This summer, I have decided to attempt to read all 23 middle grade/young adult/adult from the Diverse Books Club (DBC) summer reading guide. I have been posting about my progress regularly on my Instagram page but I thought it would be fun to have a status update on here. I will update it as I go. If you would like to see the list for your self you can check out Top Shelf Text’s blog post here.
To Be Read:
- Cane River by Lalita Tademi
- America is Not The Heart by Elaine Castillo
- The Secret Loves of Geeks by Margaret Atwood
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
- Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
Read:
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone. 5/5 ⭐ (read before the list came out)
- When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele 5/5 ⭐ (read before the list came out)
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. 5/5 ⭐ (read on audio before the list came out).
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. 5/5 ⭐
- Invisible: How Young Women with Serious Health Issues Navigate Work, Relationships, and the Pressure to Seem Just Fine by Michele Lent Hirsch. 3/5 ⭐ (read on audio)
- Ghost by Jason Reynolds. 4/5 ⭐
- Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder. 3/5 ⭐
- Breakout by Kate Messner. 5/5 ⭐
- Far From the Tree by Robin Benway. 5/5 ⭐
- The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward. 4/5 ⭐
- Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 5/5 ⭐
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum. 3.5/5 ⭐ (read on audio)
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel 3/5 ⭐
- Drama High by Michael Sokolove 4/5 ⭐
- Buffering by Hannah Hart 4/5 ⭐
- Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed 4/5 ⭐
- Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan 4.5/5 ⭐