only read one book in april:
last night at the telegraph club, by malinda lo (our school librarian (who is awesome) got this author to speak with our students via zoom and she bought copies for teachers who were interested. this is fiction, but based on the experiences of lesbians and chinese-americans in san francisco in the 1950s. it's YA, but if you are into YA i would highly recommend it! it's got some sexy parts, so probably not for the youngest YA crowd.)
as always, some incredibly belated book recaps! in march i read:
the fifth season, by n.k. jemisin (i really liked this one, which is out of my normal comfort zone in reading - science fiction/fantasy - but i was really drawn in by the different female characters and story lines and would recommend it, definitely!)
think again, by adam grant (i read this book because it was featured at a conference i went to (virtually) in february and the author spoke (again, virtually). i'm glad to have had that push to read it, because it was fantastic - about the wrong assumptions we carry, rethinking, overconfidence and what to do about it, and motivational interviewing. would definitely recommend!)
the house in the cerulean sea, by t.j. klune (this was fine but didn't change my world...not rushing out to read anything else by this author, but i recommended it to my mom and she enjoyed it!)
invisible child, by andrea elliott (i was really moved by this book, the nonfiction story of a homeless family in new york city, relentlessly researched and detailed and told over several years. this seems to me a hugely important book for us as a society, and i would HIGHLY recommend it. some of the best narrative nonfiction i've read! though, in fact, i listened to the audiobook...)
the unsinkable greta james, by jennifer e. smith (enjoyable, easy to read book from book of the month club that i was eager to read and have recommended to others!)
