Peace Out, 2023!

Where has the past year gone?! Somehow it's about to be 2024 and that is crazy! Our last blog post for the year will be short and sweet. We would just like to thank all of our wonderful library patrons for making the past year such a great one. We couldn't do what we do without all of you! Here's to another year of serving our Evansville community! We hope to see you soon.

As a reminder the Library will be closed on the following dates:
Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26

Monday, January 1 and Tuesday, January 2

While we are closed, you can access our online tools here:

https://www.als.lib.wi.us/EFPL/online-tools/

Author Spotlight: Erica Bauermeister

Our Bookaholics book club will get together on Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30pm to chat about The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister. We hope that you can join us at Lovegood's Coffee & Cocktails!

Here's a little summary of the book: Emmeline lives on a remote island with her father, who teachers her about the natural world through her senses. What he won't explain are the mysterious scents stored in glass bottles that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world - a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity, a quest that challenges the limits of her heart and imagination. 

If you end up enjoying The Scent Keeper, below are some of Erica Bauermeister's other books. Give 'em a whirl!

The School of Essential Ingredients - A heartbreakingly delicious national bestseller about a chef, her students, and the evocative lessons that food teaches about life.

The Lost Art of Mixing - A beautifully imagined novel about the ties that bind - and the links that break.

Joy for Beginners - A beautifully crafted novel about daring to experience true joy, starting one small step at a time.

No Two Persons - One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. A gloriously original celebration of fiction and the ways it deepens our lives.

House Lessons - A memoir about about the power of home and the transformative act of restoring one house in particular.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Our Antemeridians Book Club will next meet on Thursday, December 21 at 10:30am to chat about The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. If you've heard of this classic, but haven't read it, here's a snippet about it: Young, handsome, and privileged, Dorian Gray has his portrait painted by the talented Basil Hallward. When Sir Henry Wotton convinces Dorian of the need to indulge in one's own vanity and to take advantage of his good looks, the young man makes a wish that could become his downfall when he exchanges his soul for eternal youth. As Dorian lives out a selfishly decadent lifestyle, he remains the picture of a perfect gentleman to those around him, but his portrait displays the consequences of an ageing and sinful existence.

Since the book was first published in 1890, it has been released with dozens of different covers. As copies arrived at the library, it was really interesting to see some of the different cover art on the books. Pictured below are just a small fraction of cover designs out there for The Picture of Dorian Gray. We have copies of the book, graphic novel, audiobook, and Playaway available for you to check out at the desk. Give this classic fantasy and gothic horror mashup a whirl!

The Holidays Can Be Murder!

Need something quick and fun to read during the month of December? If you're into mysteries, murder, and the holidays, then this is the blog post for you! Cozy up with one of the festive reads below to satisfy your mystery craving this holiday season. How fun are those titles and covers?! This is just a sampling of what we have on our shelves. Most of these authors have multiple holiday themed mystery novels to keep you going.

The Ghost of Christmas Past by Rhys Bowen

Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt

A Christmas Visitor by Anne Perry

Christmas Cookie Murder by Leslie Meier

A Noël Killing by M.L. Longworth

Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke

Deck the Halls by Mary and Carol Higgins Clark

Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown

Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton

A Catered New Year's Eve by Isis Crawford

BOARD GAMES

           

As November comes to an end and we approach the winter months, it is the perfect time to start playing (or playing more) board games! Board games are a perfect way to spend some time while you are spending more of it indoors. And, the library now has board games available for you to check out!

Thanks to a donation from the Friends of the Eager Free Public Library, we now have a circulating collection of board games. The first batch of games were added in May 2023, and we recently added a second batch. The games are available now and can also be found in our online catalog. They can be checked out for two weeks and can be renewed two times. Renewals will only occur if there are no holds on the game. Stop by the collection located near the grandfather clock upstairs to check out a game or place a hold in SHARE.

Board Games Available at the Eager Free Public Library:

My First Carcassonne

Catan

Chess

Clue

Codenames

Dude

Fish Stix

Fluxx

Forbidden Island

Gloom

Happy Little Dinosaurs

Harry Potter Labyrinth

Hi Ho Cherry-O

King of Tokyo

Labyrinth

The Game of Life

Mancala

Monopoly Junior

More Dude

Outfoxed!

Parcheesi

Pengoloo

Pictureka!

Qbitz

Qbitz Jr.

Rummikub

Scrabble

Sleeping Queens

Sorry!

Spoons

Sushi Go!

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

Ticket to Ride

Trouble

Unstable Unicorns

Wits & Wagers Family Edition

7 Wonders

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GENEALOGY

Have you ever wanted to research your family or update your family tree? This week's post features resources that can help you with that project. 

Genealogy is the study of family, family history, and the tracing of the family's lineage. Typical information that is collected for each individual on a family tree include the date of birth, birth place, date of marriage, place of marriage, death date, and place of burial. More detailed records will also include information on immigration, naturalization, education, and military service. As you begin your research, it will be helpful to get organized before your dive in. You should figure out your personal preferences for taking notes, saving records, and scheduling research. We also recommend that you focus on one person at a time and start with what you already know. This often means starting with yourself and working backwards.

Here are some books that can help you with your work:

Genealogy for Dummies by Matthew Helm

The Online Genealogy Handbook by Brad Schepp

The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy by Blaine Bettinger

Genealogy for the First Time by Laura Best

Practical Genealogy by Brian Sheffley

National Geographic Kids Guide to Genealogy by T.J. Resler

The Art of the Family Tree by Jenn Mason

Don't forget to check out these online resources too!

Ancestry.com - Stop by the library to use this resource! Our subscription allows for in-library use.

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers - You can access this resource from home using your library card.

HeritageQuest Online - You can access this resource from home using your library card.

Newspapers.com - You can access this resource from home using your library card.

US Newsstream - You can access this resource from home using your library card.

Wisconsin Historical Society Family History Records - You can access this resource from home using your library card.

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PICTURE BOOK MONTH

November is Picture Book Month! This week's blog post will feature award-winning picture books to help you celebrate picture books. Featured titles have won or been honorable mentions for awards such as the Randolph Caldecott Medal, the Pura Belpre Award, the Coretta Scott King Book Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the Kids' Book Choice Award.

Check one of these books out today!

Hot Dog by Doug Salati

Watercress by Andrea Wang

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

Nino Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell

The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat

Locomotive by Brian Floca

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead

Where Wonder Grows by Xelena Gonzalez

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

Tito Puente Mambo King by Monica Brown

R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Carole Boston Weatherford

Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

When You Can Swim by Jack Wong

I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott

Saturday by Oge Mora

We All Play by Julie Flett

Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor

The Good Egg by Jory John

Frankencrayon by Michael Hall

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

The National Book Awards are American literary prizes given out annually to one book in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, and young people's literature. The National Book Foundation gives out the awards in order to celebrate the best literature published in the United States. This year's group of winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 15th. 

Need something to read while you wait for this year's winners to be announced? Check out some of these previous winners today!

Fiction:

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Nonfiction:

Just Kids by Patti Smith

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

Poetry:

Sight Lines by Arthur Sze

Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Gluck

Translation:

Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin; translated by Megan McDowell

Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri; translated by Morgan Giles

Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by Laszlo Krasznahorkai; translated by Mulzet Ottilie

Young People's Literature:

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

March: Book Three by John Lewis

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

1919: The Year That Changed America by Martin Sandler

Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

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Fiction/Non-fiction Pairings

It seems like most people either like fiction or non-fiction, with little interest in exploring the other.  Sometimes, however, a historical fiction novel (or a movie) can pique interest in how true to history it actually was.  Or a non-fiction book is written so engagingly that is reads like fiction.  We love finding books that complement each other and think these pairings go very well together; if you read one, you’ll probably want to read the other!

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson/Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Chances are that you’ve heard of Just Mercy, even if you haven’t read it or watched the movie.  A powerful true story about a young black lawyer who fights to free a man who was wrongly convicted of murder, it highlights the racial injustices in our justice system.  Dear Martin shows the struggle of a young black teen from a fictional perspective who deals with racism and false accusations and chooses to emulate and write letters to Martin Luther King, Jr, as a way of dealing with the pressure.

 

Borders by Thomas King/How We Go Home: voices from Indigenous North America

At first glance, Borders seems like a simple graphic novel for young people.  However, that simplicity holds a depth and profundity that resonates.  A young Blackfoot boy and his mother travel from Canada into the U.S. to visit his sister, but when asked if they are Canadian or American, the mother truthfully claims her Blackfoot nationality. Neither country recognizes the sovereignty of the native nation and the two are caught in a limbo of red tape.

How we Go Home is a nonfiction collection of true stories by indigenous people that highlight the injustice and atrocities they have faced with resiliency, working to better the world and raise awareness.

 

A Woman of No Importance/Code Name Verity/West with the Night (female pilot)

Code Name Verity was a bestselling novel that highlighted the changing roles that women were able to take during World War II. The story of friendship between a female spy and female pilot is a nail-biter as the spy tries to reveal as little as possible about her friend while being tortured by the enemy. 

Two non-fiction pairings come to mind: A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purcell tells the story of Virginia Hall, a female spy during WWII, who established a spy network throughout France and was instrumental in changing the course of the war. West with the Night is the autobiography of Beryl Markham, a female pilot who was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Famous People Recommend

 

Do you wonder what your favorite musicians and actors are reading?  Here are a few recommendations that intrigued us!  Which one would you read first?

 

Emma Watson: My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinham

Timothee Chalamet:  Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas

Emma Roberts – Orwell’s Roses  by Rebecca Solnit

Natalie Portman – Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Did you know she loved this book so much, she convinced a filmmaker to make it into a movie?

Sarah Jessica Parker – The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (also recommended by Axl Rose, Kurt Cobain, and Scarlett Johannsen!)

Gwyneth Paltrow – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Halle Berry – The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again by Catherine Price

Lady Gaga – Long Division by Kiese Laymon

Taylor Swift: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney (She also says John Green is her favorite author!)

Reese Witherspoon – Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan (the comedian, sure to be a funny read!)  Reese has her own bookclub with quite a few suggestions, this is just one of her recommendations that caught our eye!

Jamie Lee Curtis – The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix 

Best Literary Villains

 

Who are the literary villains you love to hate?  Clearly oblivious to social norms and with a power that is undeniable, villains are at the heart of a good story.  They make the story happen by challenging our heroes/heroines and the worse they are, the more satisfying it is when they are finally vanquished, tricked, or outplayed.  Conversely, some villains are allowed enough of a backstory that we are sympathetic to their plight or empathize with their cause. Here are a few villains we’re still thinking about:

Maven Calore from Red Queen: so devious you have to admire his cunning.  Complicated character: he’s evil, but you understand his motivations, and he also has moments of kindness.

 Cardan Greenbriar from The Cruel Prince: smart, charming, cruel, and with a deep dislike of humans, the youngest prince of the Faerie King  plays the fool a bit too well.

 Puppeteer from Renegades: for truly creepy, the Puppeteer is hard to beat.  Unhinged, preys on children, and turns people into puppets he can control.

 

The Joker from Batman series:  while hard to separate the literary Joker from the screen versions, he has scars that make him appear to always be smiling, enhanced by grotesque clown make-up.  His backstory is sympathetic: a struggling comedian, he commits a crime to get food for his pregnant wife and ends up in a vat of chemicals that disfigure him.  Playing on cliched stereotypes of mental illness, the Joker’s desire for chaos can be appealing to those bogged down by rules who are curious to see in a fantasy world what a little anarchy might do.

 Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter: an obvious choice, but one that sticks in memory perhaps even more than Voldemort…  Mean-spirited, power-hungry, controlling, and generally unpleasant, she masks herself in an air of superiority and false concern.

 Agatha Trunchbull from Matilda: domineering, abusive headmistress of an elementary school who tortures the children for minor infractions like wearing pigtails.

Gollum from Lord of the Rings: a slimy, hunched creature who has gone insane in his obsessive search for the ring.  While he has little power himself, he stands as a cautionary figure of what one can become when one abandons morals in a quest for power.

We know you’re thinking of a villain we should have added to this list, who is it?  Comment below!

Best Books for Inspirational Costumes

 

Best Books for Inspirational Costumes

Do you know any books that have such unusual character descriptions, they beg for a good cosplay? Sure, Alice in Wonderland and Lord of the Rings come to mind immediately for quirky characters, but how about some less well known titles?

Laini Taylor’s fantasy books come to mind for us. We’re always tempted to dress up as one of these to see how many fellow bookworms will recognize the character.   Here are a few memorable ones:

(Daughter of Smoke & Bone)

Brimstone: demon with a ram’s head, lion haunches, and reptilian eyes who collects teeth to turn into wishes

Karou:  blue haired female Czech art student, a necklace of teeth that can become wishes, hamsa (eye) symbols on palms, “true” and “story” tattooed on each wrist and the ability to travel through doors to far away places.

(Strange the Dreamer)

Sarai : godspawn with cinnamon colored hair, blue skin and a swarm of moths that give her the ability to inhabit people’s dreams and bring them nightmares.

 

Here are some other books and book characters that come to mind:

(Renegades by Marissa Meyer)

Queen Bee/Honey Harper: there are a plethora of quirky superheroes and villains in Renegades, but Queen Bee is sure to start a buzz…

(Seraphina by Rachel Hartman)

Seraphina: a half dragon, half human court musician, who teaches piano to the princess and is drawn into a murder mystery.

(Cinder by Marissa Meyer)

Cinder: a cyborg Cinderella in a futuristic, vaguely Chinese kingdom, with great talent as a mechanic.

(True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex)

J.Lo: an alien Boov mechanic with 8 legs and an appetite for car fresheners and dental floss.  Allergic to cats and hilarious mispronunciation of many English words. Wears bright safety orange and a plastic helmet.

(Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas)

Julian Diaz: A brooding ghost guy in black leather jacket, jeans, and Converse?  Yes, please.

If you prefer a picture book, these also seem like they’d be fun:

Dragons Love Tacos: dragon costume + box full of tacos… (or empty taco wrappers?)

Interrupting Chicken: feel like acting out a character? Your friends may hate you by the end of the night, but…

Are there some other great characters we’re missing?  Let us know in the comments!

Freedom to Read: Banned Book Recommendations

 

This week is Banned Books Week, when everyone in the book business from writers and publishers to librarians and booksellers draw national attention to the harms of censorship.  Censorship at its core is restricting what other people read/see/hear, usually to stamp out opinions that differ from one’s own. 

Intellectual freedom, on the other hand, is the right of an individual to learn information from all points of view without restriction, to be able to make one’s own conclusions.  Intellectual freedom is a philosophy that guides our public libraries and is considered an essential component of a democratic society. When one person/small group tries to decide what is available for a community to be able to read, that is considered censorship.  When that censorship is successful, it can severely limit the way people see themselves reflected and how they can explore things that are happening in the world.

Celebrate your freedom to read by exploring some banned books!:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

(Banned for swear words) When a teen with Asperger’s is charged with killing a neighbor’s dog, he is determined to find the true culprit. The problem: he tends to see things in black and white and can never be sure when someone is lying or joking. Interesting perspective!

 

The Giver by Lois Lowry (Banned for mention of euthanasia, infanticide, and suicide.) An eye-opening look at a utopian society where one begins to realize the price that is paid for a harmonious, “perfect” society.

 

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Banned over concern that young readers shouldn’t be exposed to a scenario with a massive loss of lives.) A science fiction book about a young boy of genius intelligence recruited by the government to play video games. It raises deep ethical questions about alien vs. human lives that are worth pondering.

 

Drama by Raina Telgemeier (Banned for inclusion of 2 gay characters and a kissing scene, deemed inappropriate for younger audiences.)  Highlights the teamwork, communication, and hard work put into a middle school play. Friendship, acceptance and empathy are explored.

 

Me, Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (Banned for swearing, sexual references) A hilarious book about 2 teen boys who love filmmaking and make truly awful films.  The mother of one forces him to be friends with a girl who was diagnosed with cancer, and surprisingly, she becomes a big fan of their films. Highly accurate portrayal of teen angst combines with a very funny introspective look at dorky teen boys.

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut (Banned for sexual content, swearing, and violence.) An anti-war novel about a young man who becomes unstuck in time while he tries to make sense of his time as a soldier.  Witty and full of black humor that provides an unusual social commentary.

1984 by George Orwell (Ironically, banned in the USSR for being anti-communist and banned in the US for being pro-communist)  A science fiction novel that predicted government mass surveillance and examines a totalitarian government’s ways to manipulate control and persecute independent thinking.

