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NEW YOUNG ADULT RELEASES! (APRIL 23RD, 2024)

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HAVE I MISSED ANY NEW YOUNG ADULT RELEASES? HAVE YOU ADDED ANY OF THESE BOOKS TO YOUR TBR? LET ME KNOW!

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NEW STANDALONES/FIRST IN A SERIES:

Dark Parts of the Universe by Samuel Miller

Finally Fitz by Marissa Kanter

Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee

Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin

Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle

Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise

Off with Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta

Out of Blue Comes Green by M.E. Corey

The Merciless King of Moore High by Lily Sparks

NEW SEQUELS:

A Whisper in the Walls (Waxways #2) by Scott Reintgen

Blood Justice (Blood Debts #2) by Terry J. Benton-Walker

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cupofteajones · 2 years

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Reads to Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month

June is also #CaribbeanAmericanHeritage Month! Learn more about the culture and achievements of Caribbean Americans by checking out these great reads! #CaribbeanAmerican #bookrecommendations #booklist

June is Caribbean American Heritage Month, a celebratory month to recognize the contributions of Caribbean Immigrants have made to the United States. From food to literature, Caribbean Americans have contributed so much to the vitality and history of the United States. As a Caribbean American (my mother is from Antigua), I’m very proud of my culture and I always take any opportunity to learn more…

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#Antigua #Books #Caribbean American Heritage Month #Caribbean Culture #Caribbean Literature #Carmen Maria Machado #Costa Book Awards #Culture #Diversity #Diversity in Books #Jean Rhys #LGBTQ Pride Month #LGBTQIA Fiction #Lilliam Rivera #Margarita Engle #Monique Roffey #UK Books #UK YA Books #YA Books

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Currently Reading: Your Heart My Sky by Margarita Engle

Ok, this is fantastic so far. I started it in my boring lecture class and got 50% through it just in one class (and I actually took notes and paid attention to TWO of the professor's rambling stories). So, I'm enjoying this and hoping to finish it today or tomorrow. Also, I love the use of Spanish in the book, even though it's been like 6 or 7 years since I last took a Spanish class, I'm still understanding it!!

#books #currently reading #your heart my sky #margarita engle

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desdasiwrites · 1 year

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– Margarita Engle, The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist

#book quote of the day #Margarita Engle #The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist #Cuban-American author #novella #ya #short reads #poetry #written in verse #book quotes

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basketbear-books · 1 year

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A Song of Frutas by Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Sara Palacios

Margarita Engle and Sara Palacios create a sensory filled experience through text and vibrant illustrations. Abuelo is a pregonero, a street vendor who market their goods through song. The main character describes the sights, sounds and smells of visiting Abeulo in Cuba to help him sell his frutas. The joyful and energetic tone of the book is in opposition to the book’s coda but reminds readers that happy and sad can coexist.

Also published in Spanish: Un pregón de frutas.

#Margarita Engle #latinx #Cuba #grandpa #picture book #emotions #elementary school #spanish

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whimsicaldragonette · 1 year

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ARC Review: Kids' Nonfiction Books for March 2023: Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular and Destiny Finds Her Way

*Summaries, Ratings, and Reviews for both books below the cut.

Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular by Polly Owen

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Publication Date: January 3, 2023

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Learn the funny and fascinating story of Charles Darwin and the groundbreaking discoveries his love of the humble worms led to in this hilarious illustrated book. Charles Darwin is widely known for his "Origin of Species" book, yet Darwin had another great love, and that was for worms. Told for the first time for children, this is the silly and fascinating true story of how Charles Darwin came to discover that the humble earthworm is the most important species on our planet. Darwin suspected worms were special but his scientist friends laughed at him. In a quest to find out the worms' special talent, Darwin played the bassoon to the worms to see if they could hear, laid out a picnic treasure hunt for them to see how well they could smell, among many other bizarre but entirely true experiments. But so far Darwin didn't find anything extra special about worms. Until, one day he realized that worms do have a superpower. They POO! Without their life sustaining, nutrient rich poo, there would be no plants and no animals on earth. Darwin's 40 years studying worms is still essential to our understanding of worms today, and ever since, scientists have taken him VERY seriously, and never again laughed at his love of worms. Told in a humorous and engaging way with non-fiction informationon each page to help educate alongside the story, curious minds will love this fact-filled, laugh-out-loud title. The story of Darwin and the worms not only centers around the perennially brilliant subject of poo, it teaches children about a key historic figure, the food cycle and deductive scientific thinking. It is also a heartwarming story of the triumph of a zany underdog who won't let bullies get in the way of his love for worms.

