It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (9/7/2020-9/13/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

• Be Bold, Baby: Michelle Obama by Alison Oliver (board book) (biography)
• The Big Five by Bella Makatini
• The Big Sibling Getaway by Korrie Leer
• Born to Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong’s Life in Jazz by Mara Rockliff (biography)
• Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins by Michelle Meadows (biography)

• Coretta Scott by Ntokzake Shange (biography)
• Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Ann Cole Lowe by Deborah Blumenthal (biography)
• Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride by Joel Christian Gill
• Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley Booker
• I Promise by LeBron James

• Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris
• Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe by Vivian Kirkfield (biography)
• Mary Had a Little Glam by Tammi Sauer
• My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown
• Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker

• Serena: The Littlest Sister by Karlin Gray (biography)
• Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers’ Journey from Slave to Artist by Barbara Herkert (biography)
• Swing Sisters: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm by Karen Deans (biography)
• The Thing about Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
• A Voice Named Aretha by Katheryn Russell-Brown (biography)
• Where’s Rodney? by Carmen Bogan

Graphic Novels:

• A Cat Story by Ursula Murray Husted
• Class Act by Jerry Craft
• Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey

• Logan Likes Mary Anne! by Gale Galligan (graphic novel)
• Pea, Bee, Jay #2: Wannabees by Brian Smitty Smith
• The Worry (Less) Book: Feel Strong, Find Calm, and Tame Your Anxiety! by Rachel Brian (nonfiction)

Everything Else:

• From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon
• Ghoulia and the Ghost with No Name (Book #3) by Barbara Cantini
• I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present by Cerrie Burnell (biography)
• Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison (biography)

Note: Less reading this week, but I was able to wrap up a large personal project.

Stats for the Week:

• 36 Books Read This Week
  • 28 Books with Diverse Main Character (78%)
  • 14 Books by Diverse Authors (39%)
  • 14 Books by Own Voices Authors (39%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

• Class Act by Jerry Craft
• Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Ann Cole Lowe by Deborah Blumenthal (biography)
• I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present by Cerrie Burnell (biography)
• Mary Had a Little Glam by Tammi Sauer
• Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker
• The Worry (Less) Book: Feel Strong, Find Calm, and Tame Your Anxiety! by Rachel Brian (nonfiction)

Michala’s Reading

• Red Knit Cap Girl by Naoko Stoop
• Boonoonoonous Hair! by Olive Senior illustrated by Laura James
• Finding Om by Rashmi S. Bismark
• Cosmo to the Rescue (My Pet Slime #2) by Courtney Sheinmel illustrated by Renee Kurilla
• Nick and Nack Build a Birdhouse by Brandon Budzi
• High Five to the Hero: 15 Classic tales Retold for Boys Who Dare to Be Different by Vita Murrow
• Zeus the Mighty: The Maze of the Menacing Menataur (Book 2) by Crispin Boyer
• Pacey Parker: Unicorn Tracker by J.C. Phillipps
• Love, Love by Victoria Chang
• Displacement by Kiku Hughes
• What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume
• Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
• Quintessence by Jess Redman
• A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

Note: I was a bit under the weather with a migraine the last few days, so I do apologize that I added my reads after this was published originally. But I am working on an actual blog post, so gasp! there will be a teen update this week. 🙂