September's Schedule

August was a busy but memorable month. Plus it was one of the few where every book on my list was read and reviewed right on time (including two holdovers from the previous month!)

September is going to be an interesting mixture. I will begin with a Forgotten Favorite an ensemble romance about an annual September gathering (perfect for the month). I will also explore a very strange novel which covers several periods in history and the future with several characters who are connected in unusual ways.

This month I will also read three biographies featuring noted Americans. The first involves a group of female African-American mathematicians who were able to help NASA win the Space Race. Then I will review biographies about two iconic childhood figures Barbie TM and Mickey Mouse and the people who created them: Ruth Handler and Walt Disney.

I will also honor Banned Books Week, September 24-29 by reviewing the four most challenged and banned books of 2017 each week. They are some of the most thought-provoking challenging YA books and cover such topics as suicide, racism, LGBTQIA, and war.

All is said, it should be an interesting and very busy month of reading. I can't wait to get started.

1.Forgotten Favorites: September by Rosamund Pilcher
2.Weekly Reader: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win The Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
3. Banned Books Special: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

4. Weekly Reader: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
5. Banned Books Special: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

6. Weekly Reader: Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her by Robin Gerber
7. Banned Books Special: Drama by Raina Telgemeier

8. Weekly Reader: Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neil Gabler
9. Banned Books Special: The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini