Tod's Book Manifest

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Summer Semester, 2024

I would imagine that for many of us avid readers, when thinking about books, libraries, and book shops, our imaginations conjure images similar to that below:

    While this image shows the library at Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University, the manifest for my class blog is a scaled-down version.  As the weeks proceed, I hope you enjoy the critiques of my choices, and that they assist you in future endeavors!

 PreK-6th Grade

Bluebonnet Award - Caves by Nell Cross Beckerman 

Texas 2x2 - Big Vashti Harrison

Coretta Scott King winner - Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson (Audiobook format)

Pura Belpre winner - Mexikid by Pedro Martin

Caldecott Medal - Watercress by Andrea Wang 

Informational or biography - Chinese Menu by Grace Lin

Historical fiction - I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis 

Fantasy or science fiction - Another by Christian Robinson

Disability or Differences - Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey

Poetry or Novel in Verse - Rebound by Kwame Alexander

7th through 12th Grade

Fantasy - Lumara by Melissa Landers

Historical Fiction - A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazer

Mystery/Suspense or Horror - The Black Girl Survives This One: Horror Stories by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell

Printz winner or Printz Honor book - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Graphic Novel or Manga volume - The Well by Jake Wyatt

References

Cabrera, K. (2023). BIG book cover. Texas Standard - The Daily News Show of Texas. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/big-childrens-book-vashti-harrison/.

Cabrera, K. (2023b). Mexikid book cover. Texas Standard - The Daily News Show of Texas. Retrieved from https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/mexikid-graphic-novel-pedro-martin-comics-mexican-american-seventies/.

Caves book cover - Beckerman. (n.d.). Scholastic Book Clubs. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://clubs.scholastic.com/caves/9781338726626-rco-us.html.

Cicero books quote. (n.d.). Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://quotefancy.com/quote/21/Marcus-Tullius-Cicero-A-room-without-books-is-like-a-body-without-a-soul. 

C.S. Lewis book and tea quote. (n.d.). Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://bookandbiscuit.com/2013/09/05/quote-me-on-that-books-tea-and-biscuits/.

Curtis, M. (2022). The Well book cover image. Book Review of The Well by Jake Wyatt and Choo. Forever Young Adult. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://foreveryoungadult.com/book-report/the-well-jake-wyatt-choo/.

Macmillan Publishers. (n.d.). The Black Girl Survives This One cover images. Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved June 5, 2024, from https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250871657/theblackgirlsurvivesinthisone.

Gonville & Caius College Library - Cambridge University. (n.d.). Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/discover/library.

Italie, H. (2023). Freewater book cover. Associated Press. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://apnews.com/article/books-and-literature-childrens-entertainment-carole-boston-weatherford-frank-morrison-28c89b2b438458d5807e061818e7c68b.

Kirkus Reviews. (2022). A Seed in the Sun cover image. A SEED IN THE SUN - Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/aida-salazar/a-seed-in-the-sun/.

Knoth, M. V. (2023). Henry, Like Always book cover image. Review of Henry, like Always. The Horn Book. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-henry-like-always-mar23.

Landers, M. (2022). Lumara book cover. LUMARA Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2AD, from https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/melissa-landers/lumara/.

Makhijani, P. (2023). Chinese Menu book cover. Order Up: PW Talks with Grace Lin. Publisher’s Weekly. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/93007-order-up-pw-talks-with-grace-lin.html.

Nicole, R. (2021). Another book cover image. Book Review: Another by Christian Robinson. Raising Real Readers. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://raisingrealreaders.com/book-review-another-by-christian-robinson/.

Paxson, C. (2021). Firekeeper’s Daughter book cover image. “Firekeeper’s Daughter” Forges A New Path Between Cultures And Genres. National Public Radio (NPR). Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.npr.org/2021/03/20/979303110/firekeepers-daughter-forges-a-new-path-between-cultures-and-genres.

Pike’s Peak Library District. (n.d.). Rebound book cover. Book Review: Rebound. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://ppld.org/book-reviews/rebound.

An Unlikely Story Bookstore. (2017). I Survived...American Revolution, 1776 book cover. An Unlikely Story. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://www.anunlikelystory.com/event/lauren-tarshis.

Wang, A. (n.d.). Watercress book cover. Watercress - Andrea Wang. andreaywang.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://andreaywang.com/books/picture-books/watercress/.