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FEBRUARY 2022
February 23, 2022
Topic: YA Black Boy Joy and Black Girl Magic
- Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant
- Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, et al.
- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
- Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
- Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
- Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
February 16, 2022
Topic: Satisifying Endings
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
- The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson
- Saturn Run by John Sandford
February 9, 2022
Topic: Unpopular Opinions on Popular Books (and Other Suggestions)
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
- Siri, Who Am I? by Sam Tschida
- Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman
- Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
- The Guest List by Lucy Foley
- Go To My Grave by Catriona McPherson
February 2, 2022
Topic: Legal/Crime Dramas That Aren't by John Grisham, Michael Connelly, James Grippando...
- False Witness by Karin Slaughter
- Jury Duty by Laura Van Wormer
- Eclipse by Richard North Patterson
- The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
- Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
JANUARY 2022
January 26, 2022
Topic: New YA Romance
- Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
- Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
- Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
- The Summer of Lost Letters by Hannah Reynolds
- Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa
January 12, 2022
Topic: Epically Long Novels
- The Stand: the Complete and Uncut Version by Stephen King
- The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
- 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
- Underworld by Don DeLillo
- The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
January 5, 2022
Topic: Resolution Inspiration
- Just Who Will You Be? By Maria Shriver
- Best Self by Mike Bayer
- What Is Your What? by Steve Olsher
- How to Be a Bawse by Lilly Singh
- Note to Self by Gayle King
DECEMBER 2021
December 29, 2021
Topic: Favorites and Disappointments of 2021
- Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- Firekeeper's Daughter (audio CD) by Angeline Boulley
- Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
- The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
- Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer
- House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
December 22, 2021
Topic: Reflective Reads
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
- The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
- Noah’s Compass by Anne Tyler
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
December 15, 2021
Topic: Heartwarming Stories
- Will’s Red Coat: the Story of One Old Dog Who Chose to Live Again by Tom Ryan
- I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
- The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
- Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
December 8, 2021
Topic: Holiday Desserts!
- Spiked Desserts by Fox Chapel Publishing
- Healthy Homestyle Desserts by Evely Tibole
- The Sweetapolita Bakebook by Rosie Alyea
- Cookie Craft by Valerie Peterson and Janice Fryer
- Holiday Cheer by Good Housekeeping, Redbook, and Country Living
December 1, 2021
Topic: Fairy Tales Retold
- The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
- Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
- Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
- The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
NOVEMBER 2021
November 24, 2021
Topic: YA BFFs
- We'll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss
- Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
- You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson
- The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young
- Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
November 17, 2021
Topic: Family Sagas
- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
- Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
- The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
- The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
November 10, 2021
Topic: Cookbooks
- How to Cook a Turkey: And All the Other Trimmings by Fine Cooking Magazine
- One Big Table: A Portrait of American Cooking by Molly O’Neill
- Pie Squared: Irresistibly Easy Sweet & Savory Slab Pies by Cathy Barrow
- How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman
- Cooking Light Comfort Food: Home-Cooked, Delicious Classics Made Light by Cooking Light Magazine
November 3, 2021
Topic: Native American Heritage Month
- The Removed by Brandon Hobson
- Give Me Some Truth: a Novel with Paintings by Eric L. Gansworth
- Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
- Cherokee America by Margaret Verble
- Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest by Heid E. Erdrich
OCTOBER 2021
October 27, 2021
Topic: Witchy YA
- Spells Trouble by P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast
- Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
- The Nature of Witches by Rachel M. Griffin
- Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
- Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters
October 20, 2021
Topic: Spooky, Creepy, & Gory Horror
- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Marica Machado
- The Push by Ashley Audrain
- The Hunger by Alma Katsu
- Books of Blood by Clive Barker
- The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
October 13, 2021
Topic: Terrifyingly True Crimes
- The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: a Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
- Lost Girls: an Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker
- The Five: the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
- American Predator: the Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan
- My Dark Places: an L.A. Crime Memoir by James Ellroy
- Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
October 6, 2021
Topic: Mystery Series Starters
- The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Department Q)
- Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham (Tom Thorne novels)
- The Dry by Jane Harper (Aaron Falk novels)
- Metropolis by Philip Kerr (Bernhard Gunther mysteries)
- Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Bill Hodges trilogy)
SEPTEMBER 2021
September 29, 2021
Topic: YA Banned Books
- Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendean Kiely
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laure Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
- The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood and Renee Nault
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
- Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes
- Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
- My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
- Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
- The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
September 22, 2021
Topic: Banned Books
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
- Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
September 15, 2021
Topic: Graphic Novels to Start Reading Graphic Novels
- Alex + Ada by Sarah Vaughan
- Blacksad by Huan Diaz Canales
- Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
- Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire
- Cosmoknights by Hanna Templer
September 8, 2021
Topic: Pirate Adventures!
