Reading Between The Limes: Recent Episodes
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Join us throughout the summer as we explore the world of young adult and adult fiction through the eyes of educators and students from across Canada.
New York-based author, Barbara Dee, writes about topics and issues that are very familiar and "real" to her middle grade audience: relationships, friendship, school, parents and family.
Barbara's latest novel, My Life in the Fish Tank" is the story of how one deals with the news that an older brother has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. It's about watching, being watched and opening up the important conversations around mental illness.
Find out more about Barbara at https://barbaradeebooks.com
Jonelle St. Aubyn is a passionate teacher librarian with the Peel District School Board. Her "Reading Between the Limes" selections reflect her commitment to providing all students access to books in which they can see and find themselves.
Dread Nation/Deathless Divide (a duology) by Justina Ireland
A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
Children of Blood and Bone/Children of Virtue and Vengence by Tomi Adeyemi
Ainara Alleyne is a grade 6 student in Hamilton, Ontario. She is passionate about sharing books that feature people of colour and diversity. In fact, Ainara is so committed to sharing her love of reading that she has an Instagram account called Ainara Bookshelf (https://www.instagram.com/ainarasbookshelf/)
Here are the 3 selections that Ainara brought along for today's episode of Reading Between The Limes
New Kid by Jerry Kraft
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o and Vashti Harrison
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
Ardo Omer is the Kids Coordinator The Fold Kids (@foldkids), cohost of the popular comic and graphic novel podcast, Put a Blurb on it and an advisor for Canada Comics Open Library.
Ardo's three choices for Reading Between the Limes:
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad
What's My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston andTim Mack
You can find Ardo on Twitter: @ArdoOmer
Amanda Potts is a high school English and Special Education teacher in Ottawa, Ontario. Persistence and Pedagogy. She is an avid reader and, as our conversation reveals, choosing just 3 books was not an easy task!
Here are Amanda's picks for Reading Between the Limes.
Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
A Big Dose of Lucky Marthe Jocelyn
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Toni Duval is the teacher-librarian at Beatty Fleming Senior Public School in Brampton, Ontario. Her enthusiasm for books is "audible" and I was excited by the choices that she brought along for today's conversation:
Proud: Living My American Dream (Young Readers Edition) by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Rick by Alex Gino
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Disfigured on Fairy Tales, Disability and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
Fiona Ross is a Teacher Librarian in the Peel District School Board, a planning member of Thea Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) and a founding member of the Author’s Book Club.
Fiona brought three interesting selections with her for today's conversation:
The Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Circe by Madeline Miller
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
You can follow Fiona on Twitter: @fionaross15
Julie Hough teachers grades 7 & 8 in the Trillium Lakelands School District. She has a passion for books of all types and admits to a "book buying problem" when it comes to stocking her classroom library.
She brought the following books into today's conversation
Dry - Neal Schusterman
The 57 Bus - Dashka Slater
Maybe He Just Likes You - Barbara Dee
Rabia Khokhar is an Elementary LTO Teacher with the TDSB. She just finished an LTO as a Teacher- Librarian at a Downtown Toronto School. She loves books because they are a wonderful way to bring people together and learn about different experiences. Books are powerful because they can help us springboard and talk about important topics with children.
Rabia's three choices for our Reading Between the Limes list:
Book #1: Jabari Jumps, Written and Illustrated by Gaia Cornwall
Book #2: A Different Pond, Written by Bao Phi and Illustrated by Thi Bui
Book #3: Walls, Written by Brad Holdgrafer and Illustrated by Jay Cover
Laurie Hnatiuk is a recently-retired teacher librarian from Saskatchewan. A lover of all children's, middle grade and YA literature, Laurie has a special place in her heart for picture books.
Lots of great selections in this episode of Reading Between The Limes.
Follow Laurie on Twitter: @lhnatiuk
Elizabeth Cook is teacher librarian at Silver Creek Public School in Georgetown, Ontario. She believes that there is a book for every student and sees part of her role as helping students discover the joy of reading and finding books that will speak to them.
Elizabeth brings the following books to today's conversation:
Elements of Genius (Nikki Tesla) series by Jess Keating
The Dog Patrol: Our Canine Companions and The Kids Who Protect Them by Rob Laidlaw
Getting the Brush Off by Mere Joyce
Benjamin's Blue Feet by Sue Macartney
Awkward, Brave and Crush by Svetlana Chmakova
In this episode, teacher librarians, Beth Lyons (@mrslyonslibrary) and Geoff Ruggero (@MrRuggero) join me to talk about their summer book recommendations:
Harbor Me by Jaqueline Woodson
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
Birdsong by Julie Flett
The Stone of Sorrow by Brooke Carter
Music for Tigers by Michelle Kadarusman
We kick off the Reading Between the Limes season with two Ontario-based educators. Lisa Noble is with the Kawartha Pine Ridge School District and Alanna King teaches for the Upper Grand District School Board.
Today's summer reading recommendations include:
Fight Like a Girl by Sheena Kamal
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
The War Widow by Tara Moss
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshiig Rice