DC Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Movie Screening at the Southwest Library: Celebrate author Louisa May Alcott's birthday with a screening of the 2019 adaption of her most famous novel, Little Women. https://t.co/8aH4CRALCW
Hardcover, 2014
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dreamland
Sarah Dessen
Colleen Hoover young adult read-alikes: - Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry - Dreamland by Sarah Dessen - The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs - The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle #AskALibrarian https://t.co/vQQ1PPhXzB
Paperback, 2004
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
AH: "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens JS: "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley #AskALibrarian https://t.co/3GmuOgBnjv
Paperback, 2006
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Under the Midnight Sun
Keigo Higashino
A body has been found in an abandoned building... what happens next? Try Keigo Higashino's cold case, "Under the Midnight Sun" (translated by Alexander O. Smith). -JS #AskALibrarian https://t.co/jjuxDgLfLX https://t.co/l6aTLn0v8l
Hardcover, 2016
$44.99$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel
Dan Santat
TODAY! The Library & @PoliticsProse are excited to host Caldecott-winning author @dsantat for a discussion with the Library's Teen Council about his newest title, "The Aquanaut!" Sign up and get a free copy courtesy of @LoveDCLibrary & @PepcoConnect! https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/6254904 https://t.co/F5AembRthp
Paperback, 2022
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Embassytown
China Miéville
How about "Embassytown" by China Miéville? This scifi novel focuses on deep space, unique and unspeakable languages, and colonization. -JS #AskALibrarian https://t.co/HmCddW8IKT
Paperback, 2012
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
Eric Garcia
For a compelling biography or memoir, you might want to try “We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation” by Eric Garcia or “Seeing Ghosts” by Kat Chow. -JS #AskALibrarian https://t.co/c0bgn0iw3a
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
We've mentioned this one already, but it hits the mark for this too well: WE ARE OKAY by Nina LaCour will have you sobbing on the floor for at least the weekend. (And I've heard similar things about A LITTLE LIFE by Hanya Yanagihara.) Buy tissues ahead of time! #AskALibrarian ^ah https://t.co/bJn5njZEvS
Paperback, 2016
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bone Gap
Laura Ruby
You might like BONE GAP by Laura Ruby and IMAGINARY GIRLS by Nova Ren Suma, both YA novels with a folksy sort of mythological take on fantasy. #AskALibrarian ^ah https://t.co/mAlgMs68oG
Paperback, 2016
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History
Robin Givhan
Never heard of The Battle of Versailles? Check out Robin Givhan’s book which detailed it all. https://t.co/PnsIS3GTVa #StayatHomeDCTrivia #DCPLBlackHistory
Paperback, 2016
$23.99$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book