Reading In Color: January 2009

Reading in Color Wishlist

See also my GoodReads to-read list, since I own almost none of the books on there. If you own any of these books and want to trade for them (or just give them away! hee hee) then please contact me! This list is in no particular order.

1. The Arrival by Shaun Tan

2. Flipping the Script by Paula Chase Hyman

3. Feminista by Erika Kennedy

4. Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier

5. Shadow of the Dragon by Sherry Garland

6. The Way by Joseph Bruchac

7. This Side of the Sky by Elyse Singleton

8. The Brothers Torres by Coert Voorhees

9. Letters to Montgomery Clift by Noel Alumit

10. Kinky Gazpacho by Lori Tharps

11. Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet by Sherri L. Smith

12. Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset

13. If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko

14. Mexican White Boy by Matt de la Pena

15. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

16. Monster by Walter Dean Myers

17. After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson

18. Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves

Reading in Color Ratings & Explanations

5/5=<3 A.Must.Read. Preferably buy it, but if you can't or don't want to, go to the library! The book was amazing. 'Nuff said

4/5=Excellent. Great read. Strongly recommended to read.

3/5=Liked it. Good characters, plot, etc. Read it if you want to be entertained and aren't very nitpicky.

2/5=Decent. Hit or Miss. If you see it, read it, but don't go out of your way to look for it. Don't read if you only like really, really good books.

1/5=One or two ok things about this book. Disappointing. Hopefully the next one by the author will be better! I hope I never have to give a book this review :(

"IQ" stands for Incredible Quote. It's one of my favorite lines from the book. I pick one that really stands out, whether it's funny, inspirational or deep.

"Off-Color" a review of a book that does not have a poc in it. These will be rare and far in between. Uusally they will have a poc as a secondary character or be authored by a poc even if the mc isn't a poc.

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