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Adult Reads
Class Mom by Laurie Gelman
Jen Dixon is thrust into the role of Class Mom and met with parental personalities she wasn't prepared for! The laughs abound in Gelman's irreverent and relatable novel.
Murderabilia by Carl Vonderau
When you are the son of a serial killer, you can never escape your past. As people close to personal banker, William McNary, show up dead, his family's secrets are threatened. Is someone framing him or does William himself have a secret?
This Land is Our Land by Suketu Mehta
Mehta, an Indian immigrant who now teaches journalism at New York University, drafts a powerful defense of movement in search of better lives.
Young Adult Reads
Impossible Music by Sean Williams
Music is Simon's life. When a stroke destroys his hearing, he is devastated and refuses any attempts to adjust to d/Deaf culture....until he meets G - a girl dealing with her own newly-experienced deafness.
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
In Garner County, women are said to harber diabolical magic capable of manipulating men. At 16, all girls are sent to an isolated island to release this magic into the wild before taking her proper place as wife and mother. 16 year old Tierney wants no part in being a wife and plans to fight not only the loss of her magic, but the poachers who await.
Hope is Our Only Wing by Rutendo Tavengerwei
After the tragic and mysterious death of her father, Shamiso and her mother leave England. A new country and a new school is diorienting, but she attempts to keep her grief and anger in check. This beautiful story weaves friendship, heartbreak, and hope with inspiration from real life events from 2008 Zimbabwe.
Middle Grade Reads
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
12 yr old Jerome is shot by a Police officer and finds that his spirit can't move on. No one can see him except the officer's daughter, Sarah, and other ghost boys who have met his same fate. Can Sarah and the ghost boys help Jerome move on?
First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez
On day one at her new school, Malu violate dress code, upsets the queen bee, and disappoints mom in the process. Dad, who lives 1,000 miles away reminds her of the first rule of punk - be yourself. Join Malu on her adventure to finding out who 'herself' might truly be!
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy Mcnulty
Lucy was struck by lightning and given genius level math skills and homeschooled ever since. She is now 12 years old and technically ready for college, but she has to pass one more test - middle school!
Awesome Picture Books
Hey Wall by Susan Verdi
A boy unites his neighborhood to create a mural while reflecting on the awesome parts of his community
Stack the Cats by Susie Gahremani
Cats are stacked and unstacked, grouped and ungrouped, to show different number relationships
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Alma laments the length of her name until Daddy shows her how she is connected to her family through it. What is the story of YOUR name?
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