Joe Schmidt Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Social studies/history educator in NYC. Comics, history, and history education. Opinions, typos, and grammatical errors are all mine. Profile art @RyanDunlavey

Sounding Joy
Ellie Holcomb
Day 22- Ellie Holcomb, Sing:Christmas Songs EP (2022) Cohesion: 2.5đ˛(of 5) Holiday Spirit: 3.5đ˛ Uniqueness: 2đ˛ Timelessness: 2.5đ˛ Musicality: 3.5đ˛ Best song: Sounding Joy Hidden đ: Happy Xmas Medley Overall: 2.8đ˛ https://t.co/X9AaNuusYr
Board Book, 2022
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mothers of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy
Elizabeth Gillespie McRae
H/t @nicoledonawho Mothers of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy by Elizabeth Gillespie McRae https://t.co/RrOuiU7Tye
Paperback, 2020
$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forever...
Judy Blume
Forever the 1975 novel by Judy Blume is on this list. Itâs been sitting on the shelf for almost 50 years! Proving the ridiculousness of these lists. https://t.co/j2eFPJ32mn
Paperback, 2024
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Jeff Chang
@TiRoShaw @NancyMacLean5 How is Allow Me to Retort? I am deep into Blightâs Fredrick Douglass bio and Jeff Changâs Canât Stop Wonât Stop right now, but need something on the audible queue
Paperback, 2005
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hiroshima: The Autobiography of Barefoot Gen
Nakazawa Keiji
Educators, there are many powerful texts to use to teach about the horrors of the bombing of Hiroshima. Barefoot Gen Vol. 1 by Keiji Nakazawa is one of the finest books for teaching I have come across. https://t.co/W0c1DS6dAh
Paperback, 2015
$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
George M. Johnson
Very much looking forward to TODAYâs NYC LGBTQ+ book talk with @IamGMJohnson, author of All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto! NYC educators, thereâs still time to register, visit: LGBTQ+ Book Talk Series (High School): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-book-talk-series-high-school-tickets-153543750491 https://t.co/IpjgCGhWSh
Paperback, 2024
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes, Chinese Migration, and Global Politics
Mae Ngai
So happy to have the return of the NYCDOE Department of Social Studies History Talks! Doubly happy to combine History Talks! w/ our Hidden Voices AAPI work! Triply happy to have Mae Ngai speak on her fabulous new book *The Chinese Question* Also, many thanks to hosts @iss_nyc! https://t.co/m4TmnzKrOw
Paperback, 2022
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ugly Cry: How I Became a Person (Despite My Grandmother's Horrible Advice)
Danielle Henderson
Almost finished Danielle Hendersonâs The Ugly Cry. A fantastic memoir, truly powerful storytelling. Also, a lot of good Gen X memories from the western suburbs of NYC. https://t.co/INgqBj4B1g
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The New Negro
Alain Locke
Very excited to learn about @NYHistoryâs Winhold Reiss exhibit! Reissâs portraits from Alain Lockeâs The New Negro provided much of the visual reference for the NYCDOEâs @Civics_For_All Comics Group Comic story âShine.â https://t.co/FBSnXoBmIe https://t.co/lBdWpEsrrr https://t.co/PJYhcvxOUn
Paperback, 2021
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rule of the Bone: Novel
Russell Banks
Very sad to hear of Russell Banksâ passing. In 2003, Banks met with a HS class I was teaching and a class my father was teaching. The kids discussed *Rule of the Bone* with the author. Highlight of my teaching career. Banks talked about it in an interview w/ January Magazine. https://t.co/w97On6PdFd
Paperback, 1996
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book