Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar
Diversity The CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Ritu Weds Chandni by Ameya Narvankar is currently available. However, I found an old online reader copy to read. I thought I had read it before, but it did not feel familiar to me. Therefore I think I just looked at it and “put it aside.” Thankfully I did find it again as it takes a couple of familiar themes but adds a modern take to them, and I was in the right mood for it as well, as […]
Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide
Diversity CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge April is Poetry Month. Therefore in March I decided to find a few books of poetry or novels that were prose poetry. And one of them was Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide. Currently available, I read it via an online reader copy. I do not think I will purchase copies for myself, but I think anyone who is interested in refugees, women authors or places we do not normally read about, this is the book for you. Aimed at […]
Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan
Diversity The CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge The graphic novel Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan is a fun story about when your whole life is not just turned around with a move and that move is all the way across the world! Ruth, a young teen, and her parents move to Hong Kong (her mothers hometown) from Canada when her father gets a great new job in China. If this wasn’t bad enough, her brother is staying […]
My Sister the Apple Tree by Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan
Diversity CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge My Sister the Apple Tree by Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed, and Zahra Marwan is due this fall (September 2025). I was able to read it via an online reader copy. Now, I know I probably won’t be purchasing a finished copy for myself, but this book is a very contemporary themed picture book that is good for the older reader and should be read. A young child starts their story with the birth of twin goats. They are envious that […]
The Sunflowers: Vincent van Gogh's Search for Beauty by Zahra Marwan
As many of you know, I am in the bookselling business. Currently I am behind the scenes, but I occasionally still “hand sell” a book (usually via an email or over the phone, not on the sales floor). And because I am in retail, it might seem odd I would go to the library as I practically have access to any book I want. But sometimes you just have to. I want to see if I would like a book before I buy it, or […]
Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes
Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson was one of those books I had heard about, seen, but never really wanted to read. I mean, I like young adult literature, I like poetry and I like young adult poetry. However, I judged the book by the cover and theme. I assumed it would be some flowery “poor me” story. Instead, it is a truly strong and amazing short collection of poems that are relatable, informative and thoughtful. The language is lovely, but straight forward. […]
