
“It’s Monday! What are you reading?” is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date. The folks at Teacher Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers have given #IMWAYR a new lens by focusing on books for kids & teens. Check out their blogs to see what they’re reading!
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- The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat & Joanna Cacao
- Rain Remembers by Courtne Comrie
- Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling
- Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North & Erica Henderson
- ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs
- The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
- The Next New Syrian Girl by Ream Shukairy
Such a good reading week! I really enjoyed everything I read, especially all the graphic novels.




- Kween by Vichet Chum
- Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez & Gabriela Epstein
- Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca
I’m not expecting to get a ton of reading done this week, because I’ll be super busy preparing for summer reading at my library! But hopefully I have time to squeeze these three in.
What are you reading this week?

Great covers! These all look really interesting. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!
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I love all the graphic novel picks this week, Ari! I made note of Danger and Other Unknown Risks, ¡Ay, Mija!, and The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. And I read Invisible recently—it’s a great read! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!
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Thanks for the heads up about all these graphic novels. I’ve read Invisible a couple of times. (I nominated it and it won Cybil graphic novel award this year.) I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I also enjoyed Tryout.
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Invisible was sooo good!
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Wishing you a happy reading week
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Thanks, same to you!
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Nice to see you sharing again, Ari. I bookmarked so many from your list, especially The Tryout & The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich, that one new to me. Good luck with your summer reading!
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Trying to get back in the swing of blogging again! Hope you enjoy the books!
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I was excited to see Mabuhay in our ARCs pile. Can’t wait to read it.
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I loved it so much! It wasn’t what I expected but I really enjoyed it.
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