Book Reviews
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Untamed by Glennon Doyle & Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
I have been on a nonfiction reading kick of late, with autobiographies…
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Comics Fun
Heart and Brain: Body Language by Nick Seluk
Making Comics…
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Mac B. Kid Spy by Mac Barnett and The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert
Sometimes you just want to read a good mystery. In fact, I would…
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The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States by Walter Johnson
History runs through St. Louis like a current.
It’s downtown…
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The Annotated American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Recently, an item appeared on my cataloging shelves that I needed…
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The Sum of the People: How the Census has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age by Andrew Whitby
Even before the events that have changed our lives over the last…
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Becoming by Michelle Obama
Before reading “BECOMING,” I knew little about MICHELLE OBAMA.
I…
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Resources for Teen Drivers and Their Parents–2020 Update
The Driving Book: Everything New Drivers Need to Know but Don't…
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“You Matter” by Christian Robinson and “Everyone’s Awake” by Colin Meloy
I am bursting with picture book recommendations! The last few…
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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godrfey-Smith
You and I stand on one of evolution’s most privileged branches.…
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The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey
Eighty-eight-year old Duffy Sinclair is a little bit of a crank,…
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
You know that feeling, when you have been putting off reading…
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In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Meet Dannie Kohan. Numbers are important to her.
Here are…
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Gardening At Any Age
The…
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The Penguin Book of Mermaids, edited by Christina Bacchilega and Marie Alohalni Brown
The beginning of summer is an exciting time here at the library,…