Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy ColbertJuneteenth is tomorrow June 19! Learn more information here: https://www.juneteenth.com/ & https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenthRead alikes:And We Rise by Erica Martin

Next Reads: "Better With Butter"

14 days ago 22m 54s

Better with Butter by Victoria PiontekThe IASL Book Awards were announced recently. See the full list and more information here: https://www.iasl-ia.org/homeOther Children’s Choice Award 2023-4 nominees:Willodeen by Katherine ApplegateA

Next Reads: "If I Can Give You That"

21 days ago 16m

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month! There is a list of resources and more information here: https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/lgbtq-pride-monthRead alikes:Venom & Vow by Elliott McLemore Anna-MarieThe Feeling Of Falling In Love by Mason D

Love, Light & Lit: There Are No Bad Kids

27 days ago 20m 17s

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Next Reads: "The Mysterious Benedict Society"

28 days ago 45m

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartIt’s National Foster Care Month. Learn more here: https://www.childwelfare.gov/fostercaremonth/Read alikes:Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz ArangoThanks a Lot, Universe by Chad

Next Reads: "A Drop of Venom"

May 21st, 2024 29m 42s

A Drop of Venom by Sajni PatelRead alikes:Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi BerwahA Place For Vanishing by Ann FraistatLore by Alexandra Bracken

Next Reads: "Finally Seen"

May 14th, 2024 22m 23s

Finally Seen by Kelly YangIt’s Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Learn more here: https://www.asianpacificheritage.gov/Read alikes:Stargazing by Jen WangJennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae KellerMaizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee

Next Reads "The Silence That Binds Us"

May 7th, 2024 21m 29s

The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna HoIt’s Mental Health Awareness Month. There is a list of resources here: https://northlibertyiowa.org/2022/03/07/its-ok-to-not-be-ok-and-its-good-to-get-help/Read alikes:The Words We Keep by Erin Stewar

Next Reads: "Song For A Whale"

Apr 30th, 2024 19m 21s

Song for a Whale by Lynne KellyCelebrate National Deaf History Month! Learn more here: https://www.nad.org/Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotteA Whale of the Wild by Rosanne ParryInsignificant Events In the Life Of a Cactus by Dusti Bowl

Love, Light & Lit: The Busy Parents' Guide to Advocacy

Apr 24th, 2024 26m 19s

Guest: Quanda HoodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quanda-c-hood/One Iowa: https://oneiowa.org/United Action for Youth: https://www.unitedactionforyouth.org/One Iowa Action - https://oneiowaaction.org/Better Way Forward - https:/

Next Reads: "The Nature Of Witches"

Apr 23rd, 2024 24m 40s

The Nature of Witches by Rachel GriffinHappy Earth Day! Learn more here: https://www.earthday.org/House of Hollow by Krystal SutherlandThe Ones We're Meant To Find by Joan HeWar Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi

Story Walk: "Bathe The Cat"

Apr 19th, 2024 9m 5s

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Next Reads: "Something More"

Apr 16th, 2024 23m 36s

Something More by Jackie KhaliliehCelebrate National Arab American Heritage Month. Learn more here: https://arabamericafoundation.org/national-arab-american-heritage-month/Read alikes:All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie CourtneyRon

Next Reads: "Ban This Book"

Apr 9th, 2024 15m 14s

Happy National Library Week! Learn more here:https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweekRead alikes:Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig KingThe List by Patricia FordeSave Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks

Next Reads: "As If On Cue"

Apr 2nd, 2024 22m 17s

As if on Cue by Marisa KanterRead alikes:A Show for Two by Tashie BhuiyanTo All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny HanSecond Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

Love, Light, & Lit: Co-parenting with Care

Mar 27th, 2024 30m 51s

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Next Reads: "The House That Whispers"

Mar 26th, 2024 21m 15s

The House that Whispers by Lin ThompsonRead alikes:The Best Liars in Riverview by Lin ThompsonToo Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake

Next Reads: "All My Rage"

Mar 19th, 2024 21m 10s

All my Rage by Sabaa TahirRead alikes:An Emotion of Great Delight Tahereh MafiFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyClap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Next Reads: "When Life Gives You Lemons Make Peach Pie"

Mar 12th, 2024 10m 32s

When Life Gives you Lemons, Make Peach Pie by Erin DowningRead alikes:The Penderwicks Book by Jeanne BirdsallThe Vanderbeekers of 141st Street / by Karina Yan GlaserPie In the Sky by Remy LaiSummer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dillo

Next Reads: "That Weekend"

Mar 5th, 2024 23m 42s

That Weekend by Kara ThomasRead alikes:You'll Be the Death Of Me by Karen McManusI Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit FrickThe Ivies by Alexa Donne

Love, Light & Lit: What's New at AAMI?

Feb 28th, 2024 11m 14s

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Next Reads: "Kneel"

Feb 27th, 2024 18m 25s

Kneel by Candace BufordRead alikes:Why We Fly by Kimberly JonesPunching the Air written by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef SalaamThe Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris

Next Reads: "You'll Be The Death Of Me"

Feb 20th, 2024 20m 22s

You'll Be the Death Of Me by Karen M. McManusRead alikes:A Good Girl's Guide To Murder by Holly JacksonThey Wish They Were Us by Jessica GoodmanThe Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz LawsonThat Weekend by Kara Thomas

Next Reads: "Recognize! An Anthology Honoring And Amplifying Black Life"

Feb 13th, 2024 21m 52s

Recognize! : An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis HudsonRead alikes:Black Boy Joy edited by Kwame MbaliaTake the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance edited by Bethany C. Morrow

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Feb 6th, 2024 16m 8s

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn SolomonRead alikes:Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha SaeedBetter Than the Movies by Lynn PainterTweet Cute by Emma Lord