Friends of BPL Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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RT carnegielibrary ""The Heart Principle" by Helen Hoang Following a meteoric rise on social media, classical violinist Anna faces serious burnout just as her relationship takes an unexpected turn. #PGHReads #MyNextRead https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14546381 https://t.co/Fqwo8OZo5P"

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RT ALALibrary "Pulitzer prize-winning author Toni Morrison was born on this day in 1931. 92 years later, her works are being pulled from libraries across the country along with books by Margaret Atwood and Stephen King. #UniteAgainstBookBans https://t.co/WBDwPe6TjL"

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RT ALALibrary "Odyssey YA 2023: “The Honeys,” produced by Melissa Ellard for Scholastic Audio, written by Ryan La Sala, narrated by Pete Cross #alayma #LibLearnX23"

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RT carnegielibrary ""The Reading List" by  Sara Nisha Adams  A teenage library worker discovers a reading list and shares it with an aging widower, forming a book club that helps them both face the difficult realities of their lives.     #MyNextRead … https://t.co/1v5LaTwhsX"

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RT carnegielibrary ""Book Boyfriend" by Kris Ripper Writer and editorial assistant PK channels his secret romantic feelings towards his best friend into a surprisingly successful bookish project. #MyNextRead #PGHReads https://t.co/4LnqNei049 https://t.co/5J5cyP0euF"

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RT ALALibrary "RT @UABookBans: "You have people who are trying to... prevent kids and young people from seeing themselves on the page, which then allows them to better understand themselves and their world... It's just deeply tragic." — @DrIbram @TheRoot https://t.co/ew99wNf7os…

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RT carnegielibrary ""Alive at the End of the World" by Saeed Jones Absolutely beautiful. Jones’ grief for personal and societal apocalypses--gun violence, systemic oppression, loss of loved ones—sparkles with dark humor and subtle hope. #MyNextRe… https://t.co/GF6lJTlxVr"

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RT ALALibrary "Printz 2023: “All My Rage,” written by Sabaa Tahir, (Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House) #alayma #LibLearnX23"

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RT carnegielibrary "Dress like a book! "The Prophets" (https://t.co/wxdMVkXQUF) by Robert Jones, Jr. tells the story of two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation who find refuge in each other before an enslaved preacher threatens their relati… https://t.co/dU1OBwaEbZ"

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RT carnegielibrary ""Cemetery Boys" by Aiden Thomas A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave. #MyNextRead #PGHReads https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12666671 https://t.co/HXjx6aFsbQ"