Celebrate Reading 2011 will be holding its 14th Annual festival for readers and writers on April 16 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In preparation for this stellar event which brings together students, teachers, readers, writers and authors, we wanted to provide you with a near-complete reading list you can acquaint yourself with to provide the best preparation for the special guest authors and writers.
Readers and writers, come on down! Even if you haven’t read the books, Celebrate Reading is a great opportunity to meet and learn from successful, award-winning authors!
For more information about Celebrate Reading 2011, visit our official page here.
Special Guest: Matt de la Peña
Recommended Reading:
- Ball Don’t Lie – A breakout urban masterpiece that takes place where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it. Soon to be a major motion picture.
- Mexican WhiteBoy
- We Were Here [read our review]
Visit Matt’s official website for more info.
Special Guest: Gene Luen Yang
Recommended Reading:
- American Born Chinese – Winner of the 2007 Printz Award and Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album.
- The Eternal Smile
- Prime Baby
Read our review of all three graphic novels here.
Visit Gene’s official website for more info.
Local and Hawaii Authors:
Cold Magic
Kate Elliott
The first in a new fantasy series.
No Choice But to Follow
Jean Toyama, Juliet Kono, Ann Inoshita and Christy Passion
Linked poetry by four talented writers.
[Read our review here]
Anshū: Dark Sorrow
Juliet Kono
Novel features Hawaii-Japanese girl dealing with issues in Hiroshima during World War II.
In the Company of Strangers
Michelle Cruz Skinner
Short stories by the award-winning Filipino-American writer.
Tweakerville
Alexei Melnick
A novel delving into the dark, criminal world of Hawaii’s crystal meth culture.
[Read our review here]
Oh! A Mystery of Mono no Aware
Todd Shimoda
A hybrid novel set in Japan.
Fierce Heart
Stuart Coleman
A look at the people who make Makaha special.
[Read our review here]
Hoʻokupu: An Offering of Literature by Native Hawaiian Women
Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, Cathy Ikeda, Phyllis Coochie Cayan
An anthology of contemporary writing from Native Hawaiian women.
We Go Eat
Lee Tonouchi, Amalia Bueno, David Choo
Anthology of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry about food in Hawaiʻi.
