Books I Read in July
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas 360 p. Realistic Fiction African American/Black Teen pregnancy/Grief Concrete Rose is a prequel set 17 years prior to Hate You Give. Maverick Carter, who is […]
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas 360 p. Realistic Fiction African American/Black Teen pregnancy/Grief Concrete Rose is a prequel set 17 years prior to Hate You Give. Maverick Carter, who is […]
Fire Keeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley 494 p. Mystery A wonderful book about teen Daunis Fontaine existing in two different worlds: the white world of her mother and the nearby […]
The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan 196 p. Narrative Non-Fiction An unlikely truce develops between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man during the war in 1967. The Palestinian family […]
Historical Fiction 379 p. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, Printz Honor Book Diversity: Asian, PI; Own Voices This is a narrative of 14 different voices chronicling their experience of being interred […]
Mystery/Suspense 371 p. ALA Best Fiction for YA 2021 Diversity: African-American/Own Voices Wow! What a powerful novel by Tiffany Jackson. I have devoured just about everything she has written, and […]
Historical Fiction, Novel in Verse Social Justice themes Vietnam War 132 p. I thought the format and writing style of this book was very interesting; it is a novel in […]
Graphic Novel, Memoir 227 p. South Korean-American Chuna lives in South Korea with her mother. She loves spending time with her friends exploring the city and reading her favorite comics. […]
Graphic Novel Science Fiction 239 p. It’s 1946 when Roberta Lee, her brother Tommy, and her parents move to Metropolis. Their neighbor is Jimmy Olson and they become quick friends, […]
Realistic, Historical Fiction 271 p. sequel to Front Desk I loved Front Desk, but I think this was an even better book. Mia and her parents are still running the […]
Historical Fiction 261 p. Asian-Pacific American Award Winner Hannah, age 14, is half-Chinese and half-white. She and her father are seeking a new start in South Dakota after her mother […]
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