Thank You Mr. Gish and Elliott Bay Books Volunteers!

Thanks to the generosity of 2 donors, Garfield’s Mr. Gish was able to take 100 students to Elliott Bay Book Company to purchase books of their choice with $50 gift cards (with an additional 20% discount from the store)! To top it all off, Molly Moon Ice Cream donated 100 scoops of ice cream. This was a wonderful opportunity to introduce students to the joys of book shopping.

Here are some bookstore staff recommendations to share with your students!:

• Colson Whitehead, The Intuitionist
• Nisi Shawl, Everfair
• Justin Wadland, Trying Home: The Rise and Fall of An Anarchist Utopia on Puget Sound
• Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
• Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
• W. Kamau Bell, The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of A 6’4″, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-up Comedian
• Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of A Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
• Gabe Hudson, Gork: The Teenage Dragon
• Robert Repino, Mort(e)
• Tochi Onyebuchi, Beasts Made of Night
• Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone
• Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
• Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us
• Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
• Pénélope Bagieu, Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World
• John Lewis, March
• Jillian Tamaki, SuperMutant Magic Academy
• Comics!
  • The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
  • Miss Marvel
  • Lumber Janes
  • Giant Days
  • Black Panther

Thanks to all teachers and volunteers who attended! Q13 News and The Seattle Times had reporters covering the event: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/seattle-high-school-teacher-shares-the-wonder-of-books-with-students-on-a-different-kind-of-field-trip/