What I’m Reading
From the Desk of Zoe Washington (MG)
Ahhhh — that was time well spent on this dreary late-October day. How did I spend it, you ask? Reading. Voraciously. As if the book were a scrumptious cupcake I couldn’t wait to devour. Cupcake? Yes. If you read FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON by Janae Marks, you’ll quickly learn that cupcakes are very…
Read MoreI AM ONE by Susan Verde, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
The wonderful and creative Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds, who have brought us such books as The Museum, I Am Yoga, and I Am Peace, among others, have collaborated on another inspiring book — and I think this may be their best yet! In the wake of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, many…
Read MoreFIERCE: WOMEN WHO SHAPED CANADA by Lisa Dalrymple — MG
I’ve just started reading this, and had to come to my blog to urge you to find it and read it too. From the blurb on the back cover, “Meet 10 remarkable women you’ve probably never heard of. They battled bears and cougars, traversed mountains and extreme terrain, endured hardship during wartime and challenged ideas…
Read MoreLOVE LIKE SKY by Leslie C. Youngblood (MG)
This is another book that I’m just setting down long enough to post about it, then going right back to reading. It is moving and real. I was immediately drawn to G-baby (Georgie), the main character, who is trying so hard to get used to being part of a “blended-up” family. She’s torn between a…
Read MoreMERCI SUAREZ CHANGES GEARS by Meg Medina (MG)
Just a few pages in, I can already tell this book is going to be excellent. Author’s website Publishers Weekly review Horn Book Review
Read MoreHEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Title: Hearts Unbroken Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith Publisher: Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2018 Genre: YA Fiction, #ownvoices Audience Age: 14 to 18 years Themes/Topics: Friendship, romance, Native American history and issues, racism Synopsis: Lou (short for Louise), is a high school junior in current-day Kansas. By the time the book ends, she is a senior.…
Read MorePROPERTY OF THE REBEL LIBRARIAN by Allison Varnes (MG)
June is a middle-schooler who loves to read, and who never gets into trouble — until her parents and then her school start banning books. This would be a good book to read with your child, to discuss with them, and to open or continue the conversation about dealing with the unfamiliar and the sometimes…
Read MoreThe Best Man by Richard Peck (MG)
I need to change this category to Recent Reads, because when I am into a book like this, I don’t want to stop to write a blog post, even a brief one! You may know that author extraordinaire, Richard Peck, died recently — on May 23rd. There is a hole in the kidlit universe since…
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