Book Reviews
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By Teens, For Teens – A Thousand Splendid Suns & The Last Thing He Told Me
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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This week for our By Teens, For Teens blog post, VolunTEEN Elaina S., age 15. has written two book reviews for you. Although both of these books are classified as […]
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Read a Book About Food — 2022 RAD Reading Challenge for Teens
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Welcome back to another month of the RAD Reading Challenge, RPL style! If you missed my prior posts, you can find them all linked at the bottom of this post. […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Love Medicine & The Shining
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Welcome back for this week’s installment of By Teens, For Teens! This week we have two reviews for your reading pleasure, one on a book featuring Indigenous characters and one […]
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World Water Day
Posted about 3 years ago by Nico D'Archangel
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What is World Water Day? It’s a United Nations Observance that started in 1993 to celebrate water and bring awareness to the 2 million people living now without access to […]
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Read a Book With a One-Word Title — 2022 RAD Reading Challenge for Teens
Posted about 3 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Welcome back to another month of the RAD Reading Challenge, RPL style! If you missed my prior posts, you can find them all linked at the bottom of this post. […]
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Innovative Women in History
Posted about 3 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Asian American, Biographies, Book Reviews, Children's, Events, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, nonfiction, Teens, Women's History
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INVENTIVE WOMEN IN HISTORY According to the old proverb, “Necessity is the Mother of Invention,” and Mothers of invention have frequently been women. Throughout March, Women’s History Month, Richmond Public […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Pride and Prejudice & Cinder (the Lunar Chronicles Series)
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Welcome back for this week’s installment of By Teens, For Teens! This time we feature both an old classic and a newer classic. Isabelle R., age 16 shares her review […]
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By Teens, For Teens – The Scarlet Letter & The Andromeda Strain
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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This week we have two new book reviews from VolunTEEN David G., age 14. One older classic and one newer classic, these reviews will have you rushing to the library […]
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Read a #booktok rec — 2022 RAD Reading Challenge for Teens
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Welcome back to another month of the RAD Reading Challenge, RPL style! If you missed my prior posts, you can find the intro post here and last’s month’s prompt to […]
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HARRIET TUBMAN, INSPIRING AMERICAN HERO
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Biographies, Black History Month, Book Reviews, Children's, Events, Fiction, Film, Graphic Novels, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, Movies, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, Teens, Women's History
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Harriet Tubman (c. 1820-1822 – March 10, 1913) is an icon of courage, a true American hero. Born Araminta “Minty” Ross, she was enslaved at birth in Maryland. In 1849 […]
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