DC Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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AH: "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens JS: "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley #AskALibrarian https://t.co/3GmuOgBnjv

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And 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

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Free 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

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From 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

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DC Reads 2022: How The Word is Passed with Clint Smith https://t.co/W7YLYi2fT3 https://t.co/lcEdpGOSxp

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Nov. 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

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Free 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

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PEN/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

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Black 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

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In 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