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. 🙂