rich in Color
richincolor.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
More about The Cuffing Game is here in my review—
I read this over the weekend and it truly was a lovely bit of coziness.
If you're also bundling up for cold weather like us, THE CUFFING GAME by Lyla Lee is the perfect cozy read to keep you warm ❄️
This K-drama remix of Pride and Prejudice has all your favorite romance tropes and a very seasonally appropriate wintry cabin setting! ☃️
This K-drama remix of Pride and Prejudice has all your favorite romance tropes and a very seasonally appropriate wintry cabin setting! ☃️
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I read this over the weekend and it truly was a lovely bit of coziness.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/f1178a...
I’m reading Wandering Stars. Heavy stuff, but as expected, excellent storytelling by Tommy Orange. #booksky
I’m reading Wandering Stars. Heavy stuff, but as expected, excellent storytelling by Tommy Orange. #booksky
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
The Pulitzer Prize-finalist and author of the breakout bestseller There There (“Pure soaring beau...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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I’m reading Wandering Stars. Heavy stuff, but as expected, excellent storytelling by Tommy Orange. #booksky
I’m reading Wandering Stars. Heavy stuff, but as expected, excellent storytelling by Tommy Orange. #booksky
I’m finally watching the K-drama My Dearest. Due to real life at the moment, I have to intersperse episodes with rewatching episodes from a favorite rom-com that give happy vibes. I need some balance or I would just be crying non-stop.
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’m finally watching the K-drama My Dearest. Due to real life at the moment, I have to intersperse episodes with rewatching episodes from a favorite rom-com that give happy vibes. I need some balance or I would just be crying non-stop.
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Literally every dem should be shouting from the rooftops that republicans are giving Americans two choices: die from starvation or from a lack of affordable healthcare.
USDA orders states to stop paying full SNAP benefits and "immediately undo" steps taken to issue them for November. Follow live updates.
https://cnn.it/47LOq3z
https://cnn.it/47LOq3z
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Literally every dem should be shouting from the rooftops that republicans are giving Americans two choices: die from starvation or from a lack of affordable healthcare.
I cannot understand why it is so immensely satisfying to parallel park within the lines in one try, but that is my win for today. 😏
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I cannot understand why it is so immensely satisfying to parallel park within the lines in one try, but that is my win for today. 😏
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Just because you personally don't have kids doesn't mean you don't benefit from public education exisiting.
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Just because you personally don't have kids doesn't mean you don't benefit from public education exisiting.