November 2020 Reading & Blogging Wrap-Up

We are an entire week into December, and I’m just now getting around to wrapping up my November reading month… Better late than never!

» Into the Wild (Warriors #1) by Erin Hunter

This series is one of my most circulated series at my library, so I felt it was time to pick one of these up to see what the fuss was all about. This is an excellent book to bridge the gap between middle grade & YA. I’ll definitely be recommending this to my patrons that ask for books for their children that are advanced readers, but not yet ready for the content included in YA.

» My Plain Jane (The Lady Janes #2) by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton

My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

While I really enjoyed this as a fun YA Jane Eyre retelling, it didn’t exactly live up to my love of the first book in this series. Still a very enjoyable read.

» The Burning God (The Poppy War #3) by R.F. Kuang

The ending to this amazing trilogy was as brutal & soul crushing as I was anticipating. The way Kuang ends this was perfection.

» Where the Crawdad’s Sing by Delia Owens

I finally broke down and picked this book up. I had been putting it off for years because of the hype. While I did love this book, I’m not exactly sure it was YEARS on the best sellers list good, but it was very good.

» This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell

I selected this book for my teen book club at work. This is an excellent introduction to anti-racist work for the teen audience! It also has gorgeous illustrations throughout.

» When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

This graphic novel deserves ALL the stars. I ugly cried. TWICE. What a harrowing account of life growing up in a refugee camp.

» The One and Only Bob (The One and Only Ivan #2) by Katherine Applegate

I really enjoyed this follow up to The Only and Only Ivan! While I would have liked to see more of Ivan and Ruby in this story, I really enjoyed Bob’s story.

» Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson does it again! What a heartbreaking book about the effects of CTE on a family.

» American Dirt by Jeanne Cummins

While I wasn’t planning on reading this book, it was selected for one of my book clubs. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy Cummins’ writing & the story, but I also acknowledge the controversy surrounding American Dirt. I will not be rating or reviewing this book.