It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/29/2020
Last Week
I finished just one book this week. Just one! We started curbside delivery at the library and it is taxing! With a very limited staff, we’re trying to accomplish everything we would with a complete staff and it keeps me running from the time I start my day to the end. Plus, without time to actually sit in my office and get anything else done, I usually come home and work for another hour or two to get more done.
I was able to finish Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron. It’s so exciting to see a diverse character in a science fiction story. I loved Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia with its focus on African and African American folklore and I also love Maya’s story – a science fiction adventure that also happens to have a Black main character. Both styles of books are so important and I can’t wait to share them with our kids at the library!
Reading List for Week of 6/30/2020
I’ve got a few YA novels to dive into this week and with a long weekend on the horizon, I’m excited to read them both! The first just came back to the library and after a 72-hour quarantine, I’m really excited to finally read it – The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys. I’ve heard some amazing things about it and I’m excited to dive into a part of history that I’m not very familiar with. The other YA novel I have is Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite. This one I picked up a couple of weeks ago during the #BlackOutPublishing campaign.
What kind of reading plans do you have for the long weekend?
Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Check out the hashtag #IMWAYR for reading suggestions from readers across the globe.
