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Book Cover for: Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: Dreamland, Sarah Dessen

Dreamland

Sarah Dessen
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: Under the Midnight Sun, Keigo Higashino

Under the Midnight Sun

Keigo Higashino
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel, Dan Santat

The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel

Dan Santat
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: Embassytown, China Miéville

Embassytown

China Miéville
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation, Eric Garcia

We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

Eric Garcia
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: Bone Gap, Laura Ruby

Bone Gap

Laura Ruby
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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Book Cover for: The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History, Robin Givhan

The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into the Spotlight and Made History

Robin Givhan
DC Public LibraryDC Public Library

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
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