August offers quite an eclectic select of books! From Milati Perkins comedic collections by authors of color to Margarita Engle’s story of a mountain rescue dog, this month has a lot to off middle grade and young adult readers! Open life: Riffs on life between cultures edited by Mitali Perkins; Candlewick; August Listen in as… Read More August New Releases
July!! I haven’t worked during the summer since the 1970s. I’m pretty sure that having to do so this summer is why it just doesn’t feel like summer at all to me. I keep waiting for… I’m not sure what; just something to happen to signal that it has indeed begun. Nonetheless, we’ve passed the… Read More July New Releases
A recap of May releases: P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams Garcia; Amistad, 21 May How I became a ghost by Tim Tingle; Road Runner Press; 28 May Get over it by Nikki Carter; Dafina Press; 28 May Death, Dickinson and the Demented life of Frenchie Garcia by Jenny Torres-Sanchez; Running Press Kids; 28 May… Read More 4 New Releases: June, 2013
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you know I’ve spent the morning searching for and posting new POC releases. I didn’t find many for May. I did find a few to add for April and they’re posted on the Pinterest board for April. I probably post new titles to Pinterest before I do… Read More New POC Releases: May
edited 13 Apr I’m getting behind! My pile of BFYA books is growing! Still, it’s a pleasure to look at that pile because they all stand a chance of being a really good read. The books in that pile have been nominated by BFYA committee members or by the general public as titles that should… Read More New Releases: April 2013
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