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Posted about 8 months ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, reading suggestions, teenreads, yabookchat, yabooks, youngadult

GENEVIEVRE RECOMMENDS CHARMING AS A VERB BY BEN PHILIPPE Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger is a popular and oh so charming student at the renowned FATE Academy in NYC. While his charm comes […]

Posted about 9 months ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Black History Month, Book Reviews, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #childrensbooks, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, reading suggestions, teenreads, teens, ya, yabooks, yafiction, yareads, youngadult

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 […]

Posted about 9 months ago by Adriane Marshall

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with #readinginthemiddle, #tweenbooks, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions

The term “middle grade readers” refers to children in the middle of elementary school, students between the ages of 8 and 12, or third though sixth grade. These readers have […]

Posted about 10 months ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, For Teens, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, #yareads, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, reading suggestions, teenreads, ya, yabooks, yareads, youngadult

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. […]

Posted about 12 months ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Book Reviews, diverse reads, For Teens, holidays; celebrations, Native American Heritage, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions, teenreads, ya, yabooks, yareads, young adult

Richmond Public Library celebrates our Indigenous community members by recognizing Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month (also celebrated as Native American Heritage Month in the US), which takes place annually during the […]

Posted about 1 year ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Book Reviews, For Teens, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions, teenreads, ya, yabooks, yafiction, yareads

As the leaves change and the nights grow longer, it’s time to dive into the eerie and enchanting world of Spooky Season books! This time of year is perfect for […]

Posted about 1 year ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Fiction, For Teens, ghosts, Graphic Novels, holidays; celebrations, horror, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens, young adult | Tagged with #bookchat, #bookrecs, #halloween, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, halloween, halloweenbooks, reading suggestions, spookybooks, spookyseason, teenreads, ya, youngadult

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 […]

Posted about 1 year ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions

  RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.   Check out these new booklists on the RPL Readers page! Two recent articles caught my eye, both about the (supposed?) dearth of […]

Posted about 1 year ago by Genevievre Wood

Posted in Fiction, For Teens, hispanic heritage month, holidays; celebrations, Reading Recommendations, reading suggestions, Teens | Tagged with #bookrecs, #teens, book recommendations, book recs, booksforteens, forteens, hispanicheritage, latino, latinx, reading suggestions, teenreads, teens, ya, yabooks, yareads

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 […]

Posted about 1 year ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with #bookrecs, #rplrecommends, book recommendations, book recs, reading suggestions, ReadUpRichmond

Richmond Public Library's Read Up Richmond challenges people to read differently, to read outside one's own lived experience to develop an understanding of the world. This program is an opportunity for people from different walks of life to come together in the library to learn together, enter into a conversation with the larger community, and share the same space - making Richmond a more connected, more civil place.