Fiction
(category archive)
Iranian Lit @ RPL
Posted about 1 year ago by Laura Price
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Fiction, Iran, nonfiction, poetry, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with book recommendations, Iran
In ancient Persia, the mythological hero Rostam performed seven labors in order to prove his worthiness. He slew dragons and villains and overcame adversities with his superhuman strength. Modern Iranians […]
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Read Like a President
Posted about 1 year ago by Lindy Gellings
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Biographies, Fiction, History and Preservation, holidays; celebrations, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecommendations, #bookrecs, celebrations, Fiction, history, Holiday, nonfiction
“Reading is important. If you know how to read, then the whole world opens up to you.” Barack Obama Throughout our nation’s 247-year history, only 47 men have held […]
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RPL Staff’s Most Anticipated Reads of 2023
Posted about 1 year ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, diverse reads, Fiction, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens
| Tagged with #2023books, #mostanticipated, book recommendations, newyearnewbooks, reading suggestions, readingrecommendations, rplreads, staff picks
With a new year brings lots of excitement surrounding the release of new books. And, no one is more excited for these than our staff here at Richmond Public Library. […]
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The Ultimate Annual Richmond Public Library Staff Pick List: 2022 Edition
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, bestof2022, book recommendations, favoritebooks, reading suggestions, readingrecommendations, rplreads, staff picks
Here’s to one more year in the books! We hope you’ve had as great a reading year as we’ve had. We love recommending great books all year long, but we […]
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By Teens, For Teens – A Study in Scarlet, Robinson Crusoe & Animal Farm
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, mystery, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
This week for our By Teens, For Teens blog post, VolunTEEN David G., age 14. has written a few book reviews for you. If you are a lover of classic […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Rebecca & One Piece
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Manga, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, manga, mangaseries, onepiece, teenreads, volunteen
This week for our By Teens, For Teens blog post, we have two VolunTEENs who submitted reviews for you. Isabelle R., age 16 reviews the gothic classic Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Then, […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous & Romances to Make You Cry
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Fiction, humor, Reading Recommendations, romance, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
Welcome back for another round of By Teens, For Teens! This week we have something to make you laugh and something to make you cry. VolunTEEN Magdalena K., age 12 […]
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By Teens, For Teens – Junk Boy & The Hate U Give
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
Are you enjoying our By Teens, For Teens blog posts? We sure hope so! We have two new contributions this week. First up, a book review of Junk Boy by Tony […]
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By Teens, For Teens – A Thousand Splendid Suns & The Last Thing He Told Me
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Adult, Book Reviews, diverse reads, Fiction, mystery, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
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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By Teens, For Teens – Love Medicine & The Shining
Posted about 2 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, booksforteens, byteensforteens, teenreads, volunteen
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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