Great Books of 2020…So Far
It continues to amaze me how many fantastic books are accessible to us as readers. 2020 started off strong and continued to amaze as more books made their way into my hands. While some were sent to me via publishers in order to be considered potentially for the Global Read Aloud, many others were recommended by friends and students, I am so grateful for these. While many were brand new books, some were just brand new to me. Either way, there are many books here to potentially check out, so in no particular order, here are my favorite reads so far in 2020.
I have gathered the list for shopping purposes at Bookshop.org – a fantastic website that partners with independent booksellers and pays them a higher percentage for anything they sell than Amazon. Please consider ordering the books from Bookshop.org– an independent bookstore that partners with local independent bookstores to sell books. You can see the list here and also stay abreast of which books I am loving as I continue reading for the year.
Picture Books
Early Readers
Middle Grade
A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills
Bloom by Kenneth Oppel
All of Me by Chris Baron
Young Adult
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
A Phoenix First Must Burn edited by Patrice Caldwell
Non-Fiction – All Ages Mixed Together
No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row
This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany M Jewell and illustrated by Aurelia Durand
How to be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
