#jason reynolds

[the-dust-jacket]

Congratulations to the 2024 Caldecott books!

#Big #Vashti Harrison #In Every Life #Marla Frazee #Jovita Wore Pants #Aida Salazar #Molly Mendoza #There Was a Party For Langston #Jason Reynolds #Jerome Pumphrey #Jarrett Pumphrey #The Truth About Dragons #Julie Leung #Hanna Cha #Caldecott Medal #ALA Youth Media Awards

[whenweallvote]

In collaboration with Black Voters Matter, we made this list of our 7️⃣ favorite books by Black authors being banned in schools and libraries across the country. Many of these helped to broaden America’s view of Black people, art, and culture.

Have you read any of these yet, and are any on your Reading List this year? Comment below with your favorites! 📚

#banned books #book bans #black authors #black history month #bhm #maya angelou #ibram x. kendi #jason reynolds #nikole hannah jones #toni morrison #angie thomas #zora neale hurston #richard wright #i know why the caged bird sings #stamped #the 1619 project #the bluest eye #the hate u give #their eyes were watching god #native son #booktok

[ecoamerica]

Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared

The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

#ACLA24 #ACLA24Leaders #youtube #youtube video #climate leaders #climate solutions #climate action #climate and environment #climate #climate change #climate and health #climate blog #climate justice #climate news #weather and climate #environmental news #environment #environmental awareness #environment and health #environmental #environmental issues #environmental justice #environment protection #environmental health #Youtube

[a-gay-witch]

Yall I got really lucky a while back and got to see Jason Reynolds speak at a writing event in my city. This was a while ago so excuse if some of the notes dont make total sense. Uh anyway here’s the notes I took summarised:

Jason Reynolds on Authenticity in Writing

authenticity builds a stronger connection to the audience

use different mediums for writing (genres, styles or ways of writing e.g. pen vs computer)

write from personal experience (you don’t have to relate to a whole situation but find something in the situation a character’s going through to relate and tie to your own life)

talk to people - learn their stories so you have a wider understanding of people and the world

(specifically about Miles Morales) Reynolds initially said no to writing Miles when asked by Marvel, but after talking to some young kids in his hometown (i think it was) and seeing them get very excited about the idea of his character he agreed to write him

find your writing voice - how do you talk when your most comfortable? - be honest with who you are

tell your stories

keep yourself interested in your work - write what you enjoy - “swear words are you friends”

connections are everything (real life and in stories)

writing is a good way to handle grief

your relationships will help you write - find your support system

#writing #author #miles morales #jason reynolds #writing advice #writing tips

[killianart]

Recently reread Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and it's still as good as the first time 📖💖

#book cover art #killianart #long way down #jason reynolds

[slaughter-books]

Day 6:: Books And A Hot Drink

Four beautiful books and a delicious hot cupper tea, in a wonderful new mug! 💞🫖

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #books and a hot drink #beautiful books #new mug #cupper tea #the darkness outside us #eliot schrefer #miles morales #spider man #jason reynolds #the sacrifice #rin chupeco #once there was #kiyash monsef #amazing authors #lgbt+ #bookish #jurassic park #30th anniversary #i love books

[azathothsdreamgrrl]

“i wipe dust from my eyes clap clouds into this world i’ve forgotten i haven’t made alone and askfriends how did you know i needed you friends i’ve missed you so what now” —Jason Reynolds

#i made this cuz i think of this jason reynolds quote a lot #jason reynolds #i recommend his blog you people gotta read his poems #poems on tumblr #poemblr #poems and quotes #poems and poetry #poetry #text art #web weaving #growing up #relationships #friendship

[kelly-clarksons]

kellyclarksonshow: Feeling #Thankful for a fun hour with Taika Waititi, John O'Hurley and author Jason Reynolds today on Kelly!

#kelly clarkson #taika waititi #john o'hurley #jason reynolds #social media #2023 #november 22

[finleyforevermore]

Odd Question.

Do you have a favourite book?

Oh, I've got plenty!

"Good Dog" by Dan Gemeinhart - I lost my dog Dylan in May 2021 and only a week later, I found this book. Maybe it was divine intervention, maybe it was fate or something, I don't know. But this book had me sobbing by the end because it hit far too close to home. I absolutely recommend it.

"Thanks a Lot, Universe" by Chad Lucas - While I was completely able to relate to the characters in this story, the writing was absolutely phenomenal. Ezra and Brian were wonderful characters and I honestly still want to give them a hug XD even though I haven't reread the book in a looong while. Both their conflicts were very well-written and compelling, and also I loved the very casual and well-written representation of mental illness, different races, and sexualities <3 highly recommend! But there's a few heavy topics involved in it.