- The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd by Richard Zacks
- The Island by Peter Benchley
- Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
- Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
- Pirate Alley by Stephen Coonts
September 1, 2021
Topic: Back to School Romances: Fall-ing for You
- The Love Proof by Madeleine Henry
- A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall
- All Lined Up by Cora Carmack
- Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
- Negotiating Love by Roni Denholtz
- When We Met by A.L. Jackson
- Been There, Done That by Carol Snow
- When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
- Love After All by Jaci Burton
- Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone
AUGUST 2021
August 25, 2021
Topic: Outer Banks Readalikes
- The Sound of Drowning by Katherine Fleet
- Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Junk Boy by Tony Abbott
- Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
- The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
- Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpot
- The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
- Isle of Blood and Stone by Makiia Lucier
- The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
August 18, 2021
Topic: Happy Reads :D
- Staggerford by Jon Hassler
- At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
- Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
- Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott
- An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
- Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
- Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
- Halsey Street by Naima Coster
- The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
- How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper
- The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
August 11, 2021
Topic: Space!
- Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
- Moon Shot by Alan B. Shepard
- How to Make a Spaceship by Julian Guthrie
- The Man Who Painted the Universe by Ron Legro
- The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter Hamilton
- The Spaceship Next Door by Gene Doucette
- The Wreck of the River of Stars by Michael Flynn
- The Calculating Stars by Mary Kowal
- Lightless by C. A. Higgins
- Space Opera by Catherynne Valente
August 4, 2021
Topic: Set in Wisconsin
- Tamarack River Ghost by Jerold Apps
- Close is Fine by Eliot Treichel
- Revival by Tim Seely
- Driftless by David Rhodes
- Remember Me Dancing by Ken Parejko
- The Farm West of Mars by Justin Isherwood
- Come and Get It by Edna Ferber
- Sophie’s Heart by Lori Wick
- Killing Frost by John Riggs
- The Amazing Journey of the Kickapoo Kids by Paul Lagan
JULY 2021
July 28, 2021
Topic: YA Shark Week
- Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
- Jaws by Peter Benchley
- Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
- The Raft by S.A. Bodeen
- The Living by Matt de la Peña
- Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
- Stranger Things Have Happened by Jeff Strand
July 21, 2021
Topic: Food Books
- On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee
- The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker
- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone
- Sourdough by Robin Sloan
- Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
- The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
- Delicious! By Ruth Reichl
- Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts by Anthony Bourdain
- The Wedding Officer by Anthony Capella
- The Abundance by Amit Majumdar
- Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King
July 14, 2021
Topic: A French Je Ne Sais Quoi
- Citizens: a Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama
- City of Light: the Making of Modern Paris by Rupert Christiansen
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
- Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda
- The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Katherine Pancol
- The Lost King of France by Deborah Cadbury
- Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
- A Good Year by Peter Mayle
- The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
- My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz
July 7, 2021
Topic: The Great American Novel in 2021
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Round House by Louise Erdrich
- An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
- Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar
JUNE 2021
June 30, 2021
Topic: YA Fairy Tale Retellings
- Straight on till Morning by Liz Braswell
- Unbirthday by Liz Braswell
- The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson
- The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson
- The Orphan's Wish by Melanie Dickerson
- The Piper's Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
- Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly
- Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
- Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer
- Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
- Geekerella by Ashley Poston
- Fairest of All by Serena Valentino
- Mistress of All Evil by Serena Valentino
- Mother Knows Best by Serena Valentino
June 23, 2021
Topic: Quick Reads!
