We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (11/9/2020-11/15/2020).
Annamarie’s Reading
Picture Books & Readers:
- Always Anjali by Sheetal Sheth
- The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates
- Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford (biography)
- The Couch Potato by Jory John
- Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy by Tara Dairman
- Finding Kindness by Deborah Underwood
- A Girl Named Rosita: The Story of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer! by Leo Espinosa (biography)
- The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol by Arthur A. Levine
- How to Find a Fox by Nilah Magruder
- I Am Human by Susan Verde
- I’m Trying to Love Rocks by Bethany Barton (nonfiction)
- The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents by Kate Messner (nonfiction)
- Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou by Bethany Hegedus (biography)
- This Is Gus by Chris Chatterton
- This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges (biography)
- What Sound Is Morning? by Grant Snider
- While We Can’t Hug by Eoin McLaughlin
First Chapter Books:
- Kingston the Great Dane by Debbi Michiko Florence
- The Magnificent Makers: Riding Sound Waves by Theanne Griffith
- The Monster Squad by Joe McGee
- Murray the Ferret by Debbi Michiko Florence
- Roo the Rabbit by Debbi Michiko Florence
Everything Else:
- Crabapple Trouble by Kaeti Vandorn (graphic novel)
- Dave the Unicorn: Team Spirit by Pip Bird
- Dear Justyce by Nic Stone (teen)
- Finish the Fight! by Veronica Chambers (nonfiction)
- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
- Score for Imagination by Jonathan Eig
- Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong by A.J. Low
Note: I’m starting to write my favorites of 2020 posts. If you’ve ever spotted my recommendations on Storytime Underground’s Facebook page, you’ll notice that I sometimes struggle to limit these sorts of lists. (There will be multiple. Of course.) I’m thinking that they will go live on Sundays? We will see. I read so much this year, and there are still so many more books in my TBR piles.
Make sure to stop by on Tuesdays for short reviews of some of these titles!
Stats for the Week:
- 29 Books Read This Week
- 20 Books with Diverse Main Character (69%)
- 13 Books by Diverse Authors (45%)
- 12 Books by Own Voices Authors (41%) (to the best of my knowledge)
This week’s reading highlights:
- Always Anjali by Sheetal Sheth
- Dear Justyce by Nic Stone (teen)
- Finish the Fight! by Veronica Chambers (nonfiction)
- The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol by Arthur A. Levine
- The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents by Kate Messner (nonfiction)
- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
- This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges (biography)