"Long Way Down" by Jason Reynolds. - We had to read this book this most recent school year that just ended and it was amazing! Jason Reynolds' writing is so raw, real, and emotionally compelling, and the ending is very interesting. I certainly recommend it!

"Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes - This book is similar to Long Way Down, but it's from the perspective of a victim of gun violence rather than someone related to a victim. It's such a compelling, heartbreaking, raw, and phenomenal book.

#thank you for asking cipher! #tw gun violence #tw gun mention #good dog #dan gemeinhart #thanks a lot universe #chad lucas #long way down #jason reynolds #ghost boys #jewell parker rhodes #books #ask response #ask reply #send in some asks! #inbox answers #inbox is open #flood my inbox #anon inbox #inbox #anons welcome #cipher! 💫

[the-final-sentence]

'I got sugar.'

Jason Reynolds, from "The Ingredients"

#Jason Reynolds #The Ingredients

[bunnyinatree]

I don't have Spotify wrapped, but here are my top five book recommendations to cap off the year C:

1 ) "Babel" by RF Kuang: This one is great for folks who love linguistics, because the magic system is based on harnessing the power that is lost in translation. It tackles the subjects of empire and colonialism, and the protagonist struggles with assimilation and wonders whether it's worth it to save himself by becoming complicit in an oppressive regime.

2 ) "Anxious People" by Frederik Backman: A surprisingly wholesome tale, this book follows a group of people who are taken hostage during a bank robbery. I am obsessed with the way that Backman creates nuanced and memorable characters, as well as the way that he combines humor and heartache.

3 ) "The Travelling Cat Chronicles" by Hiro Arikawa: A cat named Nana narrates his journey across Japan as his human searches for someone to take Nana in. We learn more about the human protagonist through flashbacks, and the relationship between human and cat always takes center stage. Fair warning: I bawled my eyes out for a good portion of this novel.

4 ) "A Story of Seven Lives" by Gin Shirakawa This three-volume manga follows two street cats named Machi and Nanao, whose paths intersect with a young, heartbroken woman named Yoshino. Overarching themes include mutual care, grief, and non-romantic forms of love. Fair warning: I cried through roughly 90% of this book. Here is a spread from the manga, since I know that a story's art style can be a major draw or deterrent.

[image ID: a spread of two pages from the manga "A Story of Seven Lives." In the first panel, Nanao are Machi are snuggled up together. Nanao is cold and wants to snuggle closer, but Machi complains that he's too heavy. By the second page, a couple of humans have shown up to take photos, squealing about how cute the stray cats are. Nanao and Machi stiffen, then dash away, saying, "God help us!" End image ID.]

5 ) "Lu" by Jason Reynolds: This is the fourth book of the middle grade "Track" series (which is about track and field, as the name suggests), and I recommend reading the entire thing—or listening to the audiobooks, for a chance to hear Guy Lockard's wonderful voice-acting. I'm listing the book "Lu" in particular, because I nearly cried seeing such a nuanced and affectionate portrayal of someone with albinism. Lu's disability doesn't define him; he has plenty of character traits and struggles outside of it. But Jason Reynolds doesn't shy away from depicting albinism realistically, including its effect on vision. Lu has hyperopia, specifically, and I love the way its explained (and explored!) for young readers.

#bunny babbles #book recommendations #babel #rf kuang #anxious people #fredrik backman #the travelling cat chronicles #hiro arikawa #a story of seven lives #gin shirawkawa #lu #jason reynolds #albinism #track series

[the-dust-jacket]

Congratulations to the 2023 Caldecott Medal winner and Honorees! 

#Caldecott Award #Hot Dog #Berry Song #Ain't Burned All the Bright #Knight Owl #Choosing Brave #Doug Salati #Michaela Goade #Jason Reynolds #Jason Griffin #Christopher Denise #Angela Joy #Janelle Washington #awards

[jugheadthelesbian]

what im reading/into for media to consume: dystopian with at least one revenge plot, think pieces on revenge, poetry, weird thrillers

what im writing: romcom about healing and finding love during christmas time in a small town when ure a cowgirl ballerina

#duality of man #the last of us #long way down #jason reynolds #the midnight dance #daryl dixon series #wlw books #silly salem moment

[ackb]

2022 Reading Challenge Report

Creating this spread in my journal has become a highlight of my year. Past efforts are here: 2019, 2020, 2021. Each year I spend a little more time on my mini cover drawings and each year I'm a little happier with how they turned out.

