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 go to my Storygraph account, you can see what I have read recently & click on the books to learn more.
What I've Been Reading:
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement provides many details from Vincent Chin's killing and what happened afterward. It examines some of the history of Asian American activism that resulted. Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen and Edith Campbell had an online discussion about the book last week. I didn't get the book in time to read and attend, but did appreciate the discussion questions posted on CrazyQuilt Edi.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a fantastic YA historical novel about a young girl in San Francisco who ventures into the club where lesbians are frequent patrons. She is discovering a lot about herself and what kind of life she envisions for herself. The relationships are well done and I really enjoyed seeing San Francisco through the main character's eyes.
Plenty of Hugs is a sweet picture book that shows a loving family through daily activities.
Go for Broke Regiment is a brief (almost too brief) nonfiction title that shares the history of a regiment during WWII that was made up of Japanese American men. It does mention the internment of Japanese people, but could have shared a lot more information.
Somewhere in the Unknown World (adult nonfiction) is a collection of stories from refugees told through one author, Kao Kalia Yang. She is a brilliant writer and the stories are often hard to read for the tears, but they also show strength and hope.
A Story About Afiya is a poetic picture book about a young girl and her fantastical dress.
Most Days is by the same person who wrote Most People and focuses on paying attention to the here and now.
It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake is a fun adult rom-com that gets pretty steamy as Noni sets out to discover what makes her happy.
The ABCs of Black History is a great nonfiction picture book that shares exactly what the titles says.
The Most Amazing Bird is a sweet and humorous picture book about a child, grandparent, and a noisy crow. The child is puzzled about why the grandmother enjoys the bird, but after time, comes to understand.
Islamaphobia: Deal with it In the Name of Peace provides a lot of helpful information about Islam, some of hate directed at Muslims, and what options young people have in many different situations.
Twenty-one Steps is a lovely book about the tomb of the unknown soldier and those who guard it.
Cherry Blossom and Paper Planes is a picture book about two young friends and what happens when one of them moves away--how they find a way to stay connected.
In My Mosque is a beautiful picture book about mosques and what happens there.
Disability Visibility is an excellent collection of essays from disabled folks speaking about the issues that are important to them. I found it to be extremely educational and will continue to follow the editor Alice Wong online because there is so much to know about the disability community and I am woefully ignorant in this area.
The Coming Week: I'll be reading the sequel to Saints and Misfits by one of my favorite authors - S.K. Ali and will be re-reading The Boy in the Black Suit for a book group. Otherwise, I'm not sure what will come my way. Have a great week!
