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Phx Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Phoenix Public Library-a system of 16 branch libraries & Burton Barr Central Library

52 books
Book Cover for: Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls

Where the Red Fern Grows

Wilson Rawls
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

Happy #NationalLibraryShelfieDay! 📚 Deputy Director Karl poses with children’s classic Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. Celebrate with us! Snap a selfie in front of a bookshelf. Tag us with #JustReadPPL so that we may share your posts. Show some bookish love! https://t.co/ynCoYgaMpy

Paperback, 1996

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club: A Novel, Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club: A Novel

Celeste Ng
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

Want to read more in 2023? Sherrill’s best read in 2022 was Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. ⭐See more 2022 Best Books by @PhxLibrary staff on our website. ⭐ Add titles to your 2023 TBR (to be read) list. Visit often as more titles get added. https://t.co/4H7UYvVAxz https://t.co/MjCWrntsFV

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: My Lucky Day, Keiko Kasza

My Lucky Day

Keiko Kasza
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza 📚⭐️ The #GreatChildrensBookCollection is a collection of favorite children’s books hand-picked especially for you! Discover the collection. https://t.co/Iimpw3LCot #JustReadPPL #PhoenixPublicLibrary #Phoenix #PHX https://t.co/5tS08fLf7u

Hardcover, 2003

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Chilean Poet, Alejandro Zambra

Chilean Poet

Alejandro Zambra
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

Want to read more in 2023? Matthew’s best read in 2022 was Chilean Poet: A Novel by Alejandro Zambra.⭐See more 2022 Best Books by @PhxLibrary staff on our website. ⭐ Add titles to your 2023 TBR (to be read) list. Visit often as more titles get added. https://t.co/4H7UYvVAxz https://t.co/i5csSFvBYV

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

Want to read more in 2023? Dylan’s best read in 2022 was Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh.⭐See more 2022 Best Books by @PhxLibrary staff on our website. ⭐ Add titles to your 2023 TBR (to be read) list. Visit often as more titles get added. https://t.co/4H7UYvVAxz https://t.co/ifWTBucrtO

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: All That Is You, Alyssa Satin Capucilli

All That Is You

Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

All That Is You by Alyssa Satin Capucilli & Devon Holzwarth 📚⭐️ The #GreatChildrensBookCollection is a collection of favorite children’s books hand-picked especially for you! Discover the collection. https://t.co/Iimpw3LCot #JustReadPPL #PhoenixPublicLibrary #Phoenix #PHX https://t.co/GTRsmLLkxB

Hardcover, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Chair for My Mother, Vera B. Williams

A Chair for My Mother

Vera B. Williams
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams 📚⭐️ The #GreatChildrensBookCollection is a collection of favorite children’s books hand-picked especially for you! Discover the collection. https://t.co/Iimpw3LCot #JustReadPPL #PhoenixPublicLibrary #Phoenix #PHX https://t.co/LXasfYT1m4

Paperback, 2007

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Himawari House, Harmony Becker

Himawari House

Harmony Becker
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

Want to read more in 2023? Katies’s best read in 2022 was Himawari House by Harmony Becker. ⭐See more 2022 Best Books by @PhxLibrary staff on our website. ⭐ Add titles to your 2023 TBR (to be read) list. Visit often as more titles get added. https://t.co/4H7UYvVAxz https://t.co/KhnhYQbsxz

Paperback, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Color Purple, Alice Walker

The Color Purple

Alice Walker
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

#BannedBooksWeek is 9/26-10/2. ⚠️It celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned & challenged books & highlights persecuted individuals. The Color Purple by Alice Walker has been challenged for offensive language & being sexually explicit. https://bit.ly/3us23AI https://t.co/t0lLCZqMXG

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Paper Bag Princess, Robert Munsch

The Paper Bag Princess

Robert Munsch
Phx Public LibraryPhx Public Library

Happy #NationalLibraryShelfieDay! 📚 City Librarian Rita poses with The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. Celebrate with us! Get out into the stacks and snap a selfie in front of a bookshelf. Tag us with #JustReadPPL so that we may share your posts. Show some bookish love! https://t.co/DU8ZC4kBox

Paperback, 1981

$2.49$1.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book