Banned Books Week 2021
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May in September – Asian-American reads
We Are Not Free | Traci Chee Summary: This is a novel written by a single author; yet, like a
Enjoyable reads!
Greenlights | Matthew McConaughey Summary: What Is a Greenlight? “This is a book about how to catch more YESs in
Audiobooks from this summer:
When No One Is Watching | Alyssa Cole Summary: Enamored with her hometown neighborhood, Sydney pays attention to the changes
Movies vs. Books – is the book always better?
Movies/Books by the same name: AtonementThe Bridge Over the River KwaiThe Call of the WildThe Color PurpleCrazy Rich AsiansDivergentThe Fellowship
Non-Fiction Books I Would Re-Read Over and Over Again
The Happiest Man on Earth | Eddie Jaku Summary: Eddie Jaku, a Holocaust survivor, takes you through the story of
Trouble comes in genders:
The Last Thing He Told Me | Laura Dave Male: This husband and father takes off in a suspect manner
Books that you don’t want to put down because the next chapter will be better than the last.
The Music of Bees| Eilen Garvin Summary: This book is about hope and change for three different people who are
Unique superpower movies:
Birds of Prey | 2020, starring Margot Robbie Summary: If only criminals were more trustworthy… ehh! Harley Quinn is finally
LGBT+ Books that Both Warmed My Heart and Made Me Cry
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda | Albertalli, Becky Summary: When sixteen-year old Simon Spier accidentally leaves his email open
Shakespeare, Period. [Movies]
Ophelia | (2019) starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen Summary: Based on the novel by Lisa Klein, this movie
Summer Reads about the Outdoors
Stillmeadow Sampler | Gladys Taber Summary: Gladys Bagg Taber (1899 – 1980) produced a large body of work during her
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Mysteries you’ll WANT to see more than once:
Tenet (2021) with John David Washington, Robert Pattinson Summary: A CIA agent is forcibly recruited into the most hush-hush of
Enlightening Nonfiction:
The Talk: Conversations about race, love & truth | Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson Summary: What are we teaching
Enigmatic Voices (autobiographies on audiobook)
Believe Me | Eddie Izzard Summary: I anticipated comedy in choosing Izzard’s memoir. I had no idea what I was
Not your kid’s Graphic Novels:
Chew: the Omnivore Edition, Vol 1 | John Layman Summary: Tony Chu is a good detective – but his particularly
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Exotic Places:
Much Ado About You | Samantha Young Summary: Visit a quaint English village bookstore after life kicks you when you’re