My Rating: ★★★★★

My Review:

This was super cute and my 3rd grader loved it and found it hilarious. (It has that universal kid appeal of talking about poop.) I can't believe I hadn't heard of Darwin's obsession with worms before.

The story was engaging and told with maximum humor. The illustrations were cute and humorous and matched the text perfectly. They also added quite a bit to the story.

I would definitely recommend this to kids in the 6-12 range who are interested in science.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Wide Eyed Editions for providing an early copy for review.

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Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild by Margarita Engle

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Publication Date: February 7, 2023

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Explore the Costa Rican rainforest with Destiny, a rescued orphan baby sloth who must learn to return to the wild, in this heartwarming true story from Newbery Honor winner Margarita Engle. Destiny must learn to be strong and confident after she loses the use of one of her eyes. Without her mother to protect her or teach her, Destiny is found and taken to a rescue center in Costa Rica. The little sloth soon befriends other orphaned sloths. Her poor eyesight, however, makes it hard for her to keep her balance. Eventually Destiny begins to use all of her senses to explore the world around her. But can she learn to climb? Can she master the other skills she needs to survive on her own? And will Destiny be brave enough to return to her wild, forest home? Join award-winning author Margarita Engle and photographer Sam Trull as they introduce you to the world of sloths in this inspiring story about overcoming obstacles and believing in yourself. For more true animal stories of rescue, friendship, and facing challenges, check out these National Geographic Kids picture books: Little Larry Goes to School A Leap for Legadema Natumi Takes the Lead A Friend for Lakota Jimmy the Joey

My Rating: ★★★★★

My Review:

This short book is packed full of information about sloths and what happens to those who have been rescued and are being rehabilitated. The photos on each page are gorgeous and show the sloths' personalities and activities.

I look forward to reading this with my 3rd grader. He is really into animals right now and I think he will enjoy learning about this.

The text is at an appropriate reading level for my 3rd grader and he should be able to read it himself. The layout of each page is attractive, with photos and text arranged in an aesthetically pleasing and easy to read manner that draws the eye around the page.

I would recommend this to any kid who loves animals or is interested in animal rescue. It would be great in an elementary school library or classroom library.

My kiddo did in fact really enjoy reading this one. He even chose to read most of it aloud (after bargaining for reading every other page while I read the rest) and was really into the story. He found all the sloth pictures very cute.

*Thanks to NetGalley and National Geographic Kids for providing an e-arc for review.

#kids' nonfiction books #charles darwin #animal rescue #sloths #science #famous scientists #netgalley #arc review #shilo reads #book review #destiny finds her way #darwin's super-pooping worm spectacular #polly owen #margarita engle #animals

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ya-world-challenge · 2 years

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15 YA Books for Hispanic Heritage Month

Just a tiny selection of some of the great Hispanic & Latinx books out there. I just finished Woven in Moonlight the other day and it has such a gorgeous world and magic, I’m tempted to get right to the sequel.

Lobizona by Romina Garber Furia, Yamile Saied Mendez Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez Meet Me Halfway, Anika Fajardo The Lightning Dreamer by Margarita Engle With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante Solito: A Memoir, Javier Zamora Where I Belong, Marcia Argueta Mickelson The One Who Loves You Most, Medina Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland Breathe and Count Back from Ten, Natalia Sylvester Together We Burn, Isabel Ibañez Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya The Lightning Queen by Laura Resau

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We've found quite a variety of books being released today. There is romance, fantasy, music, murder, and more in the pages of these books. What will you add to your TBR pile?

Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle Atheneum Books for Young Readers

In this stirring young adult romance from award-winning author Margarita Engle, love and conservation intertwine as two teens fight to protect wildlife and heal from their troubled pasts.

Ana and her mother have been living out of their car ever since her militant father became one of the FBI’s most wanted. Leandro has struggled with debilitating anxiety since his family fled Cuba on a perilous raft.

One moonlit night, in a wilderness park in California, Ana and Leandro meet. Their connection is instant—a shared radiance that feels both scientific and magical. Then they discover they are not a huge mountain lion stalks through the trees, one of many wild animals whose habitat has been threatened by humans.

Determined to make a difference, Ana and Leandro start a rewilding club at their school, working with scientists to build wildlife crossings that can help mountain lions find one another. If pumas can find their way to a better tomorrow, surely Ana and Leandro can too.

Saint-Seducing Gold (Forge & Fracture Saga #2) by Brittany N. Williams Amulet Books

The second book in the stunning YA historical fantasy trilogy that New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray called “nothing short of spectacular”

There’s danger in the court of James I. Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must reforge the Pact between humanity and the Fae to stop the looming war. As violence erupts across London and the murderous spymaster Robert Cecil closes in, the Fae queen Titanea coerces Joan into joining the royal court while holding her godfather prisoner in the infamous Tower of London. Now Joan will have to survive deadly machinations both magical and mortal all while balancing the magnetic pull of her two loves—Rose and Nick—before the world as she knows it is destroyed forever.

Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta Disney Hyperion

Fans of Chloe Gong and Judy I. Lin will devour this Korean-inspired Alice in Wonderland retelling about two very wicked girls, forever bonded by blood and betrayal . . .

In a world where Saints are monsters and Wonderland is the dark forest where they lurk, it’s been five years since young witches and lovers Caro Rabbit and Iccadora Alice Sickle were both sentenced to that forest for a crime they didn’t commit—and four years since they shattered one another’s hearts, each willing to sacrifice the other for a chance at freedom.

Now, Caro is a successful royal Saint-harvester, living the high life in the glittering capital and pretending not to know of the twisted monster experiments that her beloved Red Queen hides deep in the bowels of the palace. But for Icca, the memory of Caro’s betrayal has hardened her from timid girl to ruthless hunter. A hunter who will stop at nothing to exact her On Caro. On the queen. On the throne itself.

But there’s a secret about the Saints the Queen’s been guarding, and a volatile magic at play even more dangerous to Icca and Caro than they are to each other…

Lush, terrifying, and uncanny, Zoe Hana Mikuta—author of Gearbreakers and Godslayers —takes a delicate knife straight through the heart of this beloved surrealist fairytale.

Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers

Los Angeles, 1932: Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen and the pride of Chinatown, has a face known to practically anyone, especially to the Chow sisters—May, Gemma, and Peony—Lulu’s former classmates and neighbors. So the girls instantly know it’s Lulu whose body they discover one morning in an out-of-the-way stable, far from the Beverly Hills mansion where she moved once her fame skyrocketed.

The sisters suspect Lulu’s death is the result of foul play, but the LAPD—known for being corrupt to the core—doesn’t seem motivated to investigate. Even worse, there are signs that point to the possibility of a police cover-up, and powerful forces in the city want to frame the killing as evidence that Chinatown is a den of iniquity and crime, even more reason it should be demolished to make room for the construction of a new railway depot, Union Station.

Worried that neither the police nor the papers will treat a Chinese girl fairly—no matter how famous and wealthy—the sisters set out to solve their friend’s murder themselves, and maybe save their neighborhood in the bargain. But with Lulu’s killer still on the loose, the girls’ investigation just might put them square in the crosshairs of a coldblooded murderer.

Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise Viking Books for Young Readers

When life gives you guitars, smash them!

School is out for summer and Ariel Grace Jones is determined to make it one for the books! Together with their bestie bandmates, Michele and Gael, Ariel believes they’re destined to break into the music industry and out of Chicago’s Southside by singing lead in their garage punk band, Baby Hares.

But before Baby Hares can officially get into the groove, the realities of post grad life start to weigh on this crew of misfits. Ari begins to worry that it’s time to pull the plug on their dreams of making it big.

Just when all hope feels lost, a fellow punk and local icon takes an interest in their talent. It seems like he might be the only one Ariel can rely on as frustrations between bandmates reach at an all-time high.

Punk Rock Karaoke is a coming-of-age tale that draws upon the explosive joy of the underground scene, while raising questions about authenticity, the importance of community and what it means to succeed on your own terms.

Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin Feiwel & Friends

Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. She doesn’t remember much from before entering the House of Flowing Water, and when her uncle is suddenly killed in a bandit attack, she is devastated to lose her last connection to a life outside of her indenture contract.

With no family and no patron, Xue is facing the possibility of a lifetime of servitude playing the qin for nobles that praise her talent with one breath and sneer at her lowly social status with the next. Then one night she is unexpectedly called to the garden to put on a private performance for the enigmatic Duke Meng. The young man is strangely kind and awkward for nobility, and surprises Xue further with an irresistible offer: serve as a musician in residence at his manor for one year, and he’ll set her free of her indenture.

But the Duke’s motives become increasingly more suspect when he and Xue barely survive an attack by a nightmarish monster, and when he whisks her away to his estate, she discovers he’s not just some country noble: He’s the Duke of Dreams, one of the divine rulers of the Celestial Realm. There she learns the Six Realms are on the brink of disaster, and incursions by demonic beasts are growing more frequent.

The Duke needs Xue’s help to unlock memories from her past that could hold the answers to how to stop the impending war… but first Xue will need to survive being the target of every monster and deity in the Six Realms.

Blood Justice (Blood Debts #2) by Terry J. Benton-Walker Tor Teen

Cristina and Clement Trudeau have conjured the impossible: justice.

They took back their family’s stolen throne to lead New Orleans’ magical community into the brighter future they all deserve.

But when Cris and Clem restored their family power, Valentina Savant lost everything. Her beloved grandparents are gone and her sovereignty has been revoked—she will never be Queen. Unless, of course, someone dethrones the Trudeaus again. And lucky for her, she’s not the only one trying to take them down.

Cris and Clem have enemies coming at them from all directions: Hateful anti-magic protesters sabotage their reign at every turn. A ruthless detective with a personal vendetta against magical crime is hot on their tail just as Cris has discovered her thirst for revenge. And a brutal god, hunting from the shadows, is summoned by the very power Clem needs to protect the boy he loves.

Cris’s hunger for vengeance and Clem’s desire for love could prove to be their family’s downfall, all while new murders, shocking disappearances, and impossible alliances are changing the game forever.

Welcome back to New Orleans, where gods walk among us and justice isn’t served, it’s taken.

#new releases #young adult books #ya lit

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battyaboutbooksreviews · 7 months

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🦇 Young Adult Books for Latin and Hispanic Heritage Month 🦇

📚 It's the beginning of Latin & Hispanic Heritage Month, and I hardly know where to begin! Here are just a FEW of the amazing stories written by Latin and Hispanic authors to read in celebration of the culture!

