Kansas City REPRESENT

The Bee’s Knees 2 oz Gin (because what else would you use during Prohibition?) ¾ oz Fresh lemon juice ½ oz Honey syrup (one part honey, one part water) Enjoy with your favorite flapper in your favorite speakeasy!

Long Way Down Best book ever. 

FYAON cocktail inspired by Caraval…Dante’s Ink  2 oz grape vodka, 1 oz triple sec, 1 oz lemonade shake over ice, strain into class and add 1 oz grape juice, sprinkle liberally with luster dust and mix for a swirly magical concoction. Add a frozen grape dusted with luster dust for garnish (and more sparkles goodness)! Mocktail= The Julian (Dante’s little bro with no tats) just mix grape juice and lemonade.

Part 2 of Nora’s notes on Orlando BBQ joints.

In All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, 16 year old Rashad Butler is badly beaten by a police officer at a corner store. Here’s our interpretation of what the school newspaper may have looked like. 

 Jessica baked this beautiful cake to represent How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford, a story of platonic friendship between two “loners” who bond over a radio show. 

Finding love in at the convenience store with a little cover cosplay.

Evie O’Neill would have loved AVLFYA’s dinner party!  Nothing like the roaring 20′s to bring out the party in us all.  Sarah and Jennifer fixed food that was all part of the 1920 culture– deviled eggs, shrimp cocktail, sliced ham, meat and cheese boards, pineapple upside down cake, Caesar salad, and Velveeta mac and cheese!  And if you’re going to party, you have to dress the part too.