Season 3, Episode 1: Book To Read All Year Long, Not Just During Black History Month

Marisa and Mary are back! We have a new season and a new episode of The Book Jam!  Today’s books are books to read not just during Black History Month, but to read all year long. But we don’t just want to focus on reading black authors and black stories during just one month, these are excellent books that are amazing reads that will give you all the emotional feels. Explore sadness and grief on a roadtrip with Mary’s title: Me (Moth) by Amber McBride, a book in verse. Marisa’s title is a YA/new adult book, Required Reading For the Disenfranchised Freshman by Kristen R. Lee, about finding your voice and confronting racism on an elite college campus. Today we talk about books that make you feel something. An emotional response is the heart of a good book, a good story, and a good writer. Check out the Books Mentioned below to add even more books to your To Be Read pile. Mary’s book: Me (Moth) by Amber McBride. Teen, Grades 8+. Published by Feiwel & Friends, August 2021. Marisa’s book: Required Reading For the Disenfranchised Freshman by Kristen R. Lee. High School, Grades 9+. Published by Crown Books For Young Readers, February 2022. Books we talked about this episode: Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson Clean Getaway by Nic Stone Fast Pitch by Nic Stone Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Harry Potter series Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Baby-sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin