Jessica Spotswood Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Concrete Rose
Angie ThomasJessica Spotswood@melodysimpson Yikes. Some Black historical fiction by Black authors that I've enjoyed: ANGEL OF GREENWOOD by Randi Pink, CONCRETE ROSE by Angie Thomas, THE BLACK KIDS by Christina Hammonds Reed, SAVING SAVANNAH and INVENTING VICTORIA by Tonya Bolden, & SO MANY BEGINNINGS by Bethany C. Morrow!
Paperback, 2022
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Must Betray You
Ruta SepetysJessica Spotswood@dcpl I just finished I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys - about a teenage boy forced to be an informer in 1989 Romania - and am now reading The Red Palace by June Hur, a mystery set in 1758 Joseon (Korea).
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Your Friend, Parker: Ready-To-Read Level 1
Parker CurryJessica Spotswood@QueenOfRats For early readers, I like the Yasmin books by Saadia Faruqi, the Ty’s Travel books by Kelly Starling Lyons, and the Parker books (Your Friend, Parker; Parker Looks Up; etc) by Parker & Jessica Curry
Paperback, 2022
$4.99$2.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Very Bad People
Kit FrickJessica Spotswood@dcpl Just finished VERY BAD PEOPLE by Kit Frick - my favorite YA mystery so far this year. #brownbagDC
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
Parker CurryJessica Spotswood@QueenOfRats For early readers, I like the Yasmin books by Saadia Faruqi, the Ty’s Travel books by Kelly Starling Lyons, and the Parker books (Your Friend, Parker; Parker Looks Up; etc) by Parker & Jessica Curry
Hardcover, 2019
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dark and Shallow Lies
Ginny Myers SainJessica Spotswood@MissDahlELama Last year I also loved The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur, They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman, & Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain!
Paperback, 2022
$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline BoulleyJessica SpotswoodOr...did you see any favorites already on the list? I *loved* Morris & Printz Award-winning FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER - one of my favorite reads last year! #DCPLnewYA https://twitter.com/dcpl/status/1485662274949988352
Paperback, 2023
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Black Kids
Christina Hammonds ReedJessica Spotswood@melodysimpson Yikes. Some Black historical fiction by Black authors that I've enjoyed: ANGEL OF GREENWOOD by Randi Pink, CONCRETE ROSE by Angie Thomas, THE BLACK KIDS by Christina Hammonds Reed, SAVING SAVANNAH and INVENTING VICTORIA by Tonya Bolden, & SO MANY BEGINNINGS by Bethany C. Morrow!
Hardcover, 2020
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Casey McQuistonJessica Spotswood@dcpl Just read I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston and loved it!
Paperback, 2024
$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Red Palace
June HurJessica Spotswood@dcpl I just finished I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys - about a teenage boy forced to be an informer in 1989 Romania - and am now reading The Red Palace by June Hur, a mystery set in 1758 Joseon (Korea).
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