Renée Watson 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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Renée Watson is a teaching artist and author of children's books. #1 NYT Bestselling Author

Betty Before X
Ilyasah Shabazz
Reading #BettyBeforeX in a summer reading book club? Here’s a discussion guide. @ilyasahShabazz @MacKidsBooks https://t.co/EPZAiAvGOF https://t.co/mfk6tm6mSB
Paperback, 2018
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Every Body Shines: Sixteen Stories about Living Fabulously Fat
Cassandra Newbould
So excited to have a short story in this anthology! Here’s the cover reveal for EVERY BODY SHINES: SIXTEEN STORIES ABOUT LIVING FABULOUSLY FAT, an intersectional YA anthology celebrating body diversity Art: @itshippypotter Design: John Candell Preorder: https://t.co/sDGwsHhdzj https://t.co/azbPRHgDnD
Hardcover, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ways to Share Joy
Renée Watson
Book mail is the best mail! Advanced Reading Copies of WAYS TO SHARE JOY are here. So excited to share book three of the Ryan Hart series with you. Coming September 2022!
Hardcover, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forgive Me Not
Jennifer Baker
FORGIVE ME NOT, a debut YA novel by Jenn Baker is coming soon! Pre-order here https://t.co/pceVJrRJS1 @jbakernyc https://t.co/85ebQIFcHH
Paperback, 2024
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Speak Up, Speak Out!: The Extraordinary Life of Fighting Shirley Chisholm
Tonya Bolden
“Bolden’s plainspoken narrative paints a picture of a woman who was as hard-working as she was determined.” @HornBook Speak Up, Speak Out!: The Extraordinary Life of “Fighting Shirley Chisholm” by Tonya Bolden forward by Stacey Abrams. #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/wsPSUUmp0F
Hardcover, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Happy Book Birthday @olugbemisola & @andreagpippins! Love this book so much! @NMAAHC Friends, you can order Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker here: https://t.co/Z0CLyQeO34 https://t.co/OwsfPYWw0b
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ways to Grow Love
Renee Watson
Love seeing Ways to Grow Love in the book club flyer for Scholastic. The little girl in me is beaming with joy. Growing up, the book fair was such a highlight of the school year! https://t.co/eyiMpD7cFb
Hardcover, Large Print, 2021
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nigel and the Moon
Antwan Eady
Get to know Antwan Eady. His debut picture book, NIGEL AND THE MOON (illustrated by Gracey Zhang), releases on February 15th & was listed as one of Publisher Weekly’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022. #BlackHistoryMonth @brownbookshelf @antwan_eady https://t.co/2eUW2r6KgG
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Library
Nikki Giovanni
In celebration of the publication of MAYA’S SONG & A LIBRARY, Nikki Giovanni and I talk about our love of Maya Angelou, our love of poetry & libraries, and being loved by Black women. Full conversation here: https://t.co/s8xc7Ae0Dx #MayasSong #MayaAngelou #NikkiGiovanni https://t.co/DaoBdmjkxV
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Things We Couldn't Say
Jay Coles
Congrats @mrjaycoles on your new YA novel! Friends, you can preorder #ThingsWeCouldntSay now! https://t.co/khEsWmDWTJ
Paperback, 2022
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book