The Walter Award
More about this award can be found in this week's support readings. See Canvas shell for details.
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List 1 • Required: Both of these books are required reading this week.
Lunar New Year Love Story
Lunar New Year Love Story
Creator(s):
Gene Luen Yang
LeUyen Pham
Publisher:
First Second
Date:
2024
⭐️Content Warning:
alcohol use, death of a parent, grief, racism and abandonment
*Be sure to review my note about content warnings.
Sheine Lende
Sheine Lende
Creator(s):
Darcie Little Badger
Rovina Cai
Publisher:
Levine Quierido
Date:
2024
⭐️Content Warning:
terminal illness, abandonment, death, racism, death of a parent, grief, classism, dementia
*Be sure to review my note about content warnings.
List 2 • Choice: One of the following books is also required this week. (See note below).
Saints of The Household
Saints of The Household
Creator(s):
Ari Tison
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date:
2023
All The Fighting Parts
All The Fighting Parts
Creator(s):
Hannah V. Sawyerr
Publisher:
Amulet/Abrams
Date:
2023
A Drop of Venom
A Drop of Venom
Creator(s):
Sajni Patel
Publisher:
Disney-Hyperion/Riordan
Date:
2024
Next Stop
Next Stop
Creator(s):
Debbie Fong
Publisher:
Random House Graphic
Date:
2024
Note: You may substitute any book from List 2 for another book of your own choosing, provided your selection meets the following requirements:
It was published in the last two years.
Was written for readers ages 12* - 18
*The protagonist should be at least 12 years old
It either has won or qualifies for this week's award.
Remember, all substitutions must be approved by Jennifer in advance.
FYI: Book Lists from previous semesters.
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes and Dawud Anyabwile (2022)
Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space by Zoraida Córdova (Editor) (2022)
Queen of the Tiles by Hannah Alkaf (2022)
We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride (2023)
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat (2023)
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Bouline (2023)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (2023)
Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson (2022)
Fire Keepers Daughter by Angline Boulley (2021)
Ballad and Dagger by Daniel José Older (2022)
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor (2021)
Revolution In Our Time by Kekla Magoon (2021
Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz and Fahmida Azim (2021)
When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson (2020)
Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne (2021)
Lost In The Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (2021)
A Phoenix Must First Burn by Patrice Caldwell (2020)
Apple (Skin To The Core) by Eric Gansworth (2020)
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay (2019)
Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes by Lun Zhang, Adrien Gombeaud and Ameziane (2020)
Darius The Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (2018)
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki (2019)
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adayemi (2018)
A Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman (2018)
Allegedly by Tiffany D Jackson (2017)
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson (2017)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez (2017)
Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds (2017)
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (2018)
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina (2016)
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