Reading Recommendations
(category archive)
Beat the heat with some chilling reads
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
OK, it’s raining and a little cooler outside but we will soon find ourselves back in the sweltering swamp of August so we have a few chilling thrills to keep […]
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Summer Reads to Give You the Chills (Teen Edition)
Posted about 7 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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| Tagged with beach reads, book recommendations, teens, thrillers
I don’t know about you, but in the summer I typically like to read some good beach reads.  This year, however, I just haven’t been feeling it. So I decided […]
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See the World in 10 new books
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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| Tagged with grief, see the world, travel, when wifi doesn't work
We’re back this week with some packing suggestions for your travel reading pleasure. These books are also a good substitute if, like me, you aren’t going anywhere for a while. […]
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A few new LGBTQ reads for your Pride Month reading list
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
Bingo Love is the most enjoyable romantic graphic novel I have ever encountered. I read it three times and don’t even like romance. Hazel and Mari meet and fall in […]
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Mental Health Books for Teens
Posted about 7 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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| Tagged with book recommendations, mental health, teens
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan, I will admit, is a hefty book. Â It is long and it is deep but it captivated me from page […]
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Staff Picks: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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| Tagged with may the 4th, plane reading, summer books
It’s finally May (May the 4th be with you!) so if you’re like us, you’re already picking out your summer books for parks, beach, and plane reading. Aren’t you? Well, […]
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11 Interesting Reads by and about Interesting Women
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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| Tagged with interesting women
1. Marley Dias gets it Done, and So Can You! by Marley Dias, founder of #1000blackgirlbooks, with forward by Ava DuVernay! Mark your calendars, book lovers, because Marley Dias will […]
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New books to celebrate Black Lives (and not just in February)
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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| Tagged with Black History Month, black lives matter, book reviews
February is a short month with a big heart. Many of us are desperate for winter to end when it feels like we are doomed to wear heavy coats against […]
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What’s your first read of 2018?
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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| Tagged with 2018
Having just devoured my first books of the new year, The Power by Naomi Alderman and The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, I’m feeling like 2018 is going to be a […]
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New year, new titles for youth!
Posted about 8 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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| Tagged with children, Chris Raschka, Julia Denos, Loren Long, Matt de la Pena, Mordicai Gerstein, picture books, Sam Usher
Picture books continue to grow in popularity with new authors and illustrators plus old favorites stretching the boundaries of the 32-page norm. Stop by your local library and check them […]
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