- In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
- The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
- Piranesi by Susanna Clark
- The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr
- Tinkers by Paul Harding
- Elevation by Stephen King
- Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
- Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan
- Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala
- Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
June 16, 2021
Topic: National Dairy Month
- Milk: the Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages by Anne Mendelson
- Cheese: the Making of a Wisconsin Tradition by Jerold Apps
- Mother’s Milk by Edward St. Aubyn
- Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigiani
- Last Indian Summer: the Bloody Milk Creek Siege by Richard Davis
- No Use Dying Over Spilled Milk by Tamar Myers
- Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore
- Murder with Macaroni and Cheese by A.L. Herbert
- The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman
- Miniatures by John Scalzi
- The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames
June 9, 2021
Topic: LGBTQ Pride
- Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter
- Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
- Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
- Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
- Memorial by Bryan Washington
- The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan
- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
- Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
- Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
June 2, 2021
Topic: National Outdoors Month
- Winterdance by Gary Paulsen
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
- My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
- Wild by Cheryl Strayed
- Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
- Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox
- Walking the Nile by Levison Wood
- The Man Who Cycled the World by Mark Beaumont
- Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
- The Impossible First by Colin O’Brady
- The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens
- The Way of the Brave by Susan May Warren
- The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko
- In the Heart of the Canyon by Elisabeth Hyde
- Leaving Blythe River by Catherine Ryan Hyde
MAY 2021
May 25, 2021
Topic: YA LGBTQ+
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
- Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
- Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
- The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
- Can't Take That Away by Steven Salvatore
- You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez
- You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman
- These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling
- The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
May 19, 2021
Topic: Short Stories
- What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
- Florida by Lauren Groff
- The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
- The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson
- Tenth of December by George Saunders
- You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
- Mysterious Cat Stories edited by John Stephens
- Dead Man's Hand: an Anthology of the Weird West edited by John Joseph Adams
- Milwaukee Noir edited by Tim Hennessy
- The Bell at the End of a Rope by Abby Frucht
May 12, 2021
Topic: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee
- The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden
- Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chung
- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
- All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
- The Farm by Joanne Ramos
- Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (YA)
- Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
- Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay (YA)
- Dear Cyborgs by Eugene Lim
- The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
May 5, 2021
Topic: Latinx for Cinco de Mayo
- Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon by Pablo Neruda
- The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu
- The Devil’s Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea
- The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
- Dominicana by Angie Cruz
- Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
- Molina: The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty by Bengie Molina
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
- Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza
- Cheech Is Not My Real Name: But Don’t Call Me Chong! by Cheech Marin
- Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
- In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
- The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
- Spare Parts by Joshua Davis
APRIL 2021
April 28, 2021
Topic: YA Survival Stories
- Enclave by Ann Aguirre
- H20 by Virginia Bergin
- After the Snow by S.D. Crockett
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
- Ashfall by Mike Mullin
- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman
Topic: YA "Life After High School"
- Admission by Julie Buxbaum
- Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
- We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun
- The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour
- A Lite Too Bright by Samuel Miller
- The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
- Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
- Again, But Better by Christine Riccio
- You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman
- Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner
April 21, 2021
Topic: And the Nominees Are
- Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson
- The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
- News of the World by Paulette Jiles
- Betrayal by The Boston Globe
- 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
- The King's Speech by Peter Conradi and Mark Logue
- Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup
- A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
- Dances With Wolves by Michael Blake
- Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
- Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
- The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
- The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
April 14, 2021
Topic: Novels in Verse
- Eugene Onegin by Aleksandr Pushkin
- Crank by Ellen Hopkins
- Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
- October Mourning by Leslea Newman
- The Folding Cliffs by W.S. Merwin
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
- The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth
- Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- The Sugar Mile by Glyn Maxwell
- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
- 10:04 by Ben Lerner
- The Crying Book by Heather Christle
- The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
April 7, 2021
Topic: Spring Out of a Reading Slump
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
- Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
- The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
- Moby Duck by Donovan Hahn
- The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- Daytripper by Fabio Moon
- Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley
- Saga v.1 by Brian K. Vaughan
- Blankets by Craig Thomson
- Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam Trilogy) by Margaret Atwood
- The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad series) by Tana French
- The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth Trilogy) by N.K. Jemisin
- Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy) by Hilary Mantel
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
- Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
- Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
- The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
- A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa
- Finna by Nino Cipri
MARCH 2021
March 31, 2021
Topic: YA Funny Books
- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
- Don't Get Caught by Kurt Dinan
- Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry
- We Are the Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan
- What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy
- Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton
- The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
- A Toaster on Mars by Darrell Pitt
- The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand
March 17, 2021
Topic: Green Covers
- Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge by Paul Krueger
- The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
- Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks
- Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
- Thirty Seven by Peter Stenson
- Celine by Peter Heller
- Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill
- Don’t Tell a Soul by David Rosenfelt
- Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue
- Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker
March 10, 2021
Topic: Strong Female Protagonists
- The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
- The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
- The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
- The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
- Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini
- The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
- The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
- The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
- Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce
- Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane
March 3, 2021
Topic: Staff Picks
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
- Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
- Jane Steele: A Confession by Lyndsay Faye
- The Ferryman Institute by Colin Gigl
- Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
- The Martian by Andy Weir
FEBRUARY 2021
February 24, 2021
Topic: YA Books With Little to No Romance
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Found by Joseph Bruchac
- Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis
- Destroy All Monsters by Sam J. Miller
- Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
- Running by Natalia Sylvester
February 17, 2021
Topic: New Black Stories by Black Authors
- Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
- Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
- The Business of Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey
- Idlewild by Treasure Hernandez
- It's Not All Downhill from Here by Terry McMillan
- The Queen's Diamond by Niyah Moore
- Our Time Is Now by Stacey Abrams
- The Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley
- The Dead Are Arising by Les Payne
February 10, 2021
Topic: New YA Black Stories by Black Authors
- The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
- Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
- The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
- You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson
- When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
- All the Things We Never Knew by Liara Tamani
- Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
- Lux: The New Girl by Ashley Woodfolk
- Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
February 3, 2021
Topic: New Romance
- Stay With Me by Becky Wade
- Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan
- Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
- The Sight of You by Holly Miller
- You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
- The Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz
- The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
- The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke
- Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo
- Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
JANUARY 2021
January 24, 2021
Topic: New YA Romance
- Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed
- Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli
- Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn
- The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
- Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe by Sarah Mlynowski
- Charming as a Verb by Ben Phillippe
- Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
- Everything I Thought I Knew by Shannon Takaoka
January 20, 2021
Topic: New NFL Nonfiction Books
- Tales from the Green Bay Packers Sideline by Chuck Carlson
- NFL Heroes: The 100 Greatest Players of All Time by George Johnson
- Elway by Jason Cole
- The Dynasty by Jeff Benedict
- Things That Make White People Uncomfortable by Michael Bennett
- Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adpated for Young Adults) by Michael Bennett
January 13, 2021
Topic: Books for New Year's Resolutions
- Practical Tidiness
- Simply Living Well
- Debt 101
- Die with Zero
- Emotional Inflammation
- If You're Freaking Out, Read This
- Be Calm
- Breathwork
- Sleep: Harness the Power of Sleep for Optimal Health and Well-Being
January 6, 2021
Topic: Family Games
- Connect 4
- Jenga
- Pictionary
- Chutes and Ladders
- Candy Land
- Trouble game
- Risk
- Backgammon
- Monopoly (Star Trek: The Next Generation edition)
- The Game of Life
DECEMBER 2020
December 30, 2020
Topic: Fitness DVDs
- The Biggest Loser: The Workout: Last Chance Workout
- Denise Austin: Shape Up & Shed Pounds
- Jillian Michaels: Hot Body Healthy Mommy
- Jane Fonda Prime Time: Fit & Strong
- Weight Watchers: Ultimate Belly Series
- Arms of Steel: Tone and Tighten
- Leslie Sansone's Walk at Home: Burn Body Fat & Sculpt Your Arms
- Dancing with the Stars: Cardio Dance
- The Ballet Workout 2
- Yoga Booty Ballet Live
- Yoga for Stress Relief
- Yoga Ma Baby Ga: Mama & Me Postnatal Yoga
- Targeted Toning Pilates for Beginners
- Zumba Fitness
- David Carradine's Chi Energy Workouts for Beginners
- Tai Chi: 6 Forms, 6 Easy Lessons
- Abs & Core Workout for Seniors
December 23, 2020
Topic: YA Holiday and Winter Books
- What Light by Jay Asher
- The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody
- After the Snow by S. D. Crockett
- Winter Town by Stephen Emond
- Love & Other Train Wrecks by Leah Konen
- My True Love Gave to Me edited by Stephanie Perkins
- Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
- Top Ten Clues You're Clueless by Liz Czukas
- Snowhook by Jo Storm
- Reindeer Boy by Cassandra Jean
December 16, 2020
Topic: New Christmas Books
- The Christmas Swap
- A Hopeful Christmas
- The Key Lime Crime
- Gingerdead Man
- Christmas Card Murder
- A Christmas Resolution
- An Amish Holiday Family
- Her Christmas Cowboy
- One Charmed Christmas
- The Last Christmas Cowboy
- A MacCallister Christmas
December 9, 2020
Topic: New and Favorite Holiday Movies
- A Shoe Addict's Christmas
- Last Christmas
- A Kiss on Candy Cane Lane
- Christmas Oranges
- Black Christmas
- A Godwink Christmas
- A Christmas Carol (1938)
- A Christmas Carol (2016)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- A Bad Moms Christmas
- The Family Stone
- A Madea Christmas
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- The Santa Clause
- White Christmas
- Jingle All the Way
- A Christmas Story 2
- How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
- A Dog Named Christmas
- Holiday Inn
- It's a Wonderful Life
NOVEMBER 2020
November 25, 2020
Topic: Best of YA 2020 YA Fantasy & Science Fiction
- The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
- Havenfall by Sara Holland
- Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
- Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee
- The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
- Supernova by Marissa Meyer
- Burn by Patrick Ness
- Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
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Aviva vs. the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
The Hungry Ghosts by Miguel Flores
Sleepy Stories by Mario Levrero & Diego Bianki
Little Kids First Big Book of Baby Animals by Maya Myers & National Geographic Kids
Love is for Roaring by Mike Kerr; illustrated by Renata Liwska
Most People by Michael Leannah; illustrated by Jennifer E. Morris
The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart; illustrated by Daniel Wiseman
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renee Watson; illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
Bird by Zetta Elliot; illustrated by Shadra Strickland
Beauty Woke by NoNieqa Ramos; illustrated by Paola Escobar
Emmy in the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson; illustrated by Beth Krommes
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep by Mother Goose; illustrated by Moira Kemp
The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley; illustrated by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt
MARCH 2022
March 7, 2022
Books Featuring Women
RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone by Nadine Epstein
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont; illustrated by David Catrow
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee; illustrated by Megan Halsey & Sean Addy
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride by Andrew Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney
Unforgotten: the Wild Life of Dian Fossey and Her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas by Anita Silvey
FEBRUARY 2022
February 28, 2022
#OwnVoices & Diverse Reads
- Amira & Hamza: the War to Save the Worlds by Samira Ahmed
- Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
- Black Boy Joy edited by Kwame Mbalia
- The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung by Samantha R. Vamos; illustrated by Sebastiá Serra
- We Shall Overcome by Bryan Collier
- Dad Bakes by Katie Yamasaki
- Keep Your Head Up by Aliya King Neil; illustrated by Charly Palmer
February 21, 2022
Nonfiction about Black Traditions, History and Trailblazers
- Reaching for the Moon: the Autobiography of Katherine Johnson by Katherine Johnson
- Child of the Dream: a Memoir of 1963 by Sharon Robinson
- Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers by Michelle Obama
- Kamala is Speaking: Vice President for the People by Shasta Clinch; illustrated by Kamala Nair
- The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi; illustrated by Loveis Wise
- She Loved Baseball: the Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick; illustrated by Don Tate
- Nina: the Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd; illustrated by Christian Robinson
- Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland; illustrated by Salena Barnes
February 14, 2022
Library Lover's Day
- The Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander
- Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp
- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
- Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell
- Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
- Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson
- Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bass; illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke
February 7th, 2022
Illustrations Staff Love
- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands by Kadir Nelson
- This Magical, Musical Night by Rhonda Gowler Greene; illustrated by James Rey Sanchez
- Big Girl Bed by MJ Jackson; illustrated by Nathaly Carvalho
- A Walk in the Words by Hudson Talbott
- Bug Boys by Laura Knetzger
- Snow White: a graphic novel by Matt Phelan
- Tooth by Leslie Patricelli
- The Moon is a Silver Pond by Sara Cassidy; illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
JANUARY 2022
January 24, 2022
Staff Favorite Picks
- Dog Star by Megan Shepard
- Will It by Courtney Kotloski
- Tell Someone by Debra Kempf Shumaker
- Where Wonder Grows by Xelena Gonzalez & Adriana M. Garcia
- Playing the Cards You're Dealt by Varian Johnson
- The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor
- The Mysterious Sea Bunny by Peter Raymundo
- Starboy by Jami Gigot
January 24, 2022
Family & Self Acceptance
- Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee
- The Secret of the Magic Pearl by Elisa Sabatinelli
- Never, Not Ever! by Beatrice Alemagna
- Eyes That Kiss in the Corner by Joanna Ho
- Balloons for Papa by Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia
- Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter
- Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
- My Stinky Summer by S. Bug
January 17, 2022
Animals & Individuality
- The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures by Curtis Manley
- Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel
- It's OK, Slow Lizard by Yeorim Yoon & Jian Kim
- Tyrone O'Saurus Dreams by James Howe
- Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
- The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo
- Wonder Women of Science by Tiera Fletcher and Ginger Rue
- The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice by A.F. Harrold
January 10, 2022
Growth & Grief
- Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story by Sean Taylor
- The Bedtime Book by Todd Parr
- Beautifully Me by Nabela Noor
- Something Good by Marcy Campbell
- Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake
- Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick
- Hide and Don't Seek: and other very scary stories by Anica Mrose Rissi
- National Geographic Kids Almanac (2022) by National Geographic Society
January 3, 2022
Emotions & Adventures
- Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
- The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick Wilder
- Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison
- Yes & No by Elisha Cooper
- Bad Kitty vs the Babysitter by Nick Bruel
- The Secret Explorers and the Missing Scientist by SJ King
- Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia
- The Finisher by David Baldacci
NOVEMBER 2021
November 8, 2021
Books by and about Native Americans
- Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child
- Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
- The Range Eternal by Louise Erdrich
- We Are Still Here! by Traci Sorrell
- Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
- I Can Make this Promise by Christine Day
- Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
November 1, 2021
Cozy Reads
- Time for Cranberries by Lisl H. Detlefsen
- Moles: The Superpower Field Guide by Rachel Poliquin
- J. D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard
- Hilda graphic novel series by Luke Pearson
- Summertime Sleepers: Animals that Estivate by Melissa Stewart
- My Pillow Keeps Moving! by Laura Gehl
OCTOBER 2021
October 25, 2021
Halloween Reads
- Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall
- Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See by Sam McBratney
- Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City by Christian McKay Heidicker
- The Ghosts Went Floating by Kim Norman
- Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- The Great AAA-OOO! by Jenny Lambert
October 18, 2021
Pirates!
