In honor of National Space Day (that was last Friday) I wanted to share some great books about Space that we’ve enjoyed
Thanks to our cute buddy Rocky for serving as the official presenter 😅
Amaze! Amaze! Amaze! 👎🏼
These have a wide variety of age ranges and are from diverse authors
Have you read any of these?
Any books about space that you’d recommend?
Let’s highlighting National Poetry Month with some good ol’ book recs
These have a wide variety of age ranges and are from diverse authors
The recommendations for MG and YA are all novels in verse, which are great if you’re looking to dip your toes into poetry
MG:
– The door of no return by Kwame Alexander
– Iveliz explains it all; Something like home & It’s all or nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango
– Land of Broken Promises by Jane Kuo
– Red Bird danced by Dawn Quigley
– The extraordinary orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino
YA:
– The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
– Clap when you land by Elizabeth Acevedo
– The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
– An expanse of blue by Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams
My poetry collections are all by female authors and are all powerful and sometimes heartbreaking:
– Poems of parenting by Loryn Brantz
– Plantains and our becoming by Melania Luisa Marte
– Brown girl Cromatography by Anurhada Bhowmik
– The Princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace (CR)
– Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
– Poukahangatus by Tayi Tibble
– Inheritance by Elizabeth Acevedo
Have you read any of this?
If not, which one would you pick?
Arab Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of April in the US and Canada
It celebrates the Arab heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans and Arab Canadians.
The Arab League Consists of 22 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
In honor of this month I wanted to share some books we’ve read and enjoyed.
Most the books are kids lit, I also added some that are on my own TBR, I need more adult books to add to it
Books we’ve read and enjoyed
Books on my TBR
Did you pick any books for Arab Heritage Month?
Have you read any books you can recommend?
November is Native American Heritage Month
As many lot of us prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving next week, the sentiment behind the celebration remains a treasured and important one, but I think it’s important to research and learn about the real story behind the frequently told tale of the first Thanksgiving and acknowledge the wrong that was done to all the Native tribes through the colonization and since then.
Today I’m sharing some of the books by Native authors and native stories that we have read (or are currently reading) and have enjoyed in the last couple of years as we diversify our reading and learn more about the beautiful culture and communities.
Picture Books:
Middle Grade:
YA:
Horror Anthology:
Romance:
Non-fiction:
Did you pick any books for Native American Heritage Month?
Have you read any books you can recommend?
This week I’m sharing me third, admittedly short, list of book recs. I’m working on reading more YA as my oldest is now in this age group, and have added a couple of new ones since last year, so I call that a win!
Enjoy these wonderful books:
– The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
– With the fire on high by Elizabeth Acevedo
– Clap when you land by Elizabeth Acevedo
– The girl, the ring and the baseball bat by Camille Gomera Tavarez
– Twin Flames by Olivia Abtahi
– Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass by Meg Medina
– Guava and Grudges by Alexis Castellanos
– A tall dark trouble by Vanessa Montalban
– Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
– Aristotle and Dante dive into the waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Do you ever read books “not for your age group“?
I don’t think books have limits on age to be able to appreciate and enjoy them. Because I have kids of different ages, I do read books geared for many different groups more often.
Have you read or seen any of these before?
What are your favorite YA books or series?
For my final Holiday gift guide of the year we have the Graphic Novels. We are all huge fans of GN in our house and this list reflects that, we’ve read from across genres and age groups and here are some of our favorites:
Reading age 5-8
The Investigators series by John Patrick Green
The Cardboard Kingdom series by Chad Sell and collaborators
Doodleville and Doodleville 2 by Chad Sell
Reading age 9 – 13
The Lightfall series by Tim Probert
Noodle and Bao by Shaina Lu
Doodles from the boogie down by Stephanie Rodriguez
Ink girls by Marieke Nijkamp & Sylvia Bi
Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer
Unhappy camper by Lily Lamotte, Ann Xu & Sunmi
Table Titans Club by Scott Kurtz
Survive the Outdoors by Mike Lawrence
City of Dragons series by Jaimal Yogis, ilustrated by Vivian Truong
Reading age 14 and up
The diary of Anne Frank graphic adaptation by Ari Folman & ilustrated by David Polonsky
Yaqui Delgado Wants to kick your ass graphic adaptation by Meg Medina ilustrated by Mel Valentine Vargas
Brooms by Jasmine Walls & Teo Duvall
All of these range from funny and silly, to sweet, to tackling series subjects and dealing with life and growing up. Genres range from realistic fiction, to fantasy to everything in between. There is so much variety in graphic novels these days and I’m here for it.
