December 2018 Book of the Month Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo Published by: Clarion ISBN-10: 1328809560 ISBN-13: 978-1328809568 SYNOPSIS: The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket…
November Lizzie Velasquez with Catherine Avril Morris
November 2018 Book of the Month Dare to be Kind: How Extraordinary Compassion Can Transform Our World by Lizzie Velasquez with Catherine Avril Morris Published by: Hachette Books ISBN-10: 0316272434 ISBN-13: 978-0316272438 SYNOPSIS: “Sometimes we are met with…
October Teresa Dovalpage
October 2018 Book of the Month Death Comes Through the Kitchen by Teresa Dovalpage Published by: Soho Press; Soho Crime ISBN-10: 1616958847 ISBN-13: 978-1616958848 SYNOPSIS: Don’t let the authentic Cuban recipes fool you: This is no cozy mystery.…
September Carmen Maria Machado
September 2018 Book of the Month Her Body And Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Published by: GRAYWOLF PRESS ISBN-10: 155597788X ISBN-13: 978-1555977887 SYNOPSIS: In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological…
August Joanell Serra
August 2018 Book of the Month The Vines We Planted by Joanell Serra Published by: WiDo Publishing ISBN-10: 1947966022 ISBN-13: 978-1947966024 SYNOPSIS: In the heart of the California wine country, secrets seem to grow on the vines that Uriel…