books i've read may 2021 (during the pandemic)

 5.1.21

• The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman (A)
• Maids by Katie Skelly (GN)
• Magus of the Library #1 by Mitsu Izumi (M)
• Magic for Liars by Sarah Grailey (A)

5.2.21

• The Inner Child by Henry Blackshaw (PB)
• Things That Go Away by Beatrice Alemagna (PB)
• Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin (A)

5.5.21

• Blended by Sharon M. Draper (Y)

5.6.21

• With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (YA)

5.8.21

• I Do Not Like Stories by Andrew Larsen & Carey Sookocheff (PB)
• Jack's Amazing Shadow by Tom Percival (PB)
• Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and You by Carole Boston Weatherford & James E. Ransome (PB)
• Herman's Vacation by Tom Percival (PB)
• I Am Billie Jean King by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Friendshipping: The Art of Finding Friends, Being Friends, and Keeping Friends by Jenn Bane & Trin Garritano (ANF)
• A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong (GN)
• Light for the World to See by Kwame Alexander (ANF)
• Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever by Stephen Shaskan (GN)
• The GayBCs by M.L. Webb (PB)
• When Cloud Became a Cloud by Rob Hodgson (YNF)
• Vinny Gets a Job by Terry Brodner (PB)
• Encyclopedia of Grannies by Eric Veille (PB)
• Roller Derby Rivals by Sue Macy & Matt Collins (YNF)
• Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz & AG Ford (YNF)
• The Librarian's Stories by Lucy Falcone & Anna Wilson (PB)
• Try It! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat by Mara Rockliff & Giselle Potter (YNF)
• Songs for Our Sons by Ruth Doyle & Ashling Lindsay (PB)

5.9.21

• I Am Not a Penguin: A Pangolin's Lament by Liz Wong (YNF)
• Doodle Cat Is Bored by Kat Patrick & Lauren Farrell (PB)
• Migrants by Issa Watanabe (PB)
• Ellie's Dragon by Bob Graham (PB)
• Mars! Earthlings Welcome by Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis (YNF)
• What's In Your Mind Today? by Louise Bladen & Angela Perrini (PB)
• Freda and the Blue Beetle by Sophie Gilmore (PB)
• Cliff the Failed Troll by Barbara Davis-Pyles & Justin Hillgrave (PB)
• An Equal Shot: How the Law Title IX Changed America by Helaine Becker & Dow Phumiruk (YNF)
• Elizabeth Warren: Nevertheless, She Persisted by Susan Wood & Sarah Green (YNF)
• John Henry: An American Legend by Ezra Jack Keats (PB)
• My Best Friend, Sometimes by Naomi Danis & Cinta Arribas (PB)
• Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt by Doreen Rappaport & Gary Kelley (YNF)
• From Archie to Zack by Vincent X. Kirsch (PB)
• I Am a Capybara by Michela Fabbri (PB)
• When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael Malvin & Jose Ramirez (YNF)
• Good Morning Zoom by Lindsay Rechler & June Park (PB)
• Nerp! by Sarah Lynne Reul (PB)
• Lilly Belle: A Damsel NOT in Distress by Joana Pastro & Jhon Ortiz (PB)
• Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera (Y)
• A Thief Among the Trees by Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger, & Sonia Liao (GN)
• Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker (YANF)

5.11.21

• Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli (YA)

5.15.21

• Frankly in Love by David Yoon (YA)

5.19.21

• The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey (YA)
• Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock (ANF)

5.20.21

• The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer (Y)
• Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable & Stephanie Yue (GN)
• I Am Brave: A  Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Doodle Cat Wears a Cape by Kat Patrick & Lauren Farrell (PB)
• Little Fox in the Forest by Stephanie Graegin (PB)
• There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins (PB)
• Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? by Stephen Shaskan (GN)
• How I Learned to Fall Out of Trees by Vincent X. Kirsch (PB)
• Gingerbread for Liberty!: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution by Mara Rockliff & Vincent X. Kirsch (YNF)
• Can You Find Pup? by Vincent X. Kirsch (PB)
• The Hole Story of the Doughnut by Pat Miller & Vincent X. Kirsch (YNF)
• Flight Volume Two edited by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• Flight Volume Three edited by Kazu Kibuishi (GN)
• Black Hand & Iron Head Volume 1 by David Lopez (GN)

5.21.21

• Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed (Y)

5.22.21

• Notes on the Assemblage by Juan Felipe Herrera (ANF)
• How Do We Relationship #1 by Tamifull (M)

5.23.21

• Class Act by Jerry Craft (GN)

5.24.21

• For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (A)
• Selma by Jutta Bauer (PB)
• Ray by Marianna Coppo (PB)
• Not Yeti by Kelly DiPucchio & Claire Keane (PB)
• Moimoi: Look at Me! by University of Tokyo "Baby Lab" (PB)
• Georgia O'Keeffe Loved the Desert by Kate Coombs & Seth Lucas (YNF)

5.27.21

• Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change by Maggie Smith (ANF)

5.29.21

• Be Gay, Do Comics!: Queer History, Memoir, and Satire from "The Nib" edited by Matt Bors (GN)
• Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku #3 by Fujita (M)
• Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku #4 by Fujita (M)
• White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Di'Angelo (ANF)
• Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera (YA)
• Stormrise by Jillian Boehme (YA)
• Blue Exorcist #11 by Kazue Kato (M)
• Komi Can't Communicate #3 by Tomohito Oda (M)

5.30.21

• The Boys: The Innocents Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Russ Braun, & John McCrea (GN)
• The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom by Colleen AF Venable & Lian Cho (YNF)
• The Music Tree by Julia Valtanen (PB)
• The Star Festival by Moni Ritchie Hadley & Mizuho Fujisawa (PB)
• The Boy Who Loved Everyone by Jane Porter & Maisie Paradise Shearring (PB)
• It's My Sausage by Alex Willmore (PB)
• The Tree in Me by Corinna Luyken (PB)
• Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao by Helaine Becker & Liz Wong (YNF)
• How to Tie a Shoe & Other Adventures by Skip Hill (PB)
• Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney (YNF)
• The Slave Who Went to Congress by Marti Rosner, Frye Gaillard, & Jordana Haggard (YNF)
• Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell by Selina Alko (YNF)
• Keep an Eye on Ivy by Barroux (PB)
• I Am Not a Dog Toy by Ethan T. Berlin & Jared Chapman (PB)
• Flibbertigibbety Words: Young Shakespeare Chases Inspiration by Donna Guthrie & Asa Gilland (PB)
• We Became Jaguars by Dave Eggers & Woodrow White (PB)
• It's Only One! by Tracey Corderoy & Tony Neal (PB)
• A Friend Is... by Lisa Thiesing (PB)
• Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford & Floyd Cooper (YNF)
• Take It as a Compliment. by Maria Stoian (GN)
• The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (A)
• Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (YA)
• Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter by Shani Mahiri King & Bobby C. Martin Jr. (YNF)

5.31.21

• Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark (A)
• The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge (GN)

05.21 total: 111

6 adult fiction; 14 graphic novels; 6 manga; 45 picture books; 4 youth fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 22 youth nonfiction; 6 adult nonfiction; 1 young adult nonfiction