Category Archives: Memoir

This Is Not a Cookbook by Flynn McGarry,  illustrated by Adil Dara

Posted on May 16, 2023 by susanh579

This Is Not a Cookbook: A Chef’s Creative Process From Imagination to Creation by Flynn McGarry,  illustrated by Adil Dara. Delacorte Press, 2023. 9780593119693 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Memoir What … Continue reading →

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A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls LaNier with Lisa Frazier Page

Posted on April 30, 2023 by susanh579

A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier with Lisa Frazier Page. Random House Children’s Books, 2023. 9780593486757 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: … Continue reading →

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We’re in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders by Linda Sarsour

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

We’re in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders by Linda Sarsour. Salaam Reads, 2022. 9781534439290 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Memoir What did you … Continue reading →

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The Green Piano by Roberta Flack with Tonya Bolden, illustrated by Hayden Goodman

Posted on February 13, 2023 by susanh579

The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music by Roberta Flack with Tonya Bolden, illustrated by Hayden Goodman. Anne Schwartz Books, 2023. 9780593479872 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Autobiography/memoir  … Continue reading →

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Sunshine by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Sunshine by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Graphix, 2023. 9781338356328 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: ARC (4/23 publication) Genre:  Memoir What did you like about the book? Krosoczka follows up his 2018 bestseller Hey, Kiddo with … Continue reading →

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Kisses for Jet by Joris Bas Backer

Posted on November 11, 2022 by susanh579

Kisses for Jet: A Coming-Of-Gender Story by Joris Bas Backer. Nobrow Ltd, 2022. 9781913123031 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review): 5  Format:  Paperback graphic novel Genre: Memoir What did you like about the book?  This memoir … Continue reading →

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Maybe An Artist by Liz Montague

Posted on October 25, 2022 by susanh579

Maybe An Artist by Liz Montague. Random House, 2022. 9780593307816  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre:  Memoir What did you like about the book? Liz Montague tells the story of her coming … Continue reading →

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Just Like Jesse Owens by Andrew Young & Paula Young Shelton,  illustrated by Gordon C. James

Posted on October 2, 2022 by susanh579

Just Like Jesse Owens by Andrew Young & Paula Young Shelton,  illustrated by Gordon C. James. Scholastic, 2022. 9780545554657 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: ARC (publication date 8/2/22) Genre: Memoir What did you … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes

Posted on August 12, 2022 by susanh579

Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes. Wordsong, c2019, 2022. 9781635925623 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Paperback Genre: Realistic What did you like about the book? Ordinary Hazards is Nikki Grimes’s memoir-in-verse. She tells the … Continue reading →

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Ready for Launch: An Astronaut’s Lessons for Success on Earth by Scott Kelly

Posted on June 19, 2022 by susanh579

Ready for Launch: An Astronaut’s Lessons for Success on Earth by Scott Kelly. Crown, Random House, 2022. 9781524764326 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Memoir, inspirational What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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