Follow us:
DR. BICKMORE'S YA WEDNESDAY
  • Weekly Posts
  • WEEKEND PICKS 2023
  • Monday Motivators 2023
  • Weekend Picks 2021
  • Contributors
  • Bickmore's Posts
  • Lesley Roessing's Posts
  • Weekend Picks 2020
  • Weekend Picks 2019
  • Weekend Picks old
  • 2021 UNLV online Summit
  • UNLV online Summit 2020
  • 2019 Summit on Teaching YA
  • 2018 Summit
  • Contact
  • About
  • WEEKEND PICKS 2023

Weekend Pick for May 5 , 2023

5/5/2023

0 Comments

 

Weekend Pick for May 5, 2023

Looking for something to read? 
​Check out our weekly suggestions!
Are your students looking for book recommendations?
Send them to browse through the picks for this or past years.
 
For the picks from 2022 click here
For the picks from 2021 click here
For the picks from 2020 click here.
For older picks click from 2019 click here.
For the even older picks click here.
​
PictureAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Hi Everyone!

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! I look forward to sharing some great weekend picks with you all that celebrate the spirit of month of May. 

It is a tradition in my family to attend the LA Times Festival of Books each year, traditionally held at the end of April. As a librarian, there is nothing better (to me) than to meet the amazing creators of the books I love so much.

This year I was fortunate enough to meet Gene Luen Yang, American cartoonist, teacher and creator of the first graphic novel to win the National Book Award AND ALA's Printz Award! I had recently read American Born Chinese in preparation of the new Disney+ series scheduled to be released at the end of May. It is FANTASTIC!

It is a graphic novel that follows three unique storylines that all come together in an unexpected twist. It is hilarious, poignant and action-packed. Although this book was first published in 2006, I have a feeling the buzz surrounding the new series, which by the way stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan (Hello 2022's hit movie Everything Everywhere All At Once) is going to give this book a new resurgence. Plus, it's a graphic novel, which I love and think are the best kind of quick weekend read. You should check it...seriously get going!

See you next week and happy reading! 
​Nikki ❤


0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Curators for the Weekend Picks

    Leilya Pitre
    Leilya taught English as a foreign language in the Ukraine and ELA/English in public schools in the US. Her research interests include teacher preparation, clinical experiences, secondary school teaching, and teaching and research of Young Adult and multicultural literature. Together with her friend and colleague, Mike Cook, she co-authored a two-volume edition of Teaching Universal Themes Through Young Adult Novels (2021). ​
    Picture
    Cammie Jo Lawton
    Cammie is a current doctoral student at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and serves the Center for Children and Young Adult Literature as a graduate research assistant. She is especially interested in how YA can affect readers, create empathy and possibly shift thinking. 
    Picture
    Nikki Bylina-Streets
    Nikki is a elementary librarian who just keeps reading YA literature. She is a constant advocate for reading at every level. You can also follow her through her ​Instagram account dedicated to my school library work. @thislibraryrocks
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022

Proudly powered by Weebly