- How to be a Pirate by Isaac Fitzgerald
- Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap
- Pirates! series by Liam O'Donnell
- The Unsinkable Walker Bean by Aaron Renier
- One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
- Pirate Stew by Neil Gaiman
October 11, 2021
Dragons!
- Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
- The Truth about Dragons by Jaime Zollars
- The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell
- Fire Truck Vs. Dragon by Chris Barton
- A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep & Joanne Ryder
SEPTEMBER 2021
September 27, 2021
- Blue Floats Away by Travis Jonker
- Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed
- Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse THrough Space and TIme by Torben Kuhlmann
- The Midnight Brigade by Adam Borba
- Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or Alive by Chris Colfer
- Frankie Gets a Doggie by Amy Huntington
September 20, 2021
"Fall" into Reading
- Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin by Tad Hills
- The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Books by Adam Perry
- The Complete DIY COokbook for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen
- Paranorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-Hop-Calypse by Stephanie Cooke
- Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima
September 13, 2021
Food and Cooking
- Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic by Wauter Mannaert
- The Big, Fun Kids Baking Book by the Food Network
- Every Night is Pizza Night by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
- A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi
- Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child by Jessie Hartland
- Hannah's Tall Order: An A to Z Sandwich by Linda Vander Heyden
AUGUST 2021
August 30, 2021
Back-to-School!
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August 23, 2021
- Squid Happens by Isabel Roxas
- I'm On It! by Andrea Tsurumi
- Vampenguin by Lucy Ruth Cummins
- Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate
- Breaking Waves by Robert Burleigh
- Jillian vs Parasite Planet by Nicole Kornher-Stace
- We Became Jaguars by Dave Eggers
August 9, 2021
Storms and Weather
- When the Storm Comes by Linda Ashman
- Ultimate Weatherpedia by Stephanie Drimmer
- Stormstruck! by John Macfarlane
- Look at the Weather by Britta Teckentrup
- Hello from Renn Lake by Michele Hurwitz
- What is Climate Change? by Gail Herman
- Stormy by Guojing
JULY 2021
July 26, 2021
Aviation
- The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee by Julie Leung
- How Airports Work by Clive Gifford
- Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot by Matthew Clark Smith
- The Amelia Six: an Amelia Earhart Mystery by Kristin Gray
- Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? by Sherri Smith
- The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice Provensen
- Little Plane Learns to Write by Stephen Savage
- Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747 by Chris Gall
JUNE 2021
June 21, 2021
History and Historical Fiction
- The True Story of Zippy Chippy: The Little Horse that Couldn't by Artie Bennett
- Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales by Nathan Hale
- Maryam's Magic by Megan Reid
- All the Greys on Greene Street by Laura Tucker
- I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott
- History Smashers by Kate Messner
- How We Got to the Moon by John Rocco
- Betty Before X by Ilyasa Shabazz
- Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford
June 14, 2021
Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery
- The Quest for Z by Greg Pizzoli
- Windows by Julia Denos
- Professor Astro Cat series by Dominic Walliman
- The Mad Wolf's Daughter and The Hunt for the Mad Wolf's Daughter by Diane Magras
- A Voyage in the Clouds by Matthew Olshan
- The Postman from Space by Guillaume Perreault
- The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
- Life in the Ocean: The Story of Sylvia Earle by Claire Nivola
- Just Because by Mac Barnett
June 7, 2021
Outdoorsy Books
- Small in the City by Sydney Smith
- The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling
- Backpacking Hacks by Raymond Bean
- Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
- Follow that Frog by Philip Stead
- Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen
- Find Fergus by Mike Boldt
- Compass South by Hope Larson
- The World of Adventure Sports by Emma Berne
MAY 2021
May 24, 2021
Summer Fun!
