Episode 15: Season Finale: Books that got us through the dumpster fire of 2020

Marisa and Mary are back! Today we’re talking about the books that got us through the dumpster fire that is 2020. Not all of the books talked about were published in 2020. There are a million reasons to read: sometimes you might read to dive deep to learn about a topic or read to escape. Whatever your reason, here are some of our favorite titles we turned to to help us get through 2020. Check out the Books Mentioned below to add even more books to your To Be Read pile. Books we talked about this episode: Mary’s books: Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill. Middle Grade, Grades 4+. Published by Oni Press. Published October 31, 2017. Marauders by Gerry Duggan Vol. 1 by Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli (illustrator), Michele Bandini (illustrator), Lucas Werneck (illustrator). High School, Grades 9+. Published by Marvel. Published July 21, 2020. Once & Future by A. R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy. High school, Grades 9+. Published by Little, Brown, and Company. Published March 26, 2019. Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans (artist), Clayton Cowles (letterer). High School. Grades 10+. Published by Image Comics. Published June 11, 2019. Marisa’s books: The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean. Middle Grade, Grades 5-8. Published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Published May 26, 2020. Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir. High School, Grades 9+. Published by Razorbill. First book published February 9, 2016. His Fair Assassins series by Robin Lafevers. High School, Grades 10+. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Grave Mercy published April 3, 2012, Dark Triumph published April 2, 2013. Mortal Heart published November 4, 2014. Courting Darkness duology by Robin Lafevers. High School, Grades 10+. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Courting Darkness published February 5, 2019. Igniting Darkness published August 4, 2020. This is My America by Kim Johnson. Grades 7+. Published by Random House Children’s Books. Published July 29, 2020. Books mentioned: Music From Another World by Robin Talley Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Slay by Brittney Morris Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. Girl Serpent Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Lobizona by Romina Garber Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Elatsoe by Darcy Little Badger Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Wink by Rob Harnell Wonder by R.J. Palacio Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Nikki On the Line by Barbara Carroll Roberts The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O’Neill The Tea Dragon Festival by Katie O’Neill The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill (out 6/1/21) Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas House of X/Powers of X by Johnathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz (artist), R.B. Silva (artist) Sword in the Stars by A.R. Capetta Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth Traitor: A Novel of World War II by Amanda McCrina Bat Girl #50 by Cecil Castellucci, Emanuela Lupacchino (artist), Marguerite Sauvage (artist), Aneke (artist). The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds (artist) The Backstagers series by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh (illustrator), Walter Baiamonte (illustrator)