✨ I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez ✨ Running by Natalia Sylvester ✨ It's All Love by Jenna Ortega ✨ Finding Miracles by Julia Alvarez ✨ Suncatcher by Jose Pimienta ✨ Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa ✨ Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older ✨ Mexican White boy by Matt de la Peña ✨ Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez ✨ Fire With Fire by Destiny Soria ✨ You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie ✨ Wings in the Wild by Margarita Engle ✨ Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore ✨ We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez ✨ The Turning Pointe by Lauren Yero ✨ Under This Forgetful Sky by Vanessa L. Torres ✨ A Tall Dark Trouble by Vanessa Montalban ✨ This is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves ✨ Secret of the Moon Conch by David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall ✨ Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success by Jessica Parra ✨ Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira ✨ Last Sunrise in Eterna by Amparo Ortiz ✨ No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado ✨ Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo ✨ Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera ✨ The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes ✨ The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo ✨ Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

#young adult books #young adult fiction #books #book recommendation #book lovers #batty about books #battyaboutbooks

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librarycomic · 11 months

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A Song of Fruitas by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Sara Placios. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021. 9781534444898. https://www.powells.com/book/-9781534444898?partnerid=34778&p_bt

A little girl walks with her abuelo as he sings and sells frutas from his cart. Engle's author note explains that this Spanglish picture book celebrates los pregoneros, "singing vendors who walk the streets of Cuba describing the things they sell in poetic ways, to attract customers." And Palacios's illustrations make everything about Cuba's streets feel friendly. (There's a Spanish version of this book, too.)

One Day by Lee Juck illustrated by Kim Seung-youn. Translated from Korean by Asuka Minamoto, Lee Juck, and Dianne Chung. Enchanted Lion, 2021. 9781592703135. https://www.powells.com/book/-9781592703135?partnerid=34778&p_bt

A little boy misses his grandfather, a tailor, who has died. His grandmother won't stop feeding him. (My favorite parts of this book are the glimpses Kim Seung-youn provides of South Korea's past which seem almost entirely gone, with streets full of small shops and lines for fresh water to carry home.)

The Bird Coat by Inger Marie Kjølstadmyr & Øyvind Torseter. Translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson. Enchanted Lion, 2022. 9781592703661. https://www.powells.com/book/-9781592703661?partnerid=34778&p_bt

A young boy getting a haircut is told the tale of Pierre, a popular tailor who lived in Paris. Pierre's dream was to fly, which no one had ever done at that point. So he sewed a coat with wings in order to try to become a human bird. (Warning: the story does not end as one would expect.) (It was this and Torseter's odd, detailed drawings made me love it.)

#bookreview #picturebooks #picturebookreview #fruit #grief #flying

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bookcub · 3 months

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got my syllabus for my children's latinx literature class so im gonna post my assigned texts below!! the list includes ya lit, picture books, movies, and a musical.

already brainstorming for my final project and im already excited with all the possibilities!!

Jose Marti, La Edad de Oro (1899)

Pura Belpré, Perez and Martina: A Portorican Folktale (1931)

Duncan Tonatiuh, Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale (2013)

Nicholasa Mohr, Nilda (1973)

Gloria Anzaldua, Prietita and the Ghost Woman (2001)

Sonia Manzano, The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano (2013)

Francisco Jimenez, The Circuit (1997)

Julia Alvarez, Before We Were Free (2004)

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quería Alegria Hudes, In the Heights (2008)

Meg Medina, Burn Baby Burn (2016) and Merci Suarez (2018)

Margarita Engle, The Surrender Tree (2013)

Blue Beetle (DC) (2023)

Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse (Marvel) (2023)

Nigeria Jones (Ibi Zoboi) (2023)

With the Fire on High (Elizabeth Acevedo) (2019)

Schomburg: The Man who Built the Library Carole Boston Weatherford/Eric Velasquez (2018)

Down These Mean Streets (Piri Thomas) (1967)

Inheritance of Orquinda Divina, Zoraida Cordova (2023)

#grad school #ive actually read a lot of these authors but not these texts #so that will be interesting

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bookaddict24-7 · 1 year

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New Young Adult Releases! (April 18th, 2023)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

Pieces of Me by Kate McLaughlin

Take by Jennifer Bradbury

A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson

Alondra by Gina Femia

Wings in the Wild by Margarita Engle

If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

Hot Dutch Daydream by Kristy Boyce

I Kick & I Fly by Ruchira Gupta

Pardalita by Joana Estrela (Translated by Lyn Miller Lachmann)

The Cherished by Patricia Ward

New Sequels:

The Song of Wrath (The Bones of Ruin #2) by Sarah Raughley

Snow & Poison (Cinder & Glass #2) by Melissa de la Cruz

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zaless · 4 months

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I like to read books. And I read quite a lot of books, I think. In the Past year, I read a total of 123 full length books, and so I decided to pick my top 10 and write them down, in case anyone wants recommendations. I would do at least some research on all of these before reading, because most of them contain topics that could be very triggering.

