The Light of Days

 

Title:  The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

Author: Judy Batalion

Publisher: HarperAudio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Uplifting true stories of female Jewish resistance fighters, but it was hard to keep all of them straight, which may have been easier with a print copy.

Rating: 3/5

The Art of Living

 

Title:  The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness

Author: Epictetus & Sharon Lebell

Publisher: HarperOne

 
ISBN: 9780061286056

 

Thoughts: Interesting and approachable introduction to stoicism.

Rating: 3/5

Slavery by Another Name

 

Title:  Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americas from the Civil War to World War II

Author: Douglas A. Blackmon

Publisher: Anchor

 
ISBN: 9780385722704

 

Thoughts: Blackmon starts the book by saying it is the story of Green Cottingham, but it is a lot more than that and overly dense with information.

Rating: 3/5

Billy Miller Makes a Wish

 

Title:  Billy Miller Makes a Wish

Author: Kevin Henkes

Publisher: Greenwillow

 
ISBN: 9780063042797

 

Thoughts: Things happen, but still not as exciting as some books I remember reading when I was younger.

Rating: 3/5

Call Down the Hawk

 

Title:  Call Down the Hawk

Author: Maggie Stiefvater

Publisher: Scholastic

 
ISBN: 9781338188325

 

Thoughts: So deep with so many moving parts, but they all come together in a magical way.

Rating: 5/5

Girls with Bright Futures

 

Title:  Girls with Bright Futures

Author: Tracy Dobmeier & Wendy Katzman

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

 
ISBN: 9781728216461

 

Thoughts: Fun, fast-paced, and often shocking story that cannot be put down.

Rating: 5/5

Ivy + Bean Get to Work!

 

Title:  Ivy + Bean Get to Work!

Author: Annie Burrows

Publisher: Chronicle

 
ISBN: 9781797205106

 

Thoughts: Fast-paced chapter book that does allow young readers to draw some of their own connections.

Rating: 3/5