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Starfish
Starfish by Lisa Fipps tells the story of 11 year old Ellie who is carrying the weight of being fat shamed at school and at home. She spends her life Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on May 26, 2022
Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave
Imagine you were sold into slavery as an 8 year old child. Now imagine the people that sold you were your parents. This is Shyima Hall’s truth. She worked 20 Read more...
Posted by Heidi E. on May 19, 2022
Poison Ivy: Thorns
All Pamela Isley wants to do is save the environment. So much so, that she’s willing to kill for it. With the stress of school, a blooming relationship with her Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on May 5, 2022
Mathical Book Prize Winners
Math is fun and more than just numbers! All of these books won a Mathical Book Prize between 2015 and 2022. Mathical awards books that introduce mathematical concepts found in Read more...
Posted by Heidi E. on April 28, 2022
New From Here
Drawn from the author’s own experiences, this is a moving story that explores the stress that a pandemic can put on an Asian-American family.
Posted by Book Rex on April 20, 2022
Nick and Nack Make Music
This book for beginning readers is a Highlights Puzzle Reader, combining a simple story with the fun addition of seek and find puzzles. Nick is a brown skinned boy who Read more...
Posted by Adrian L. on April 14, 2022
Social Justice in Poetry and Verse: A Reading List for Adults
We hope these selections of poetry and books in verse serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of social justice. Terraform: Building a Better World by Propaganda In Read more...
Posted by Aaron H. on April 2, 2022
Social Justice in Poetry & Verse: A Reading List for Teens
We hope these selections of poetry and books in verse serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of social justice. Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Xiomara Batista feels Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on April 2, 2022
Social Justice in Poetry and Verse: A Reading List for Children and Families
We hope these selections of poetry and books in verse serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of social justice.
Posted by Book Rex on April 2, 2022
The Once and Future Witches
James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna Eastwood thought they would never be parted. But that was then and this is now. Their bond has been irrevocably broken and now Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on April 2, 2022
Strong Female Leads
Looking for strong female lead characters in Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction? Check out this list compiled by our Youth & Teen librarians.
Posted by Kristi M. on March 28, 2022
Deaf History Month List
March 13th - April 15th is Deaf History Month, and these books highlight what life is like for those with deafness. From well known historical figures to modern, every day Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on February 22, 2022
Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
If your household has been recently obsessed with “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Disney’s Encanto or has learned all the words to “Satisfied” from Hamilton before that, you have Read more...
Black Voices & Experiences: A Reading List for Adults
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of centering around Black voices, characters, and communities. The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. “A singular and Read more...
Posted by Alex C. on February 4, 2022
Black Voices & Experiences: A Reading List for Children and Families
Celebrate Black History Month with books by Black authors and writing focusing on Black voices, characters, history, and culture. We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on February 4, 2022