Friends of BPL Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Friends of BPL on XWe are a nonprofit organization founded in 1986 that raises funds to support the Bridgeville Public Library.

The Heart Principle
Helen HoangRT 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"
Paperback, 2021
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Later
Stephen KingRT 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"
Paperback, 2021
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Honeys
Ryan La SalaRT ALALibrary "Odyssey YA 2023: “The Honeys,” produced by Melissa Ellard for Scholastic Audio, written by Ryan La Sala, narrated by Pete Cross #alayma #LibLearnX23"
Paperback, 2023
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Reading List
Sara Nisha AdamsRT 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"
Paperback, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Boyfriend
Kris RipperRT 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"
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. KendiRT 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…
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Alive at the End of the World
Saeed JonesRT 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"
Paperback, 2022
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All My Rage
Sabaa TahirRT 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"
Paperback, 2023
$13.99Member price:$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Prophets
Robert Jones JrRT 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"
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cemetery Boys
Aiden ThomasRT 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"
Hardcover, 2020
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book