KCUR 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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Here Comes Football!: A Kids' Guide to the Game
Burkley HooverKCURBurkley Hoover has published her first book at the age of nine. Tilted “Here Comes Football: A Kids Guide To The Game,” it covers the history and mechanics of the sport and includes interviews with several professional players. https://t.co/eZlAUCR8VK
Hardcover, 2022
$22.95Member price:$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hate U Give
Angie ThomasKCURThe Goddard school district in Wichita, Kansas, has removed more than two dozen books from circulation in the district’s school libraries, including "Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison and “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. https://bit.ly/3od5zMO
Paperback, Large Print, 2022
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop and Soul
Marc MyersKCURMarc Myers' book "Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop, Soul" reveals why it was the 21st of September for Earth, Wind and Fire's hit song and the inspiration behind "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates. (@KCURUpToDate) https://t.co/B8SJLc1oi1
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book