The Girl In The Castle by James Patterson.

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

Loveless by Alice Oseman

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick

One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Odd One Out by Nic Stone

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

I also read a few graphic novels and my favorite was Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds, Illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff(I would also recommend the novel, but I couldn't put it on the list as I did not read it in 2023).

My favorite poetry book I read was The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle.

#bookblr #book recommendations #books #book reccs #booklr #this is where it ends #we were liars #loveless alice oseman #one of us is lying #odd one out #cinderella is dead #long way down

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mccoppinscrapyard · 1 year

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Books Read/Listened To in 2023

* = owned

The Hellion’s Waltz by Olivia Waite (audiobook) : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In My Own Moccasins by Helen Knott- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Girls that Never Die by Safia Elhillo- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez (audiobook)- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

And Yet by Kate Baer - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ana María and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Black Roses by Harold Green III- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Patience and Esther by S.W. Searle- ⭐️⭐️⭐️

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Maus by Art Spiegelman * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jewdrowski (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Cheer Up! Love & Pompoms by Crystal Frazier * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love Charade by Allie McDermid * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Yazidi! by Aurelien DuCoudray and Mini Ludvin - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Hello Stranger by Katherine Center * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Private Charter by N. R. Walker (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Island Wisdom by Annie Daly & Kainoa Daines - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fire from the Sky by Moa Backe Astot (eARC) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Sing Anyway by Anita Kelly - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jazz Owls by Margarita Engle * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

She Was Made for Me by Jen Morris - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck * - DID NOT FINISH

The Tiny Journalist by Naomi Shihab Nye - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gender is Really Strange by Teddy G. Goetz (eARC) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Well Matched by Jen DeLuca (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love Flushed by Evie Mitchell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Skip! by Sarah Burgess (eARC)- ⭐️⭐️.5

The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli (audiobook) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw * - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Her Night With the Duke by Diana Quincy (audiobook) - currently reading

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata- currently reading

You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky - currently reading

#read in 2023 #books #reading list #reading goals #personal

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desdasiwrites · 1 year

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But love

is a wildly

unpredictable

hurricane wind,

not a swirling

blue ocean

with peaceful

shores.

– Margarita Engle, The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist

#book quote of the day #margarita engle #the lightning dreamer #Cuban-American author #novella #ya #short reads #poetry #written in verse #book quotes

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nevinslibrary · 11 months

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Totally Youthful Tuesday

Okay, we humans are just… either crazy, or crazy awesome. In the early 20th Century there was an aviation prize called the Deutsch Prize. Someone had to pilot a balloon from Paris’ Aero Club, around the Eiffel Tower and back to the club in 30 minutes or less. This book is about Alberto Santos-Dumont and his quest to do this challenge.

It starts with his childhood and his life up to October 19, 1901 when he was in his Airship No. 6 trying to make the trip, and then… his motor stopped mid air…

The story was one that I had no clue about, and it was done so well in this nonfiction picture book. And, the art, of Paris and of the story it self was amazing.

You may like this book If you Liked: The Flying Man by Mike Downs, Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty by Robert Burleigh, or The Flying Girl by Margarita Engle

A Dream of Flight: Alberto Santos-Dumont’s Race Around the World by Jeff Polivka

#totallyyouthfultuesday #nmlRA #nevins memorial library #a dream of flight #alberto santos-dumont's race around the eiffel tower #rob polivka #jeff polivka

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