The reading challenge continues into May with graphic novels. A lot of titles get discussed on the show.
The many, many books we discussed include:

• “Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History” by Joel Christian Gill
• “Stamped From the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America” by Joel Christian, adapted from the novel by Ibram X. Kendi
• “March” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
• “MacBeth” by Gareth Hinds - a graphic novel adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare
• “Birds of Prey: Terrifying Talons, Science Comic Series” by Joe Flood
• “Ironheart: Meant to Fly” by Eve L. Ewing
• “Silk: the Life and Times of Cindy Moon” by Robbie Thompson
• “Captain America: The Ghost Army” by Alan Gratz
• “Redwall: the graphic novel” by Brian Jacques
• “The Invasion: The Animorphs Graphic Novel, Book One” by Katherine Applegate
• “The Witches: the graphic novel” by Penelope Bagieu, adapted from the novel by Roald Dahl
• “Animal Farm: the graphic novel” by Odyr, adapted from the novel by George Orwell
• “Kindred: the graphic novel” by Octavia Butler
• “This One Summer” by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
• “Roaming” by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
• “Pumpkinheads” by Rainbow Rowell
• “Heartstopper” by Alice Oseman
• “Skyward” by Joe Henderson
• “Wings of Fire: the graphic novel, Book One: The Dragonet Prophecy” by Tui Sutherland, adapted by Barry Beutsch
• “Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D” by David Kushner
• “Living with Mochi” by Gemma Gene
• “Meal” by Blue Delliquanti, Soleil Ho

Russell, Rachel, and Rachael welcome Riley, the first guest star, to the show to discuss some of her favorite books and tell a few fun stories.

Books we discussed include:

• “Starling House” by Alix E. Harrow
• “Ten Thousand Doors of January” by Alix E. Harrow
• “Midnight Library” by Matt Haig
• “Weyward” by Emilia Hart
• “Storm Front” by Jim Butcher - Dresden Files Book 1
• “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros
• “Black Beauty” by Anna Sewell
• “Because of Winn-Dixie” by Kate DiCamillo
• “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart
• “A River Enchanted” by Rebbecca Ross
• “Dungeons and Drama” by Kristy Boyce
• “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by Victoria Schwab
• “Claus: Legend of the Fat Man” by Tony Bertauski

Rachael, Rachel, and Russell explore the world of poetry. The Rach(a)els share very moving poems while Russell opts for pirates.

Books we discussed include:

• “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander
• “Good Different” by Meg Eden Kuyatt
• “The World’s Wife” by Carol Ann Duffy
• “You Better Be Lightning” by Andrea Gibson
• “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein
• Nick George the Poet
• “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur
• “For Everyone” by Jason Reynolds
• The Collected Works of Nikki Giovanni
• “The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country” by Amanda Gorman (read at President Biden’s 2021 inauguration)