Month:
GITA DESAI IS NOT HERE TO SHUT UP written by Sonia Patel, audio read by Rukmani K. Desai
(Trigger warnings: sexual abuse and assault) Rukmani K. Desai fully expresses facets of 1992 Stanford...
WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER written Jandy Nelson
Jandy Nelson’s WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER had a bit of a rough beginning for...
THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR written by Gary Golio, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Gary Golio’s picture book biography, THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN...
KAREEM BETWEEN written by Shafia Safadi, audio read by Peter Romano
Shafia Safadi’s KAREEM BETWEEN is a novel in verse that I concurrently read and listened...
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR AMYGDALA written by Anna Juster, illustrated by Cynthia Cliff
Writer Anna Juster and illustrator Cynthia Cliff have a new book to help deep feeling...
SHARING SHALOM written by Danielle Sharkan, illustrated by Selina Alko
Danielle Sharkan’s SHARING SHALOM pictures Leila who is comfortable with the many activities of her...
BEFORE THE SHIPS: THE BIRTH OF BLACK EXCELLENCE written by Maisha Oso, illustrated by Candice Bradley
Maisha Oso’s BEFORE THE SHIPS: THE BIRTH OF BLACK EXCELLENCE is a book needed for...
DEAR DAD: GROWING UP WITH A PARENT IN PRISON–AND HOW WE STAYED CONNECTED, written by Jay Jay Patton and illustrated by Markia Jenai
Jay Jay Patton’s graphic memoir, DEAR DAD: GROWING UP WITH A PARENT IN PRISON ---AND...