Do you enjoy reading graphic novels?
Have you read any this year?
Drop some recs if you have any!
Today’s list of book gift ideas for middle grade readers (8-12 yo) and YA comes with the assistance of my lovely 14 yo daughter. Since she started venturing into some YA territory and we narrowed our favorites to share today.
So in no particular order:
Middle grade:
The Selkies Daughter by Linda Crotta Brennan
Something like home by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Kicked out by AM Dassu
Release the Wolves by Stephan Bachmann
Lily Xiao Speaks out by Nicole Chen
The one and only family by Katherine Applegate
The Wild robot by Peter Brown
Land of Broken promises by Jane Kuo
Lola Reyes is so not worried by Cindy L. Rodriguez
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
– Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Young Adult:
Divine Rivals & Ruthless vows by Rebecca Ross
A drop of Venom by Sajni Patel
Twin Flames by Olivia Abtahi
A tall dark trouble by Vanessa Montalban
– The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams
Nonfiction:
Lifeskills book for teens by Maureen Stiles
Do you ever read middle grade or young adult books?
Have you read any these before?
For my final Holiday gift guide of the year I bring you Graphic Novels. We enjoy GN immensely and love how the story merges with the art.
We’ve read from across genres and age groups and here are some of my favorites:
Reading age 5-8
– The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell and collaborators
– Doodleville and Doodleville 2 by Chad Sell
Reading age 9 – 13
⁃ Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou
⁃ The moth keeper by Kay O’Neill
⁃ Seance tea party by Reimena Yee
⁃ Global by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin ilustrated by Giovanni Rigano
⁃ Living with Viola by Rosena Fung
⁃ Shakti by SJ Sindu, ilustrated by Nabi H. Ali
⁃ Two tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen
– Pilu of the woods by Mai K. Nguyen
City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm by Jaimal Yogis, ilustrated by Vivian Truong
Reading age 14 and up
Adults
All of these range from funny and silly, to sweet, to tackling series subjects and dealing with life and growing up. Genres range from realistic fiction, to fantasy to everything in between. There is so much variety in graphic novels these days and I’m here for it.
Do you enjoy reading graphic novels?
Have you read any this year?
Drop some recs if you have any!
Today’s list of book gift ideas for middle grade readers (8-13 yo) and not so middle grade comes to you courtesy of my lovely 13 yo daughter. She painstakingly narrowed her favorite books of the year to share with y’all.
Why the addition of not so middle grade? She’s now been venturing into some YA territory, and even into some of the classics. Depending on how next year goes, I’ll probably end up separating it into 2 lists, but for now, we decided to keep it in one list.
I’ve read 6 of these, some years ago, and was happy that we could discuss them, even if we haven’t been doing our #motherdaughterreviews regular this year.
So in no particular order:
Middle grade:
YA:
Classics:
Do you ever read middle grade books?
Have you read any these before?
November is Native American Heritage Month
As many lot of us prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving next week, the sentiment behind the celebration remains a treasured and important one, but I think it’s important to research and learn about the real story behind the frequently told tale of the first Thanksgiving and acknowledge the wrong that was done to all the Native tribes through the colonization and since then.
Today I’m sharing some of the books by Native authors and native stories that we have read (or are currently reading) and have enjoyed in the last couple of years as we diversify our reading and learn more about the beautiful culture and communities.
Picture Books:
Middle Grade:
YA:
Dark Fantasy Anthology:
Non-fiction:
Many of these I’ve reviewed before, a few I have upcoming reviews on so stay tunned ☺️
Did you pick any books for Native American Heritage Month?
Have you read any books before you can recommend?
For the love of Libros 