February: Fiction Pick Mr. Dickens and his Carol, by Silva Samantha is a light and entertaining read. It is also a ghost story. An imaginative retelling of the events leading up to Dickens’ writing A Christmas Carol. Maybe a little…
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FIC: Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
FEBRUARY: Fiction Pick Recently short-listed for the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, Adebayo’s work makes a blazing entry onto the list of young, talented writers from Nigeria. Readers who pick up this debut novel will not put it down…
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FIC: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
FEBRUARY: Fiction Pick A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity,…
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J NONFIC: Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids by Elissa Brent Weissman, Kwame Alexander, Tom Angleberger, Kathi Appelt
February: J NonFiction Pick I recommend Our story Begins for kids who are interested being writers. In this collection of stories familiar authors share what inspired them to become authors and some of their early work. – Robin From award-winning…
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YA FIC: Bandette, Volume 1: Presto! by Paul Tobin
February: Young Adult Fiction Pick Bandette is a playful superhero series that will appeal to fans of either classic TinTin or traditional Marvel. Snarky comments are her weapon of choice over physical violence. – Robin Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover’s…
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