BookDragon Books for the Diverse Reader

May 30

A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan by Nelofer Pazira

May 29

The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Jim LaMarche

May 28

Mr. Mendoza’s Paintbrush by Luis Alberto Urrea, artwork by Christopher Cardinale

May 27

Tall Story by Candy Gourlay

May 26

Bitter Melon by Cara Chow

May 25

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

May 23

Warp Speed by Lisa Yee

May 22

Vatos | poem by Luis Alberto Urrea, photographs by José Galvez

May 21

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

May 20

I Have the Right to Destroy Myself by Young-ha Kim, translated by Chi-Young Kim

May 18

Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol

May 17

Dear Zari: Hidden Stories from Women of Afghanistan by Zarghuna Kargar

May 16

The Paradise Bird Tattoo (or, Attempted Double-Suicide) by Choukitsu Kurumatani, translated by Kenneth J. Bryson [in Library Journal]

May 15

Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell

May 14

The Other by David Guterson

May 13

The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami, illustrated by Abigail Halpin

May 11

The Keep by Jennifer Egan

May 10

Level Up by Gene Luen Yang, art by Thien Pham

May 09

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

May 08

Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea