Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give Kathryn’s (at Book Date) “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” meme a kidlit focus, reviewing books in children’s literature (picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, or anything in the world of kidlit). If you enjoy this type of reading, join us every Monday!
Every few months I write a post where I claim it might be my shortest. But this one wins for sure. I’m still traveling in Texas and have not had much time to read or write. However, I’ve been enjoying both Ahimsa and EngiNerds. Can’t wait to briefly review both next Monday!
Have a wonderful reading week, everyone!
The Miller Memo 
Two great books!
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Completely agree. Very different, but both wonderful! Thanks for visiting, Lisa!
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I also enjoyed Ahimsa. Enginerds has been on my must read list for a while. I really need to get to it soon.
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EngiNerds was very engaging. I can TOTALLY see why it has been such a popular #mglit title!
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I’ll note them, Shaye. Have a good trip visiting!
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Thank you so much, Linda! I’m finally back home now and getting into the swing of things.
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I read half of Ahimsa, then got involved in other books and never went back to it and finally had to return it to the library after receiving many threatening emails about how overdue it was. (Ok, they weren’t really threatening. They were just bills for the cost of replacing it.) I should get it again at some point and finish it because I thought it was an interesting story. Safe travels!
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Oh my, it really was fascinating. Here in the states, we unfortunately experience racism, stereotyping, and bias primarily based on skin color, gender, and sexual preference. But there, especially around the time of partition, the class system was the measuring stick for everyone. I had a friend from India who was in library school with me and she once tried to explain what it was like. So this book re-opened that understanding for me. I read The Night Diary a few months before Ahimsa and I think they are both incredibly important titles covering different aspects of this time period. Now I’m on the lookout for more books on this historical experience. Wow!
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Have safe travels!
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Thank you so much, Jana! ❤
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We just read Enginerds. It is a great book to introduce to kids who love adventure. It would be fun to add to a basket titled, If you loved Dogman, try…
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What an adventure it was! And the scientific ideas were pretty interesting, too. Now I understand why it’s so well-loved in our schools!
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I loved Ahimsa and hope you do too!
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I sure did! I liked the different aspect from The Night Diary, too — both very important versions of the same time period. So glad I finally got around to this one!
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I hope you have a wonderful visit.
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Thank you so much! It was a special time and now I’ll be missing my family until we can all be together again. *sniff, sniff*
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Both excellent books…. for very different reasons!
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Yes, both very engaging — I can say that now that I’ve finished them. Thanks for swinging by, Michele!
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The cover for Ahimsa is lovely!
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It certain is! I’m very happy that I finally got to read it — beautiful, heart-filled story in those pages!
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Ahimsa looks really interesting. Safe travels, and do enjoy your time away from home! 🙂
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It was such a good story — action-packed, frightening, and heart-warming all at the same time. Very good companion read to The Night Diary. I’ll be sure to share more in next week’s IMWAYR. Thanks for visiting, Myra!
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I loved Ahimsa and The Night Diary. I have Enginerds, but still haven’t read it.
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I thought EngiNerds was very inventive. Can’t wait to share it with everyone tomorrow. Thanks for visiting, Crystal!
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We think EngiNerds will be popular with kids who love Dav Pilkey books. It is funny and action-packed.
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YES!! Pilkey books are a great comparison. Silly humor, but some great science inclusion. #superlateresponse
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