Books of 2022- Installment #1

1. Death at Breakfast by Beth Gutcheon and read by Cynthia Darlow

2. The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon and read by Hillary Huber


3. The End and Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth and read by Emily Rankin and MacLeod Andrews

4. The Weather Detective by Peter Wohlleben, translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, and read by Nicholas Guy Smith 

5. A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark

6. Brown Girl Dreaming by and read by Jacqueline Woodson 

7. All That is Secret by Patricia Raybon and read by Zakiya Young

8. Bold Spirit by Linda Lawrence Hunt and read by Pat Stien

Just an added quote since I'm reading this one year after an armed insurrection on the Capitol...

“Coxey argued that the Capitol steps were public property and it was his constitutional right to speak. After his men had walked four hundred miles, although he often rode in a carriage. He was determined to carry their message to the legislature. They marched into the city with more than 20,000 curious spectators there to greet them or perhaps to observe the potential confrontation… …One West Coast reporter argued that the nation should be proud of Coxey’s Army, that they showed the strength of the nation when the disposed demonstrated responsibly. ‘These men who feel themselves wronged to not propose to kill and overthrow- they do not march with guns- they do not threaten- they appeal- the petition- they protest- they reason.’ In reality, they acted out of faith that Congress held the power to fulfill the Pledge of Allegiance’s lofty promise of justice for all.” - Bold Spirit 

Oh, those were the days! Disgruntled white men calling themselves an army marching on the Capitol and not carrying guns- not threatening to overthrow! Oh, those halcyon days!

9. Twisted Threads by Lea Wait

10. The Mermaid by Christina Henry and read by Cassandra Campbell