Crazy Quilts

A “few” books on my ‘Can’t Wait to Read’ list blended with a few I’ve read and reviewed.

FICTION

Tofu Quilt by Ching Yeung Russell; Lee and Low

John Lewis in the lead by Jim Haskins

Climbing the stairs Venkatraman Padma

Child of dandelions Nanji,Shenaaz

Daughters of the Stone by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

Bobby vs. Girls (accidentally) by Lisa Yee

Naming Maya by Uma Krishnaswami

L.A. Summer by Sheryl-Mallory Johnson

Gateway by Sharon Shinn

Eighth Grade SuperZero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins

LipGloss Chronicles: vol 1 The Ultimate Test by Shelia Goss

Does my head look big in this? by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Bayou vol #1 by Jeremy Love

Mare’s War by Tanita Davis

I Love Yous Are For White People by Lac Su (Harper Collins, 2009 )

Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan

Surf Mules G. Neri (June, 2009)

Keep it Movin’ L. Divine (June, 2009)

Shine Coconut Moon Neesha Meminger (March, 2009)

Marcelo in the Real World Francisco Stork (Arthur A. Levine Books, March 2009 )

Just Another Hero Sharon Draper (Antheneum, June 2009 )

Blue Jasmine by Kashmira Sheth

Asleep by Wendy Raven McNair

The Pearl of Tiger Bay by Gabrielle Wang

Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon

The Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farook

Chenxi and the Foreigner by Sally Rippin

Growing up Asian in Australia edited by Alice Pung

Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse

Fly Girl Sherri L. Smith

A la carte by Tanita Davis (Knopf, 2008)

Fast talk on a slow road Rita Williams-Garcia

Soul Enchilada by David MacInnis Gill (Harper Teen, April 09)

What Goes Around (Hotlanta) by Denene Miller Mitzi Miller (Point, April 09)

Chasing Romeo (Kimani Tru) by A.J. Byrd (Harlequin, April 09)

Flipping the Script (Del Rio Bay) by Paula Chase (Dafina, March, 09)

Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim (March, 09)

A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott (2008 )

If I was your girl by Ni Ni Simone (2008 )

Forever My Lady by Jeff Rivera

Kayla Chronicles by Sherri Winston

Little Sister is not my name Sharon Draper

Jumped Rita Williams Garcia

Way We Roll Beta Gamma Pi Stephanie Perry Moore

The lesson by Fred Raymond Rutledge

Change for a Twenty by Shamontiel L. Vaugn

Trouble in My Way by Michelle Stimpson

Joseph Shelia P. Moses

Guardian Julius Lester

Pemba’s Song: A Ghost Story Marilyn Nelson and Tonya C. Hegamin

Amiri & Odette: A Love Story Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe

The adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones Helen Hemphill

Dope stick Walter Dean Myers

Big splash Jack Ferraiolo

Dark dude Oscar Hijuelos

Retaliation Yasmin Shiraz
Reaching out Francisco Jimenez
Becoming Me/It’s My Life/Who I Am (Diary of a Teenage Girl: Caitlin 1-3) (CAITLIN SERIES) by Melody Carlson (Sept 2005)

Ballad of a ghetto poet A. J. White (Oct, 2003)
Finch goes wild Janet Gingold (Oct, 2007)

WORLD LITERATURE

The bite of mango by Mariatu Kamara

NON-FICTION

Kinky Gazpacho by Lori L. Tharps

Barefoot conquistador:Cabeza de Vaca and the struggle for Native American rights Childress, Diana

Students on strike: Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown and Me Stokes, John

No God but Got: the origins, evolution and future f Islam by Reza Aslan

Naked Truth by Marveleen Brown

American Shaolin Matthew Polly

The Surrender Tree Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle

Black Men Built the Capitol  by Jesse Holland

Sentences by Percy Carey

Raising Kanye by Donda West

The 2007-2009 African American Scholarship Guide for & Parents: Presented by Dante Lee

28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History by Latorial Faison

Profiles in Black: Phat facts for Teens by Marvin A Mcmickle

Ageless Beauty: The skin care and make up guide for women and teens of color by Alfred Fornay and Yvonne Rose