Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme: Ten Books You Want Your Children/Godchildren/Young Relatives/Etc. To Read.
Hi, everyone! *waves* Long time, no post. School kind of...ate me. But I'm back, at least for today. I don't know what I'm going to do about a consistent schedule, and I don't know whether I'm going to really start back now, but here I am. And what better place to start than a Top Ten Tuesday?
When I saw this week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt, my mind immediately went to my cousins, specifically the ones that are closest to my age. I have a feeling that the books I picked are more YA than a lot of other people's lists, because my cousins aren't all that little anymore! I'm the oldest of that group, and I love them dearly even though I don't get to see them a lot. There are so many books out there that I think they'd enjoy or that I think would be valuable for them to read (or both), so I already had part of this list in mind. Here it is!
THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas: Such an important read for everyone, and one you've probably heard the reasons for a million times by now, so I'll probably keep it short and sweet: I don't know how else to convey such an important message in such a compelling manner.
THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by Mindy McGinnis: Not only do I think this is an incredible piece of literature, but I also think it's incredibly important. Most of my cousins are girls, and they need to know how to defend themselves and that sexual assault is never the victim's fault. (Usual disclaimers that people of all genders need to know that, and that what we really need to do is preventative on the offense rather than the defense, but still.)
THE NAMES THEY GAVE US by Emery Lord: This book touched me for so many reasons, but I think the reason I most want to put it in my cousins' hands is that even though Lucy's situation was totally different from mine, it really reinforced the idea that I'd be okay in the end. I think everyone needs a book like that.
SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli: Because a) everyone needs a book as happy as this one, and b) everyone needs to read a book that asks why white and straight are the defaults and really brings that message home.
THE WEE FREE MEN by Terry Pratchett (Tiffany Aching #1): Really all of the Tiffany Aching books, but you have to start from the beginning, so I am. These books show that logic, perseverance, determination, and a little bit of cleverness can be your best weapons - plus maybe a frying pan.
IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE by David J. Smith: Even though this is a picture book, it made the cut because I think it's still an amazingly powerful book. It's probably a little out-of-date by now, considering it's based on statistics, and I don't know if there's a more recent edition, but it takes various statistics about the world's population, from language to health to religion and everything in between, and gives it to you in the form of a hundred people. It makes everything so real.
CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein (Code Name Verity #1): Yes, this is arguably my favorite book ever, but I also want my cousins to read it because of the importance of friendship and bravery throughout. Queenie and Maddie depend on each other during the whole story, and it would be a wonderful gift if my cousins could each have a friendship like that.
HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME by Adam Silvera: Another one of my absolute favorite books that I swear I'm not including just because it's one of my favorite books; it's also an incredibly important read about mental health and learning to put your life together again after loss. Both subjects are handled beautifully, and it's a book that I think a lot of people don't know they need so much.
CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber (Caraval #1): All of my cousins have something in common that I don't: they all have at least one sibling. Because I'm an only child, I never really know which sibling relationships in books are the most realistic, but I think that the one in Caraval was one of the most ideal realistic ones, and I want all of my cousins to value each other as much as Scarlett and Tella do.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables #1): Another children's book, this time very intentionally. I don't want my cousins to ever be those people who think they've gotten to old for children's books, and I hope that they're like Anne Shirley in that they always see a bit of the fantastical in the world.
What books do you think all young people should read? Do you have any younger cousins? Have you also been eaten alive by school this semester? Tell me in the comments!
Hi, everyone! *waves* Long time, no post. School kind of...ate me. But I'm back, at least for today. I don't know what I'm going to do about a consistent schedule, and I don't know whether I'm going to really start back now, but here I am. And what better place to start than a Top Ten Tuesday?
When I saw this week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt, my mind immediately went to my cousins, specifically the ones that are closest to my age. I have a feeling that the books I picked are more YA than a lot of other people's lists, because my cousins aren't all that little anymore! I'm the oldest of that group, and I love them dearly even though I don't get to see them a lot. There are so many books out there that I think they'd enjoy or that I think would be valuable for them to read (or both), so I already had part of this list in mind. Here it is!
THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas: Such an important read for everyone, and one you've probably heard the reasons for a million times by now, so I'll probably keep it short and sweet: I don't know how else to convey such an important message in such a compelling manner.
THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by Mindy McGinnis: Not only do I think this is an incredible piece of literature, but I also think it's incredibly important. Most of my cousins are girls, and they need to know how to defend themselves and that sexual assault is never the victim's fault. (Usual disclaimers that people of all genders need to know that, and that what we really need to do is preventative on the offense rather than the defense, but still.)
THE NAMES THEY GAVE US by Emery Lord: This book touched me for so many reasons, but I think the reason I most want to put it in my cousins' hands is that even though Lucy's situation was totally different from mine, it really reinforced the idea that I'd be okay in the end. I think everyone needs a book like that.
THE WEE FREE MEN by Terry Pratchett (Tiffany Aching #1): Really all of the Tiffany Aching books, but you have to start from the beginning, so I am. These books show that logic, perseverance, determination, and a little bit of cleverness can be your best weapons - plus maybe a frying pan.
CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein (Code Name Verity #1): Yes, this is arguably my favorite book ever, but I also want my cousins to read it because of the importance of friendship and bravery throughout. Queenie and Maddie depend on each other during the whole story, and it would be a wonderful gift if my cousins could each have a friendship like that.
HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME by Adam Silvera: Another one of my absolute favorite books that I swear I'm not including just because it's one of my favorite books; it's also an incredibly important read about mental health and learning to put your life together again after loss. Both subjects are handled beautifully, and it's a book that I think a lot of people don't know they need so much.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables #1): Another children's book, this time very intentionally. I don't want my cousins to ever be those people who think they've gotten to old for children's books, and I hope that they're like Anne Shirley in that they always see a bit of the fantastical in the world.
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ReplyDeleteCode Name Verity was on my list this week too!
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