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Book Suggestions Published in 2023 Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art (2023, by: Salyer, Hannah, LE, Stone Age, Cave Art) Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport (2023, by: Stelson, Caren, LE, MG, Holocaust, Kindertransport) Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement (2023, by: Wallace, Sandra Neil, LE, MG, Civil Rights) Hidden Hope (2023, by: Boxer, Elisa, LE, MG, Holocaust, Jewish Resistance) History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People (2023, by: Messner, Kate, MG, UMG, Colonization, Exploration, Caribbean, Indigenous Americans) A Sky Full of Song (2023, by: Meyer, Susan Lynn, MG, UMG, Jewish Immigration, Westward Expansion) Race to the Truth: Colonization and the Wampanoag Story (2023, by: Coombs, Linda, MG, UMG, Colonial America, Indigenous Americans, Wampanoag, Colonization) Iceburg (2023, by: Nielsen, Jennifer A., MG, UMG, Titanic) Wild Bird (2023, by: Zahler, Diane, UMG, YA, Plagues, Medieval Life, Bubonic Plague) In the Tunnel (2023, by: Lee, Julie, UMG, Korean War, Escaping North Korea) The Lost Year (2023, by: Marsh, Katherine, UMG, Soviet Union, Holodomor) Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust (2023, by: Shusterman, Neal, UMG, YA, Holocaust, Jewish Resistance) The Windeby Puzzle (2023, by: Lowry, Lois, UMG, YA, Archaeology) The Mona Lisa Vanishes (2023, by: Day, Nicholas, UMG, YA, Leonardo da Vinci, Art Heist) Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix (2023, by: Dimaline, Cherie, UMG, YA, Metis Nation, Retelling, Indigenous Americans, LGBTQ+) The Davenports (2023, by: Marquis, Krystal, YA, A, African American History, Great Migration, Civil Rights) The Reformatory (2023, by: Due, Tananarive, YA, A, Segregation, Civil Rights, Great Migration, Jim Crow) Red Harvest (2023, by: Cherkas, Michael, YA, A, Soviet Union, Holodomor) For Lamb (2023, by: Cline-Ransome, Lesa, YA, A, Segregation, lynching, Great Migration, Jim Crow) Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe (2023, by: Sheinkin, Steve, YA, A, Holocaust, Auschwitz, Jewish Resistance) The Blood Years (2023, by: Arnold, Elana K., YA, A, Holocaust) A Fire Among Clouds: Codex Black (2023, by: Lozano, Camilo Moncada, YA, Indigenous Americans, Mesoamerican Mythology) Atomic Anna (2023, by: Barenbaum, Rachel, YA, A, Chernobyl, Communism, Soviet Union) Immortality: A Love Story (2023, by: Schwartz, Dana, YA, A, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science) Lavender House (2023, by: Rosen, Lev AC, YA, A, McCarthyism, Cold War, LGBTQ+) My Dear Henry: A Jekyll and Hyde Remix (2023, by: Bayron, Kalynn, YA, A, Victorian Era, LGBTQ+, Retelling) What the River Knows (2023, by: Ibañez, Isabel, YA, A, Egyptology, Archaeology, Cleopatra) The Woman With the Cure (2023, by: Cullen, Lynn, YA, A, History of Science, Women in Science, Vaccines) Wrath Becomes Her (2023, by: Polydoros, Aden, YA, A, WWII, Jewish Resistance) The Fight for Midnight (2023, by: Solomon, Dan, YA, Reproductive Rights) Independence (2023, by: Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, A, Partition of India) Lone Women (2023, by: LaValle, Victor, A, Horror, Westward Expansion) The House is on Fire (2023, by: Beanland, Rachel, A, Antebellum South, Disasters, Escaped Slaves) The First Bright Thing (2023, by: Dawson, J.R., A, Jewish Life) Looking for Jane (2023, by: Marshall, Heather, A, Reproductive Rights) Pandora (2023, by: Stokes-Chapman, Susan, A, Women in Art, Greek Mythology) Forbidden City (2023, by: Hua, Vanessa, A, Cultural Revolution) The Postcard (2023, by: Berest, Anne, A, WWII, Jewish Life, antisemitism, Holocaust Survivors) See also: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 4/10/2023 Renaissance A Fire Among Clouds: Codex Black Author: Lozano, Camilo Moncada Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Renaissance Time Frame: 1493 Geographic Area: North America Country: United States Topics: Indigenous Americans, Mesoamerican Mythology Genre: Historical Fantasy Reading Age: Young Adult Format: Graphic Novel Published:2023 American History > Renaissance > Indigenous American History Navigate through monsters, mysteries, and the will of the gods with two young extraordinary adventurers in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica as they search for a missing father. Donají is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she’s only fifteen, is heralded as a hero by her village. In Codex Black, Donají sets out on an adventure--accompanied by the god that lives inside of her poncho--to find her missing father. Along the way, she meets a 17-year-old winged Mexica warrior named Itzcacalotl, and over time their temporary partnership blooms into an incredible friendship. The search brings the young pair closer to danger and deeper into the mystery than either could have predicted. What exactly was Donají’s father involved with? And how did a simple search for a missing relative lead Donají and Itzcacalotl into a fight with a terrifying bat monster to defend an entire village?! Emily's Review This was so much fun and I feel like I learned so much about Mesoamerican mythology! I love reading books about mythology and mythology retellings, so this was right up my alley. This is a story of two unexpected heroes coming together to solve a mystery. This first volume is the setup, introducing us to the characters and explaining the mystery. I found myself fully engaged with the narrative and found the characters to be really compelling and endearing. I cannot wait to see where the story goes in the next volume. I also really loved the art style, the colors are bold and bright, and the art just fits really well with the story. The book is full of action and adventure, as our two protagonists, Donaji and Itzcacalotl travel through Mesoamerica in search of answers to the ever-growing mystery of who Donaji's father really is and what happened to him. There are monsters, a god inhabiting a poncho, and a warrior with the wings of a crow, the story is action-packed and it kept me reading to see what would happen next! The most challenging aspect of this book for me was the names - I would have loved to have found an audiobook to pair with this just so that I could be sure I was pronouncing everything correctly, but there is a helpful guide at the back of the book. I recommend this one for ages 12+! 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