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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Books I'm Reading in 2020


For the past few years, I have joined Carrie Gelson of There's a Book for That and a community of other bloggers to make a must-read list for the year ahead. In 2019, I read all of the middle grade books that were on my #MustReadIn2019 list and enjoyed each one. I had some professional books on my list, but I only read one out of four. The one I did read - We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor - is fantastic. This year, I again, made a list of books to read in the new year. I have a list that is "mostly middle grade with a few young adult titles" and, rather than professional books this year, I made a list of picture books. These are all books, publishing in 2020, that have come across my radar and I am eager to read. To find out what others will be reading in the year ahead, follow #MustReadin2020.

Middle Grade/Young Adult


I have a number of advance reader's copies of upcoming 2020 books in my to-be-read stack. Many of these I received when I attended the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention in November. These twelve are among those that I am most excited about:
  • The Elephant's Girl by Celesta Rimington
  • Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner
  • Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
  • Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
  • Queen Bee and Me by Gillian McDunn
  • The Space Between Lost and Found by Sandy Stark-McGinnis
  • Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds
  • Thank You for Coming to My TED Talk: A Teen Guide to Great Public Speaking by Chris Anderson
  • Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson 
  • Wrong Way Summer by Heidi Lang


Picture Books


Each of these picture books sounds amazing and I can't wait until they publish to read them:
  • Bear Goes Sugaring by Maxwell Eaton III
  • The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa
  • Dandelion's Dream by Yoko Tanaka
  • Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex
  • Freedom Bird: A Tale of Hope and Courage by Jerdine Nolen
  • The Heart of a Whale by Anna Pignataro
  • Hike by Pete Oswald
  • In a Jar by Deborah Marcero
  • Nesting by Henry Cole
  • 'Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis
  • A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan
  • The Society of Distinguished Lemmings by Julie Colombet
  • Story Boat by Kyo Maclear
  • A Way with Wild Things by Larissa Theule
  • We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

3 comments:

  1. Love that we have some of the same titles on our lists! I just finished reading A Place at the Table and absolutely loved it. I love that you included picture books in your must reads. What a good idea! You may have encouraged me to choose some from my TBR and write another blog post. Happy New Year and Happy Reading!

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    1. With two amazing authors, I'm pretty sure I'll love A Place at the Table, too. Glad I inspired you to make a list of PBs!

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