Summer Stack: 2019 Edition

May 27, 2019

It's finally here... Summer. (Well, almost for the majority of my fellow teacher friends.)

I realize that this part of the post is like all those pesky paragraphs before a recipe on Pinterest--when you just scroll past all of those words to get to the good stuff, and in this case--it's the book covers!

So without further ado, here is my NINTH ANNUAL SUMMER READING LIST! (Click on the covers to link to Goodreads summaries.)

THE POET X was my favorite book of 2018, and I've had Elizabeth Acevedo's highly anticipated second book sitting on the top of my TBR pile for a few weeks just waiting for the calendar to turn to June. My first official book of summer will be:

Adult Fiction

I will spend the majority of my summer reading adult fiction to take a break from my heavy diet of YA. These are some of the books that have caught my eye:

Nonfiction

I've started listening to memoirs and nonfiction on Audible, and I especially love it when the author reads his/her own work. Some that I will be listening to this summer:

NEW YA in my TBR Pile:

A few of these titles won't be released until later this summer, but they're getting all the buzz in the YA Book World:

3 Middle Grade Books

Here's what I'm looking forward to reading with my middle schooler:

Since I'm a high school librarian, I don't read much Middle-Grade, but I often get asked for recommendations by my friends. Since I'm now a mom of a 7th Grader (😲), I understand the hesitation to throw your kid into the YA waters when she might not be quite ready to handle the maturity of themes and situations. Here are three of my go-to resources for MG recommendations:

My Top 6 Faves

Out of the 21 books that I've read so far in 2019, these are my recommendations:

There's another book that I finished in March that I can't stop thinking about:

Here is the review that I posted on my Instagram:

Book 16 of 2019✅: My fellow White People, please read this book if you’ve ever thought/said:

•I don’t see color.
•Focusing on race is what divides us.
•I’m not racist! I have Black friends!
Basically, my fellow White People, we ALL need to read this book.
I read WHITE FRAGILITY: WHY IT’S SO HARD FOR WHITE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT RACISM with my Book Club Ladies, a group of amazing Black & White women who have come together specifically to read books like this and discuss issues of race. I finished it in March, and I’ve put off posting about it because I’m still processing its important message. Ever since I’ve finished this book, I think about it daily. My eyes are open, & my ears hear things differently now, and honestly, this does not pertain only to others but also to my own thoughts and actions. Reading this book exposed my own racial blind spots and implicit biases, and I’m acknowledging them instead of excusing or ignoring; it’s difficult but necessary work.
Because here’s the point of this book for my fellow White People: No matter how “woke” we think we are, or how “not” racist we think we are, WE ALL HAVE WORK TO DO, and it’s up to us to use our privilege to work toward change.
Please read this book.

Here are three more books that I want to read to continue learning and growing:

There are SO MANY great books out there! These are some of the lists that I consulted if you'd like to dig in and make your own list:

If you haven't joined the Goodreads community, I highly recommend it. It's like Facebook for people who like to put their face in an actual book. Send me a friend request because I'd love to follow along on your reading journey!

So here's to another summer of making the time to relax and READ!

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