It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
For readers of all ages
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly blog hop we host which focuses on sharing what we’re reading. This Kid Lit version of IMWAYR focuses primarily on books marketed for kids and teens, but books for readers of all ages are shared. We love this community and how it offers opportunities to share and recommend books with each other.
The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. The Kid Lit IMWAYR was co-created by Kellee & Jen at Teach Mentor Texts.
We encourage you to write your own post sharing what you’re reading, link up below, leave a comment, and support other IMWAYR bloggers by visiting and commenting on at least three of the other linked blogs.
Happy reading!
Wednesday: Student Voices: Christina Diaz Gonzlez’s Visit to Kellee’s Middle School
Sunday: Author Guest Post: “Planting the Seed: Why Sharing Stories with Diverse Representation in Medicine and STEM Matters for Children” by Dr. Candicee Childs, Author of Cece’s Sour and Sweet Journey to Medical School
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Kellee
I am off this week, but you can always learn more about any of the books I’ve been reading by checking out my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Ricki
Young Adult
I genuinely think Rex Ogle is one of the greatest authors of our time. I loved this book, When We Ride. My son read it and came into my room and said, “I am shook.” I highly recommend this one.
I listened to Hannah V Sawyerr’s Truth Is. I loved hearing her amazingly powerful slam poetry. This book explores abortion, family dynamics, and identity. I am going to reread it in print, too, because it liked it so much.
Adult
I’ve been following the GoodReads challenges, and this was on the list of options for Women’s Month. I really appreciated my new learnings from The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story by Pagan Kennedy.
My colleague Sarah Perry’s memoir After the Eclipse: A Mother’s Murder, A Daughter’s Search is extremely powerful. I will never, ever forget this book. I highly recommend it.
Clay Cane’s Burn Down Master’s House was on a list of recommendations, and I really appreciated the careful way he crafted this book. It offers fictional stories based on actual slave uprisings. I learned a lot and am looking forward to sharing this one with others.
Adult Romance
I am digging deeply into romance because it is how I combat politics. My favorite from the books below is Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn. It made me laugh so much!
Sunday: Story Path: Choose a Path, Tell a Story by Madalena Matoso
Link up below and go check out what everyone else is reading. Please support other bloggers by viewing and commenting on at least 3 other blogs. If you tweet about your Monday post, tag the tweet with #IMWAYR!
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