Episode 04: Books For Pride Month & Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Fourth Episode: Mary and Marisa are back this time to talk about some titles for Pride Month and Asian Pacific Heritage Month.  May was Asian Pacific Heritage Month:  Marisa talks about Frankly In Love by David Yoon (a YA romcom-dramedy?) about a Korean American boy navigating family issues and trying to find love his own way.   June is Pride Month: Marisa talked about the powerful nonfiction YA title, The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater; a short overlapping bus ride of a queer teen who dresses how they feel in a tutu and black teen with a lighter and a bad dare-lives were changed in a few seconds. Mary talks about the delightful middle grade book Martin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek; Martin tries to find his voice & his inner diva while navigating middle school and first crushes.  For her second book pick: Mary wades into the world of sports books (that secretly are about other topics too) with Geoff Herbach's Cracking the Bell. Books we talked about this episode:  Marisa's books: Frankly In Love by David Yoon, Teen, Grades 8-12. Published September 10, 2019.  The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater, Teen, Grades 7-12. Published October 17, 2017. Mary's books: Martin McLean Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek, Middle Grade, Grade 5-7. Published January 7, 2020.  Cracking the Bell by Geoff Herbach, Teen, Grades 8-12. Published September 10, 2019.  Books mentioned:  Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley Everything, Everything AND The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom by Kelly Thompson Twilight AND Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda AND The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli