“You threw me to the crows, but it turns out I prefer them to you.” Madeline Miller adapts the story of Circe, the daughter…
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Maus by Art Spiegleman
Reading both volumes of Maus by Art Spiegleman, it is easy to see why it was banned by the Tennessee school board, or generally less…
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The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
This historical fiction book takes place in a hotel in Madrid in 1957. Eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson is staying at the hotel where Ana is working.…
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Title: Here We Are: 44 Voices Write, Draw and Speak About Feminism Editor: Kelly Jensen Summary: “There’s no right way and no wrong way. There…
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Title: All We Have Left Author: Wendy Mills Summary: Alia and Jesse both have trouble understanding their parents and why they act the way they…
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Title: Boxers & Saints Author/Illustrator: Gene Luen Yang Summary: In this stunning masterwork, Gene Luen Yang tells an epic story across two books about young…
View More Boxers & SaintsTerrible Typhoid Mary
Title: Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America Author: Susan Bartoletti Campbell Summary: In turn-of-the-century America, typhoid was a serious and…
View More Terrible Typhoid MaryLafayette in the Somewhat United States
Title: Lafayette in the Somewhat United States Author: Sarah Vowell Summary: With the surging popularity of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musicalization of Alexander Hamilton’s life, there is…
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Title: The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Machine Author: John Seabrook Summary: Have you ever wondered why the music on the radio all sort of…
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Title: The Marvels Author/Illustrator: Brian Selznick Summary: In 1766, Billy Marvel, survivor of a terrible shipwreck that claimed the life of an entire crew of…
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