My reading goal for the year was 100 books and I barely made it: 101. I had to really book it to reach my goal (heh, see what I did there)

Some years it's sort of hard to pick my "Best Books", but this year it was relatively easy. Eight books in particular really stood out. I could have just left it at eight, but there were two additional authors that I came across this year that I read several books by and am quite sure I will continue gobbling up their oeuvres as long as I can. (I've never in my life seen that word as a plural—can that be right?) So as a 9th pick, I just named them both: Ashley Herring Blake and Alexis Hall. I read several of Blake's books this year that would have absolutely changed my life if they'd been around when I was a kid/teen and Hall is here because literally everything he writes is fucking hilarious.

The full list with metrics are after the jump:

My top 8 and other stand outs are in bold below

Non-Fiction (23)

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler, Ibi Zoboi

How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, Kiese Laymon

(gn) The Drawing Lesson, Mark Crilley

The Art of Visual Notetaking: An Interactive Guide to Visual Communication and Sketchnoting, Emily Mills

(gn) Windows on the World, Robert Mailer Anderson, Jon Sack, Zack Anderson

All Boys Aren't Blue, George M. Johnson

Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like "Journey" in the Title, Leslie Gray Streeter

(gn) WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration, Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura, Matt Sasaki (Illustrator), Ross Ishikawa (Illustrator)

(gn) Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts, Rebecca Hall, Hugo Martinez (Illustrator)

(gn) Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos, Lucy Knisley

(gn) Foundations of Chinese Civilization: The Yellow Emperor to the Han Dynasty, Jing Liu

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America, Beth Macy

Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement, Tarana Burke

(gn) Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood, Lucy Knisley

Notes on Grief, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

(gn) The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History, David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson (Illustrations)

BLUU Notes: An Anthology of Love, Justice, and Liberation, Takiyah Nur Amin, Mykal Slack, eds.

(gn) Passport, Sophia Glock

Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People, Kekla Magoon

(pb) Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued, Peter Sís

Refugee High: Coming of Age in America, Elly Fishman

(pb) Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan, Tony O'Brien, Mike Sullivan

(pb) Wishes, Mượn Thị Văn, Victo Ngai (Illustrator)

Fiction (59)

Red at the Bone, Jacqueline Woodson

American Street, Ibi Zoboi

Husband Material, Alexis Hall

Rise to the Sun, Leah Johnson

(gn) The Last Session, vol. 1, Jasmine Walls, Dozerdraws (Illustrations)

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, Becky Chambers

(gn) The Montague Twins: The Devil's Music, Nathan Page, Drew Shannon (Illustrations)

Record of a Spaceborn Few, Becky Chambers

Something Fabulous, Alexis Hall

Honey Girl, Morgan Rogers

(gn) Fantasmas, Raina Telgemeier

Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngoni Adichie

The Violence, Delilah S. Dawson

(gn) Coven, Jennifer Dugan, Kit Seaton (Illustrations)

Children of God, Mary Doria Russell (re-read)

Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall

Skye Falling, Mia McKenzie

Liar & Spy, Rebecca Stead

The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell (re-read)

A Psalm for the Wild Built, Becky Chambers

(gn) Oddball: Sarah Scribbles #4, Sarah Andersen

Girl Made of Stars, Ashley Herring Blake

Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon

A Closed and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers

(gn) Slaughter House Five, Ryan North (adaptor), Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Albert Monteys (Illustrations)

Pretend I'm Dead, Jen Beagin

(gn) The Crossover, Kwame Alexander Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrations)

Don't Check Out This Book, Kate Klise, Sarah Klise (Illustrations)

Light From Uncommon Stars, Ryka Aoki

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James, Ashley Herring Blake

Hang the Moon, Alexandria Bellefleur

(gn) Alice in Leatherland, Iolanda Zanfardino, Elisa Romboli (Illustrator)

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, Ashley Herring Blake

Delilah Green Doesn't Care, Ashley Herring Blake

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, Anissa Gray

(gn) Across a Field of Starlight, Blue Delliquanti

Ain't Burned All the Bright, Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)

Count Your Lucky Stars, Alexandria Bellefleur

I Kissed Shara Wheeler, Casey McQuiston

(gn) The Bride Was a Boy, Chii, Beni Axia Conrad (Translator)

Payback's a Witch, Lana Harper

The School for Good Mothers, Jessamine Chan

(gn) The Sacrifice of Darkness, Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver, Rebecca Kirby, James Fenner

Read Between the Lines, Rachel Lacey

The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend Is My Girlfriend: Advice on Queer Dating, Love, and Friendship, Maddy Court, Kelsey Wroten (Illustrations)

(gn) A Shadow in RiverClan, Erin Hunter

How to Find a Princess, Alyssa Cole

The Girl in the Well is Me, Karen Rivers

American Spy, Lauren Wilkinson

Stay With Me, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

(gn) Be Gay, Do Comics, Matt Bors, ed.

