It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It's also a great chance to see what others are reading right now...you just might discover your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children's literature - picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, anything in the world of kidlit - join us! We love this meme and think you will, too. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

Last Week:

These are the books I enjoyed the most from this past week. With the Fire on High was just the kind of book I like - meaningful and full of food. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue is an adventure filled YA historical fiction. It's very entertaining. Opposite of Always is sweet and funny and also a bit sad. I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) was helpful to me. It's written by two friends who have a political podcast. One of them is conservative and one is liberal. Their focus is on trying to be able to listen and empathize with people who you think may believe the complete opposite of you. This does not include hate-filled people who are inciting violence. No false equivalencies for them. They are trying to look for the nuance within issues. I found it interesting and have started listening to their podcast and have enjoyed it. Lubna and Pebble made me cry and Harold and Hog Pretend for Real! made me laugh.

The Coming Week:

I started reading My Name is Not Chief and will likely start the latest Maurene Goo book. 

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 156/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 97/275
#MustReadin2019 - 20/30
Year of the Asian 2019 - 11/30

It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It's also a great chance to see what others are reading right now...you just might discover your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children's literature - picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, anything in the world of kidlit - join us! We love this meme and think you will, too. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

On the Blog:

Love from A to Z

Spotlight on Girls of the Crescent

Reading:

I didn't post last week because I was on the road to visit my mother for Mother's Day. I fit in a few quick books this week. The Unicorn Rescue Society was fun. Lara Deen Keeps Breaking Up with Me was excellent. The others were also great except I didn't enjoy That Night a Monster. It was very strange and not in a good way for me. 

I listened to many podcasts on my trip. I'm really enjoying Book Friends Forever with Alvina Ling and Grace Lin, Minorities in Publishing, Kidlit These Days, 88 Cups of Tea, On Being, KidlitWomen, Still Processing and some old episodes of How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black.  

The Coming Week:

Now I'm reading I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations which is kind of the opposite of the book Shade that I read yesterday. Have a great week. 

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 145/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 88/275
#MustReadin2019 - 20/30
Year of the Asian 2019 - 11/30

It's Monday! What are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It's a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It's also a great chance to see what others are reading right now...you just might discover your next “must-read” book!

Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent, of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children's literature - picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, anything in the world of kidlit - join us! We love this meme and think you will, too. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

If you want to know more about what I've been reading, visit my Goodreads shelf.

On the Blog Last Week:

There's Something About Sweetie

Last Week at School:

Reading Last Week:

 

 

It was a busy week of reading. I would highly recommend Laurie Halse Anderson's memoir in verse Shout. I read Bestest Ramadan Ever, but could have skipped it. There are much better books out there. Isle of You was okay, but the rest of the picture books were excellent. Watch out with Grandmother's Visit though. Tissues might be helpful. The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried was unique and quite amusing even though grief is a major part of the book. 

The Coming Week:

I plan to read If You Leave Me for my MustReadin2019 challenge. Have a great week! 

Reading Challenge Updates: 
Goodreads Challenge 2019 - 133/550
Diversity on the Shelf 2019 - 88/275
#MustReadin2019 - 20/30
Year of the Asian 2019 - 11/30