Fahrenheit 451 (Banned for a scene that showed the Bible being banned.) Set in a future society where firemen are enforcers of a law to burn all books, one begins to question this decision and his loyalty to an oppressive government.

Romantasy Reads

For awhile, Cozy Mysteries seemed to be all the rage and now it's Romantasy's turn to shine! Hey, wait a second! What even is a "Romantasy?!" It's the two fiction genres of romance and fantasy all smooshed together to create a new kind of magic. Generally there's still very strong fantasy plot vibes going on with a heavy dose of romance mixed in to spice things up. If you're a avid romance or fantasy reader, (or both!) then give some of the books below a whirl. 

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 

Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

Tech Time!

Did you know that we offer one-on-one technology assistance? You can sign up for Tech Time with Jenn if you need help with using a computer, phone, tablet, apps/programs, and more! Jenn will run through the basics of what you need help with to get you comfortable enough to navigate it on your own. One hour long sessions are offered on Mondays at 4:00pm and 5:00pm and on Thursdays at 10:00am and 11:00am. Please schedule ahead of time as availability is subject to change based on library staff schedules.  

Ready to schedule your Tech Time appointment? You can call the library, stop at one of the circulation desks, or fill out this online form to get scheduled. 

You can also keep an eye out for group tech classes like, Libby FAQs, which will be offered at EFPL in October. This program will run through the basics of navigating the Libby app and get you all ready to start using it for ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. 

Author Spotlight: Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

Our Bookaholics book club will be meeting next on Wednesday, September 20 at 6:30pm to chat about  Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Here's a short summary of the book: In 1950s Mexico, a headstrong socialite embarks on an adventure to save her cousin from a questionable marriage, a potentially haunted gothic mansion, and some twisted family secrets. We still have some copies of the book available for check out at the library! Stop on in to grab one for yourself if you haven't already. Hope to see you at Lovegood's Coffee & Cocktails for Bookaholics! (16 W. Main Street in Evansville)

If you enjoyed Mexican Gothic, try one of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's other books!  This Mexican-Canadian author is known for writing fantasy, noir, and horror books. Below are just a few of the novels she's written.

Silver Nitrate...A dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film and awakens one woman's hidden powers

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau...A lavish historical drama reimagining The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico

Velvet Was the Night...A simmering historical noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of the missing woman they're both desperate to find

The Beautiful Ones...A sweeping fantasy of manners set in a world inspired by belle époque

Certain Dark Things...A pulse-pounding neo noir that reimagines vampire lore

Library Card Sign-Up Month

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Get in your element and sign yourself up for a library card TODAY! Make sure to tell your friends and family too! If reading and books aren't really your thing, we still have so much to offer you! Your library card gives you access to a lot of great FREE resources. Check those out below. We hope to see you soon.

Library Materials Available to Check Out:

You can search for these on the SHARE website or SHARE app. 

Books, Audiobooks on CD, Audiobooks on Playaway, DVDs, Blu-rays, Music CDs, Magazines, Board/Card Games, Discovery Kits, and more!

Services Offered in the Library:

Public Computers, WiFi, Printing, Copying, Faxing, Self-Check Station, Local Newspapers, Exam Proctoring, Study Rooms, Community Meeting Room, FREE Events & Programs for Adults, Teens, and Children, Reference & Tech Assistance, Local History & Genealogy Collection, Delivery to Homebound Individuals, Children's Play Area, and more!

Online Resources:

Libby, hoopla, Kanopy, Ancestry Library Edition (In library use only), LinkedIn Learning, Badgerlink, Transparent Language, and more!

BACK TO SCHOOL

It's the last week of August, and that means a lot of people are in back-to-school mode. In honor of the new school year, this week's blog post features books about going to school and/or that take place at school.  

Celebrate the return of school with one of these books today!

Picture Books

The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes

The Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

School's First Day of School by Adam Rex

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo

Shu Lin's Grandpa by Matt Goodfellow

It's Me, Henry! by Stephanie Deslauriers

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Middle Grade Books

New Kid by Jerry Craft

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Frindle by Andrew Clements

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

I, Funny by James Patters

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman

The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

YA Books

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

American Panda by Gloria Chao

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

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