It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a weekly blog hop hosted by Kellee and Ricki of Unleashing Readers. The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.
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It’s the middle of March and I’m still dealing with the remnants of illness, but the neck pain and tingly fingers are new since I fell while walking on March 9th (darn uneven sidewalks!). I’ll start with my listening this time, since that is what I’m doing the most these days.
Libro.fm: I’ve listened to Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson and Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay. Fabulous! I love listening to audiobooks now! These stories are both still in my mind – just what stories are supposed to do – making me think.
Physical Books: So many picture books! So little time! My favorite new title is Who Ate Steve? by Susannah Lloyd and Kate Hindley. (Nosy Crow, 2025) Hilarious! According to the narrator, this book is supposed to be about BIG and small, but the small creature, Steve, cannot be found. Who ate Steve? Think of this book as a 2025 cross between This is Not My Hat (Jon Klassen) and We Do Not Eat Our Classmates (Ryan T. Higgins).
NetGalley: Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner is an excellent, necessary book – a realistic fiction novel-in-verse that Simon & Schuster introduces as: “A girl with cerebral palsy navigates loss, grief, and the aftermath of trauma following a school shooting in a world that wasn’t built for her in this deeply affecting novel in verse from Jamie Sumner, the acclaimed author of Roll with It.” I was moved by how students with special needs, such as a wheelchair, feel helpless even more-so than other victims because no one plans for them in these tragic circumstances. A must-read for upper elementary, middle school, and high school students and staff. (This book is also on my Libro.fm list.)
It’s Monday! What are YOU reading?
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