Friends of the Oakland Public School Libraries Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Mary RoachFriends of the Oakland Public School LibrariesOur Fall Author Chat series starts TOMORROW with the smart, funny writer @mary_roach, author of the New York Times bestsellers STIFF, SPOOK, BONK, and PACKING FOR MARS. Her new book FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law, debuts this month. Get your tickets now: https://fopsl.org/tickets/ https://t.co/9ZZwggpEym
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Smash-Up
Ali BenjaminFriends of the Oakland Public School LibrariesThe second author in our Fall Author Chat series is Ali Benjamin. Her YA novel THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH was a National Book Award finalist and the NY Times called THE SMASH-UP, her first adult novel, “exhilarating" and "mesmerizing.” Tickets here: https://fopsl.org/tickets/ https://t.co/HNEM35NuFk
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Thing about Jellyfish (National Book Award Finalist)
Ali BenjaminFriends of the Oakland Public School LibrariesThe second author in our Fall Author Chat series is Ali Benjamin. Her YA novel THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH was a National Book Award finalist and the NY Times called THE SMASH-UP, her first adult novel, “exhilarating" and "mesmerizing.” Tickets here: https://fopsl.org/tickets/ https://t.co/HNEM35NuFk
Paperback, 2017
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book