Episode 10: Black Boy White School
This month we discuss Black Boy White School by Brian F. Walker (Lynn’s pick). Listen in to hear us chat about the diverse experiences of the characters, Anthony’s friendships, disproportionality in school discipline, Anthony’s growth throughout the book, and more! This month’s genre was Jo’s pick: YA books written by authors of color.
Make sure to listen all the way through to find out next episode’s genre and book pick - read along with us this month and join us next episode for our discussion!
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Check out these books mentioned on the show!
- JO - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo; The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey; The Lying Game by Ruth Ware; The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- LEE - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng; You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson; Obviously: Stories from My Timeline by Akilah Hughes; Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman; Unladylike by Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin
- LOREN - King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo; Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee; Oath Taker by Audrey Grey; The Lost Queen by Signe Pike; Rules for Visiting by Jessica F Kane; The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
- LYNN - Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister; Becoming by Michelle Obama; Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Schaefer
- MARIE - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling; 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny by Phillip Done; Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah; Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Previous Drink A Book book club picks:
- This Is Just My Face by Gabourey Sidibe
- Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff
- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
- Give a Shit by Ashlee Piper
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Our episodes are created, written, and edited by us: Jo, Lee, Loren, Lynn, and Marie.
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