Fiction
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YA Reads: Black Love and Black Joy
Posted about 24 hours ago by Genevievre Gray
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Black History Month, Book Reviews, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult
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February is Black History Month, which is a time to honor and celebrate the rich cultural history and heritage of African Americans. Black history is something we strive to celebrate […]
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January Book Chat with the YA Team
Posted about 3 weeks ago by Genevievre Gray
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Book Reviews, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult
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Don’t know what to read next? Looking for YA book recommendations? Welcome to the Book Chat with the Young Adult Team. Every month, the YA Team each recommends a favorite […]
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YA Reads: Retellings
Posted about 4 weeks ago by Genevievre Gray
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Book Reviews, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult
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New Year, new you? How about New Year, new take on a classic? These YA fictional retellings breathe new life into time honored classic stories and refresh beloved fairy tales. […]
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YA Winter Reads
Posted about 2 months ago by Genevievre Gray
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Fiction, For Teens, holidays, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult
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With temperatures dropping into the 20s this week, there is something magical about curling up with a good winter-themed YA book. Imagine sipping hot chocolate, wrapped in a warm blanket […]
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October Book Chat with the YA Team
Posted about 4 months ago by Genevievre Gray
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Fiction, For Teens, ghosts, Graphic Novels, holidays; celebrations, horror, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult
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Don’t know what to read next? Looking for YA book recommendations? Welcome to the Book Chat with the Young Adult Team. Every month, the YA Team each recommends a favorite […]
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with RPL’s YA Reads
Posted about 5 months ago by Genevievre Gray
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Fiction, For Teens, hispanic heritage month, holidays; celebrations, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens
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Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the United States starting on September 15, which was chosen to coincide with the Independence Days of several Hispanic nations, and ending on […]
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Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 4)
Posted about 6 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Biographies, Children's, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
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This is the 4th and final installment of a series of blog posts highlighting children’s books that include Richmond and Virginia as the location. It is always fun to read […]
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Revisiting Greek Mythology Again and Again…and Again
Posted about 7 months ago by Kate McCarthy
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Fiction, Reading Recommendations
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So you’ve read Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles or Circe and are hungry for more… Or maybe you’re a fan of the Percy Jackson series or quite possibly you’ve just […]
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Children’s Books Set In Richmond and Virginia! (Part 3)
Posted about 7 months ago by Lisa Wiertel
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Biographies, Children's, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Picturebooks, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions
| Tagged with books, child, children, children's books, richmond, Richmond Public Library, RPL, virginia
This is the 3rd installment of a series of blog posts highlighting children’s books that include Richmond and Virginia as the location. It is always fun to read books that […]
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Celebrating YA LGBTQ+ Voices
Posted about 8 months ago by Genevievre Gray
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Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, Teens
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Happy Pride Month from Richmond Public Library! Celebrate by checking out some of our diverse YA books written by LGBTQ+ authors and/or featuring LGBTQ+ main characters.
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