Summer reading…
Have you been over to Crazy Quilts lately? Edi, urban librarian extraordinaire, has put together not one, but TWO summer reading lists for the tweens/teens in your life. One list is middle grade, and the other is for young adults, but make a point of reading them all! Edi’s then hoping you’ll post a review in the comments section, or link to your own site if you’re a blogger. It’s about time we ALL started to talk up books that feature people of color.
Young Adult List:
What the World Eats by Peter Menzel
Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Graphic Non-Fiction)
Perfect Chemistry By Simone Elkeles
Door of No Return by Sarah Mussi
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisico X
Guardian by Julius Lester
A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott
The Fold by An Na
American Shaolin by Matthew Polly
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
12 Rounds to Glory The Story of Muhammad Ali/Charles R. Smith Jr. and Bryan Collier
Chess Rumble/G. Neri
Astro Boy vol 1 and 2/Osamu Tezuka
First Daughter: White House Rules /Mitali Perkins
A La Carte/Tanita S. Davis
The Marvelous Effect/Troy Cle
Chanda’s War/Allan Stratton
Any Small Goodness: A novel of the barrio/Tony Johnson
Peace Locomotion/Jacqueline Woodson
Becoming Billie Holiday/Floyd Cooper
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