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Ah well, I\u0026#8217\u003Bm sorry\u0026#8212\u003Bthat question was clearly disingenuous, because obviously I\u0026#8217\u003Bve made the list regardless. There are so, so many new releases to be excited about, and the fact that I have a big pile of them on hand makes the sixteen inches of snow we just got last night feel like a good excuse to hunker down and read, read, read.\u000D\u000AAnyway! These are the books I\u0026#8217\u003Bm especially looking forward to this month:\u000D\u000APiecing Me Together, by Ren\u0026#233\u003Be Watson\u000D\u000ALike the main characters in Lucy and Linh and The Education of Margot Sanchez, sixteen\u002Dyear\u002Dold Jade is one of the few students of color at her prestigious private school. She\u0026#8217\u003Bs there on economic scholarship, and lives with her mother and her uncle in a part of Portland that most of her classmates wouldn\u0026#8217\u003Bt ever even dream of setting foot in. While she wants to get out of Oregon more than most anything else\u0026#8212\u003Bshe wants to travel and experience the world, to learn and grow and teach and contribute\u0026#8212\u003Bshe still loves and feels protective about the people and places in her neighborhood. When she gets tapped to be a part of the Woman to Woman mentoring program\u0026#8212\u003Bwhich pairs up black students with black entrepreneurs/businesswomen and offers a full\u002Dride college scholarship to all participants who finish the program\u0026#8212\u003Bher mixed feelings come to a head.\u000D\u000A Yes, she appreciates the opportunities that have been offered up. Yes, she knows that not everyone gets them. And yes, she knows that walking away from those opportunities would be cutting off her nose to spite her face. But, still\u0026#8230\u003B she\u0026#8217\u003Bs tired of feeling like a charity case. She wants people to look at her and appreciate how hard she works and how smart she is, what a talented and skilled artist she is and has become, how curious and passionate and driven she is\u0026#8230\u003B but she feels that, most of the time, people just look at her and see Poor Black Girl. She\u0026#8217\u003Bs tired of the well\u002Dmeaning\u0026#8212\u003Busually white, but not always\u0026#8212\u003Badults in her life who look at her as Someone To Help, and not Someone With Something To Give.\u000D\u000AI just read this one yesterday, and if it\u0026#8217\u003Bs not on your radar yet, put it there, and STAT. It\u0026#8217\u003Bs beautifully written, the character work is stellar, the sense of place is outstanding. It\u0026#8217\u003Bs rich and layered and deals so, so well with friendship and family and working poverty and unfairness and race and art and expectations and code\u002Dswitching and shame and pride and and and\u0026#8230\u003B IT\u0026#8217\u003BS JUST PHENOMENAL. Seriously, order it today. Like, right now. Starred review.\u000D\u000AOh, my. I hadn\u0026#8217\u003Bt meant to write QUITE so much about Piecing Me Together. But it\u0026#8217\u003Bs such a wonderfully excellent book that I couldn\u0026#8217\u003Bt help it. I will keep the rest of these descriptions short\u0026#8212\u003Bten words or less!\u000D\u000AA Season of Daring Greatly, by Ellen Emerson White\u000D\u000AFirst woman drafted into major league baseball!\u000D\u000AWintersong, by S. Jae\u002DJones\u000D\u000ADavid Bowie\u0026#8217\u003Bs Goblin King in Bavaria!\u000D\u000AEmpress of a Thousand Skies, by Rhoda Belleza\u000D\u000ASpace opera: impending war, reality star, avenging princess! Starred review.\u000D\u000AThe Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas\u000D\u000AI talked about this one here\u0026#8212\u003Bcan\u0026#8217\u003Bt wait! Starred review.\u000D\u000A The Ship Beyond Time, by Heidi Heilig\u000D\u000ASequel to The Girl from Everywhere! Duologies \u003D THE BEST!\u000D\u000AThe Beast Is an Animal, by Peternelle van Arsdale\u000D\u000AKirkus: ...good choice for readers with Gothic inclinations. Me: GIMME.\u000D\u000A10 Things I Can See From Here, by Carrie Mac\u000D\u000AAnxiety and girls falling for girls in Vancouver. Starred review.\u000D\u000AA Good Idea, by Cristina Moracho\u000D\u000AMurder mystery in small\u002Dtown Maine.\u000D\u000ALong May She Reign, by Rhiannon Thomas\u000D\u000AAfter mass poisoning, king\u0026#8217\u003Bs fourth cousin once removed becomes queen!\u000D\u000ARonit \u0026amp\u003B Jamil, by Pamela L. Laskin\u000D\u000AVerse retelling of Romeo \u0026amp\u003B Juliet set in modern\u002Dday Israel.