Book Reviews
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The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
In 2023 Joplin Public Library began a new adult program, Joplin…
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THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON, KING O’LETTERS by Jason Reynolds & Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey
Happy February! As we close out Black History Month, I would…
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Just when you think you’ve already heard the most daring of…
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North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan
Kristen McIntyre Reed plays soccer for her high school team,…
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Arch-conspirator by Veronica Roth
In ARCH-CONSPIRATOR, Veronica Roth puts a futuristic spin on…
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JEANA’S FAVORITE READS OF 2023
Happy New Year and welcome to 2024! As with past years I like…
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The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
What begins as a whirlwind romance quickly turns into a gothic…
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Favorite Children’s Books of 2023
I am a lover of lists, so the end of the year is an exciting…
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The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
We meet “the girl” as she runs through a land that’s “innocent…
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Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez
The day has finally arrived that Julia Bennet has been both dreading…
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Babel: An Arcane History by R. F. Kuang
In the large port city of Canton, a young boy is dying of cholera.…
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Hester: A Novel by Laurie Lico Albanese
Set in Salem, Massachusetts in the early 1800s, Hester by Laurie…
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Scaredy Squirrel series by Melanie Watt
A good friend of mine and I have been mailing each other squirrel-themed…
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Cherie Dimaline’s TIGER LILY AND THE SECRET TREASURE OF NEVERLAND
J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan has been told and retold many times…
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His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine by S.C. Gwynne
Word association with “airship” probably yields responses…