Spokane Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Family: A Read with Jenna Pick
Naomi Krupitsky
What book are you going to end the year on? #BookfaceFriday Image Caption: Two people with the book "The Family" by Naomi Krupitsky held in front of them. https://t.co/kr1mNuSRFf
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
"Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World" is featured on our young adult book list for Pride Month! Quote: “To live and never to understand the strange and beautiful mysteries of the human heart is to make a tragedy of our lives.”, Benjamin Alire Sáenz https://t.co/VEdQeo2nFG
Hardcover, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mr. Dickens and His Carol
Samantha Silva
“...a good biography tells us the truth about a person; a good story, the truth about ourselves.” ― Samantha Silva, Mr. Dickens and His Carol #BookfaceFriday Image Caption: Book being held in front of someone's back. https://t.co/AJyTUT1It4
Paperback, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
“We cannot go around worrying about what the judge is going to decide. We just have to keep living.” Imbolo Mbue, Behold the Dreamers Find this title and more in our #BlackHistoryMonth book lists! https://t.co/dPyra3Lec5
Paperback, 2017
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Attack of the Black Rectangles (Scholastic Gold)
A. S. King
“But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth.” ― Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles #BookfaceFriday Image Caption: Person with the book Attack of the Black Rectangles held in front of them. https://t.co/gIlOYddzbT
Paperback, 2024
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hester
Laurie Lico Albanese
Find Hester and more on our booklist celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth! “Keep silent: I have been told this by women I love and trust and by women who care nothing for my fate. But how can I live and be silent? How can I speak and be safe?” Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester https://t.co/S80WMn9EkT
Hardcover, 2022
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Disorientation
Elaine Hsieh Chou
“She'd be split apart, never certain if the submissive and docile figure in the mirror was a reflection of who she really was, or the ghostly effect of someone telling her her entire life: this is who you are, this is all you can ever be.” -Elaine Hsieh Chou, Disorientation https://t.co/OV8JJiiaY2
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Sue Lynn Tan
“Never did I imagine such luminous joy existed, and never again would I be content to remain in the shadows.” - Sue Lynn Tan, "Daughter of the Moon Goddess" Check out this book and more in our Recommended Reads of 2022 on our website! https://t.co/g82dwwTnDV
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Marrow Thieves
Cherie Dimaline
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline is featured on our Native American Heritage Month book list for Young Adults. Be sure to check out all the other great reading recommendations! https://t.co/uOeW3rR7WY
Paperback, 2017
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
There There
Tommy Orange
Celebrate Native American heritage by reading from an Indigenous author! Tommy Orange's "There There" is featured on our Native American Heritage Month book list. https://t.co/5JU14wvUYI
Paperback, 2019
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book