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IMWAYR: New Books for a New Year — ARCs

Advanced Reader Copies received! More reading fun to start the new year!

Roaring Brook Press sent The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington via #booksojourn, and will be on sale tomorrow. I’m looking forward to this young reader’s edition, and I’m sure many of my students will want to get their hands on this one, by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, who collaborate to tell the story of the “tumultuous days leading up to July 4, 1776.”

In May, 2020, Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers will publish Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From, by Jennifer De Leon. I love how this cover looks like a painting on a brick wall while the description on the back of the book reads, “Liliana Cruz is hitting a wall — or rather, walls.” This “We Need Diverse Books” grant winner and debut author is sure to turn heads this year.

 

I started listening to audiobooks last fall as I was driving to the Plum Creek Literacy Festival. I’m not a big audio person, but I discovered some good titles, so I’m going to keep it up this year. I pushed “play” for The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys on the way home today and turned up the volume. I’m already hooked.

 

 

It’s Monday! What Are YOU Reading?

This meme is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It is a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It’s also a great chance to see what others are reading right now…you just might discover your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Kathryn decided to give “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, anything in the world of kidlit – join us! We love this meme and think you will, too. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.


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IMWAYR: Catching Up

I’m catching up this week — finishing Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee (SO needed in our middle schools and high schools) and Things You Can’t Say by Jenn Bishop.

I am gathering more wordless picture books right now for various uses. The Fisherman & the Whale by Jessica Lana is an important book about humans taking care of the animals of the world, and how humans can show more empathy in the middle of struggle.

The Hero Next Door is the newest #WNDB (We Need Diverse Books) collection, and it’s a good one! The school library has it now. I’m sure it will be checked out by tomorrow afternoon.

It’s Monday! What are YOU reading?

It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It is a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It’s also a great chance to see what others are reading right now…you just might discover your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and I decided to give It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, anything in the world of kidlit – join us! We love this meme and think you will, too. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.