(gn) Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms, Crystal Frasier, Val Wise (Illustrator)

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Becky Chambers

This Winter, Alice Oseman

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, Abbi Waxman

(gn) Stone Fruit, Lee Lai

Heartstopper, vol. 4, Alice Oseman

(gn) Squad, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Lisa Sterle (Illustrator)

(gn) Shadow Life, Hiromi Goto, Ann Xu (Illustrations)

Read with the kids and/or for Homeschool planning (19)

Front Desk, Kelly Yang

The Midwife's Apprentice, Karen Cushman

(pb) Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Daniel Minter (Illustrator)

The Wednesday Wars, Gary D. Schmidt

(gn) Twelfth Grade Night, Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, Jamie Green (Illustrator)

(gn) The History of Western Art in Comics Part One: From Prehistory to the Renaissance, Marion Augustin, Bruno Heitz (Illustrations)

(gn) Magical History Tour #4: The Crusades, Fabrice Erre, Sylvain Savoia (Illustrator)

A Year Down Yonder, Richard Peck (re-read)

A Long Way from Chicago, Richard Peck (re-read)

The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman (re-read)

The Night Diary, Veera Hiranandani

The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman (re-read)

(pb) Prisoners of Geography, Children's Ed.: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps, Tim Marshall

The Great Brain at the Academy, John D. Fitzgerald

(pb) The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator)

(pb) Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, Carole Boston Weatherford, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera

(pb) Mr. Watson's Chickens, Jarrett Dapier, Andrea Tsurumi (Illustrator)

The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman (re-read)

(gn) = graphic novel or graphic novel format (pb) = picture book

I read 101 books this year

Authors of color: 40 Black authors: 28 Cis-women, trans & nonbinary authors: 73 Graphic novels: 34 Queer characters: 47 (34 main characters) Audiobooks: 22 Picture books: 8

Read 25 Books by Black Women Authors: Only read 23

I think next year I won't do the Black Women Authors challenge. I hope I will still read as many or at least a significant number of books by Black women, and I think it's a really great idea. I'm going to resist doing it this year, though, because I noticed a crummy impulse in myself as I was keeping track of the books, like I was "getting credit" for reading books in this category and that feels kinda gross. We'll see how I do without striving for a cookie.

I would like to read more picture books in 2023, and maybe be a little choosier about the graphic novels I read. I really love graphic novels, but I read some clunkers this year. I was also pretty light on nonfiction and I'd like to read a little more this year. In any case, I know it will be another great year of reading! See you next year!

#2022 Reading Challenge #Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like “Journey” in the Title #Red at the Bone #A Closed and Common Orbit #light from uncommon stars #aint burned all the bright #Heartstopper #the school for good mothers #notes on grief #ashley herring blake #alexis hall #jacqueline woodson #ryka aoki #jason reynolds #jason griffith #chimamanda ngozi adichie #Leslie gray streeter #alice oseman #Jessamine chan #becky chambers

[brightbeautifulthings]

but just remember, when you're walking in the nighttime, make sure the nighttime ain't walking into you.

Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down

#Q: #jason reynolds #long way down #poetry #book quotes #books

[books-to-add-to-your-tbr]

Title: Fresh Ink

Author: Lamar Giles, Nicola Yoon, Malinda Lo, Melissa de la Cruz, Sara Farizan, Eric Gansworth, Walter Dean Myers, Daniel José Older, Thien Pham, Jason Reynolds, Gene Luen Yang, Sharon G. Flake, Schuyler Bailar, Aminah Mae Safi

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2018

Genres: fiction, anthology, contemporary, LGBT+, fantasy, romance

Blurb: Careful, you are holding fresh ink - and not hot-off-the-press, still-drying-in-your-hands ink. Instead, you are holding twelve stories with endings that are still being written, whose next chapters are up to you, because these stories are meant to be read and shared.

#fresh ink #lamar giles #nicola yoon #malinda lo #melissa de la cruz #sara farizan #eric gansworth #walter dean myers #daniel josé older #thien pham #jason reynolds #gene luen yang #sharon g flake #schuyler bailar #aminah mae safi #standalone #2018 #fiction #anthology #contemporary #lgbt #fantasy #romance

[blackchildrensbooksandauthors]

#jason reynolds #black authors