\u000D\u000A We Are Okay, by Nina LaCour\u000D\u000ASpare story about grief and friendship. Starred review.\u000D\u000AAmerican Street, by Ibi Zoboi\u000D\u000AIdentity, immigration, faith, heritage, and the American Dream. Starred review.\u000D\u000AYeesh, keeping it to ten words is HARD. I don\u0026#8217\u003Bt envy the folks who write jacket copy.\u000D\u000AAnyway, what about you? Are you looking forward to something that I\u0026#8217\u003Bm missing?\u000D\u000AIn addition to running a library in rural Maine, Leila Roy blogs at Bookshelves of Doom and The Backlist, is currently serving on the Amelia Bloomer Project committee, is a contributor at Book Riot, hangs out on Twitter a lot\u0026#8212\u003Bpossibly too much\u0026#8212\u003Band watches a shocking amount of television. 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src="https://d2i1eo516w03f2.cloudfront.net/blog/lead_art/2.13_Doom_Lead.jpg" class="img-fluid book-shadow"> </div> <span class="photo-caption"></span> </div> <div class="container article-author-description-start"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="neutral-row-for-mobile"> <div class="main-content first-alphabet"> <p>Is it too late to put together a short list of the February books I’m looking forward to? Ah well, I’m sorry—that question was clearly disingenuous, because obviously I’ve made the list regardless. There are so, so many new releases to be excited about, and the fact that I have a big pile of them on hand makes the sixteen inches of snow we just got last night feel like a good excuse to hunker down and read, read, read.</p> <p>Anyway! These are the books I’m especially looking forward to this month:</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/renee-watson/piecing-me-together/"><strong><em>Piecing Me Together</em></strong></a><strong>, by Renée Watson</strong></p> <p>Like the main characters in <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/new-girl/"><em>Lucy and Linh</em></a> and <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/scattered-parts/"><em>The Education of Margot Sanchez</em></a><em>, </em>sixteen-year-old Jade is one of the few students of color at her prestigious private school. She’s there on economic scholarship, and lives with her mother and her uncle in a part of Portland that most of her classmates wouldn’t ever even dream of setting foot in. While she wants to get out of Oregon more than most anything else—she wants to travel and experience the world, to learn and grow and teach and contribute—she still loves and feels protective about the people and places in her neighborhood. When she gets tapped to be a part of the Woman to Woman mentoring program—which pairs up black students with black entrepreneurs/businesswomen and offers a full-ride college scholarship to all participants who finish the program—her mixed feelings come to a head.</p> <p><img class="blog-post-image-right" style="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;" src="http://d3eoifnsb8kxf0.cloudfront.net/files/2017/02/13/2.13_doom.jpg" alt="2.13 Piecing Me Together" width="160" height="239" /> Yes, she appreciates the opportunities that have been offered up. Yes, she knows that not everyone gets them. And yes, she knows that walking away from those opportunities would be cutting off her nose to spite her face. But, still… she’s tired of feeling like a charity case. She wants people to look at her and appreciate how hard she works and how smart she is, what a talented and skilled artist she is and has become, how curious and passionate and driven she is… but she feels that, most of the time, people just look at her and see Poor Black Girl. She’s tired of the well-meaning—usually white, but not always—adults in her life who look at her as Someone To Help, and not Someone With Something To Give.</p> <p>I just read this one yesterday, and if it’s not on your radar yet, put it there, and STAT. It’s beautifully written, the character work is stellar, the sense of place is outstanding. It’s rich and layered and deals so, so well with friendship and family and working poverty and unfairness and race and art and expectations and code-switching and shame and pride and and and… IT’S JUST PHENOMENAL. Seriously, order it today. Like, right now. Starred review.</p> <p>Oh, my. I hadn’t meant to write QUITE so much about <em>Piecing Me Together</em>. But it’s such a wonderfully excellent book that I couldn’t help it. I will keep the rest of these descriptions short—ten words or less!</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ellen-emerson-white/a-season-of-daring-greatly/"><strong><em>A Season of Daring Greatly</em></strong></a><strong>, by Ellen Emerson White</strong></p> <p>First woman drafted into major league baseball!</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/s-jae-jones/wintersong/"><strong><em>Wintersong</em></strong></a><strong>, by S. Jae-Jones</strong></p> <p>David Bowie’s Goblin King in Bavaria!</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rhoda-belleza/empress-of-a-thousand-skies/"><strong><em>Empress of a Thousand Skies</em></strong></a><strong>, by Rhoda Belleza</strong></p> <p>Space opera: impending war, reality star, avenging princess! Starred review.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/angie-thomas/hate-u-give/"><strong><em>The Hate U Give</em></strong></a><strong>, by Angie Thomas</strong></p> <p>I talked about this one <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/civil-rights-then-and-now/">here</a>—can’t wait! Starred review.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/heidi-heilig/ship-beyond-time/"><strong><em><img class="blog-post-image-left" style="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;" src="http://d3eoifnsb8kxf0.cloudfront.net/files/2017/02/13/2.13_doom_Ship_beyond_time_UuBbcms.jpg" alt="2.13 shipbeyondtime2" width="163" height="244" /> The Ship Beyond Time</em></strong></a><strong>, by Heidi Heilig</strong></p> <p>Sequel to <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/fading-through-time/"><em>The Girl from Everywhere</em></a>! Duologies = THE BEST!</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/peternelle-van-arsdale/the-beast-is-an-animal/"><strong><em>The Beast Is an Animal</em></strong></a><strong>, by Peternelle van Arsdale</strong></p> <p>Kirkus: ...good choice for readers with Gothic inclinations. <br /> Me: GIMME.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carrie-mac/10-things-i-can-see-from-here/"><strong><em>10 Things I Can See From Here</em></strong></a><strong>, by Carrie Mac</strong></p> <p>Anxiety and girls falling for girls in Vancouver. Starred review.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/cristina-moracho/a-good-idea/"><strong><em>A Good Idea</em></strong></a><strong>, by Cristina Moracho</strong></p> <p>Murder mystery in small-town Maine.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rhiannon-thomas/long-may-she-reign/"><strong><em>Long May She Reign</em></strong></a><strong>, by Rhiannon Thomas</strong></p> <p>After mass poisoning, king’s fourth cousin once removed becomes queen!</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/pamela-l-laskin/ronit-jamil/"><strong><em>Ronit & Jamil</em></strong></a><strong>, by Pamela L. Laskin</strong></p> <p>Verse retelling of <em>Romeo & Juliet</em> set in modern-day Israel.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nina-lacour/we-are-okay/"><strong><em><img class="blog-post-image-right" style="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;" src="http://d3eoifnsb8kxf0.cloudfront.net/files/2017/02/13/2.13_Doom_Weareokay.jpg" alt="2.13 weareokay" width="164" height="250" /> We Are Okay</em></strong></a><strong>, by Nina LaCour</strong></p> <p>Spare story about grief and friendship. Starred review.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ibi-zoboi/american-street/"><strong><em>American Street</em></strong></a><strong>, by Ibi Zoboi</strong></p> <p>Identity, immigration, faith, heritage, and the American Dream. Starred review.</p> <p>Yeesh, keeping it to ten words is HARD. I don’t envy the folks who write jacket copy.</p> <p>Anyway, what about you? Are you looking forward to something that I’m missing?</p> <p><em>In addition to running a library in rural Maine</em>, <em>Leila Roy blogs at </em><a href="http://www.bookshelvesofdoom.org/">Bookshelves of Doom</a><em> and </em><a href="http://www.backlistbooks.org/">The Backlist</a><em>, is currently serving on the </em><a href="https://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/">Amelia Bloomer Project</a><em> committee, is a contributor at </em><a href="http://bookriot.com/staff-contributors/leila-roy/">Book Riot</a><em>, hangs out on </em><a href="https://twitter.com/bkshelvesofdoom">Twitter</a><em> a lot—possibly too much—and watches a shocking amount of television. 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