2021 Book Recommendations
“To My Neighbor, The Power of A 31-Day Reflective Journal”, by Tyshon Garrett
“The Bridge to Change”, by Jonathan Frejuste
Summer Reading 2020
Author, Johnathan Frejuste: “The Bridge To Change” Highest recommended
Smithsonian Fun Summer Reading challenge: http://go.si.edu/site/MessageViewer?em_id=87960.2&dlv_id=120618
African American History: The Untold Stories by Yvette Long
Recommendations by Platinum Minds instructors:
Suggestions of Josh: “Children of blood and bone” by Tomi Adeyemi, a fantasy book by a Nigerian American author and was on the New York times best seller list.
Suggestions of Mike Collins: Walter Dean Myers, Fallen Angels & Bad Boy Maya Angelou, I Know why the Caged Bird Sings Nic Stone, Dear Martin: Rudolph Fisher, The Walls of Jericho
Barry Jackson: TD Jakes – Soar & Instinct Steve Harvey – Jump John Gray – I am number 8 Robert Kiyosaki – Rich Dad Poor Dad George S. Clason – the richest man in Babylon Napoleon Hill – Think and grow rich
Suggested authors of Will Vaughan: Elizabeth Acevedo Chinua Achebe Tomi Adeyemi Kwame Alexander MK Asante James Baldwin Coe Booth Kobe Bryant Ta-Nehisi Coates Jay Coles Jerry Craft Sampson Davis Walter Dean Myers Sharon Draper Nikki Grimes Langston Hughes Ibram X. Kendi Patrisse Khan-Cullors Mariama Lockington Kekla Magoon Barack Obama Nic Stone Jason Reynolds Ilyasah Shabazz Angie Thomas Brian F. Walker Renee Watson Rita Garcia Williams Jacqeuline Woodson Ibi Zoboi
Aspire To Excellence ” Guidepoints for a Young Man’s Path to Making Good Decisions”, by Yvette Long
- 100 Amazing Facts About The Negro, Henry Gates Jr.
- The Mis-Education of the Negro, by Carter Godwin Woodson
- Bridge The Gap, by Jonathan Frejuste
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, by Sean Covey
- Lessons From My Grandfather, by Marc Demetriou
- B+ Grades, A+ College Application, by Joie Jager-Hyman
- The Seven Powers of Success, by Charles Marshall
- To My Neighbor: The Power of A 31 Day Reflective Journal, by Tyshon Garrett
INSPIRATIONAL