DC Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Brave New World
Aldous HuxleyDC Public LibraryAH: "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
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
Sonora ReyesDC Public LibraryAnd I can't wait to read THE LESBIANA'S GUIDE TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL by Sonora Reyes: in which Mexican American Yami Flores starts Catholic school determined to stay in the closet but encounters an openly gay and annoyingly cute classmate: https://t.co/6pzmi7kbBs #DCPLNewYA
Paperback, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Poet X
Elizabeth AcevedoDC Public LibraryFree copies of @nationalbook honored titles will be available while supplies last. -Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See -Jacqueline Woodson, Brown Girl Dreaming -Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X -Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down -Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club https://t.co/5XzVrCcZhw
Paperback, 2020
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heaven
Mieko KawakamiDC Public LibraryFrom international best-selling novelist Mieko Kawakami, “Heaven” is the story of an unknown 14-year-old who is bullied for his lazy eye. Will he and friend Kojima be able to escape the same tormentor? -JS https://t.co/SJZJhUEnD6 #AskALibrarian #StopBullying https://t.co/RYk5sjl88E
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint SmithDC Public LibraryDC Reads 2022: How The Word is Passed with Clint Smith https://t.co/W7YLYi2fT3 https://t.co/lcEdpGOSxp
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Whiteout
Dhonielle ClaytonDC Public LibraryNov. 10 / 6:30PM / MLK Library We are celebrating the release of Whiteout with Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon, authors who wrote the NY Times bestseller Blackout! https://t.co/vPoJ0wkgE9 / @loyaltybooks https://t.co/mFUV3M7ER0
Paperback, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline WoodsonDC Public LibraryFree copies of @nationalbook honored titles will be available while supplies last. -Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See -Jacqueline Woodson, Brown Girl Dreaming -Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X -Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down -Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club https://t.co/5XzVrCcZhw
Paperback, 2016
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moonrise Over New Jessup
Jamila MinnicksDC Public LibraryPEN/Bellwether Prize-winning author Jamila Minnicks joins Well-Read Black Girl's Glory Edim for an enlightening discussion about her novel "Moonrise Over New Jessup." Wednesday, July 26 | 7:00 PM Register to attend: https://t.co/ReWzdIlIVO https://t.co/KsmlA5uuXa
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Violin Conspiracy: A Novel (Good Morning America Book Club)
Brendan SlocumbDC Public LibraryBlack Voices Book Club | Shepherd Park Library Join us for a discussion of the book The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb on Monday, January 30 at 7 pm in the Shepherd Park Library. Learn more about this book: https://t.co/qAtuAwTRkR https://t.co/8WHKLu7CDk
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Elatsoe
Darcie Little BadgerDC Public LibraryIn ELATSOE by Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe is determined to solve the murder of her cousin. She can also raise animal ghosts -- an ability passed down by her Lipan Apache family -- in a version of America shaped by legends, magics, & monsters. https://t.co/zCVAbBRTVJ #DCPLNewYA
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book