- Jabari Tries by Gaia Cornwall
- Constellations by Jane Gardner
- Starfish by Lisa Fipps
- Roller Bears by Eric Seltzer
- The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
- When Life Gives you Lemons, Make Peach Pie by Erin Soderberg Downing
- Kondo & Kezumi by David Goodner
- Fungus Is Among Us! by Joy Keller
- Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
- Oona by Kelly Dipucchio
May 17, 2021
Slightly Scary Stories
- The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
- Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks
- Small Spaces and Dead Voices by Katherine Arden
- All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
- Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
- The Weirn Books: Be Wary of the Silent Woods by Svetlana Chmakova
- Haunted Places by Kenny Abdo and Spooky Spots by Elsie Olson
- Ghost: Thirteen Haunting Tales to Tell featuring various authors and illustrators
May 10, 2021
Take me out to the ballgame!
- I Got It! by David Wiesner
- Baseball: Amazing But True Stories! by Derrick Barnes
- Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kabit
- The Everything Kids' Baseball Book by Greg Jacobs
- Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages
- Teamwork by Robert Munsch
- Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
- Henry Aaron's Dream by Matt Tavares
- Dugout: The Zombie Steals Home by Scott Morse
May 3, 2021
All about Birds!
- Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
- Science Comics: Crows by Kyla Vanderklugt
- Pea, Bee, & Jay: Wannabees by Brian "Smitty" Smith
- Bird's-Eye View: Keeping Wild Birds in Flight by Ann Eriksson
- Strange Birds by Celia C. Perez
- Wakey Birds by Maddie Frost
- Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush by Tehanetorens
- Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones
APRIL 2021
April 26, 2021
- It Was Supposed to be Sunny by Samantha Cotterill
- 13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich
- Kate's Light by Elizabeth Spires
- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford
- The Power of Yet by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
- Fungus Is Among Us! by Joy Keller
April 19, 2021
- My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard
- The Animals Would Not Sleep! by Sara Levine
- The Stuff Between the Stars by Sandra Nickel
- The Range Eternal by Louise Erdrich
- Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesfeld
- Zonia's Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal
April 12, 2021
- Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raul the Third
- The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold
- The Boy Whose Head was Filled With Stars by Isabelle Marinov
- Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate
- Shaking Up the House by Yamile Saied Mendez
- Clarinet & Trumpet by Melanie Ellsworth
April 4, 2021
- Avocado Asks by Momoko Abe
- Megabat and the Not-Happy Birthday by Anna Humphrey
- Maker Workshop by Dr. Alison Buxton
- The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Books by Adam Perry
- Hello, Earth! Poems to Our Planet by Joyce Sidman
- A New Day by Brad Meltzer
MARCH 2021
March 29, 2021
- Early One Morning by Mem Fox
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Red, White, and Whole by Rajani Larocca
- Time to Read: The Boxcar Children
- Charlie's Rules: Pasture Bedtime by Sigmund Brouwer
- Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do by Seymour Simon
- The Animal Rescue Agency - Case File: Little Claws by Eliot Schrefer
- Seaside Stroll by Charles Trevino
March 22, 2021
- Home for a While by Lauren H. Kerstein
- The Mysterious Disappearnce of Aidan S. by David Levithan
- Together We March by Leah Henderson
- Animal Migration series from Abdo Kids
- The Hero Next Door edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Trouble by Katherine Battersby
March 15, 2021
- I Am the Storm by Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple
- This Book Is Not Garbage by Isabel Thomas
- King & Kayla and the Case of the Gold Ring by Dori Hillestad Butler
- A House for Every Bird by Megan Maynor
- Karma Moon: Ghost Hunter by Melissa Savage
- Fox at Night by Corey R. Tabor
- Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Amy Zhang
March 8, 2021
- The Snow Dancer by Addie Boswell
- Ghosted by Michael Fry
- Pete the Kitty: Ready, Set, Go Cart! by Kimberly and James Dean
- Space Mysteries series by Margaret J. Goldstein
- Brave in the Woods by Tracy Holczer
- Ensnared in the Wolf's Lair by Ann Bausum
- Try It! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat by Mara Rockliff
March 2, 2021
Local 5 Live Morning Show
Recommendations
Librarian Matthew Tessmer dropped by WFRV’s morning show Local 5 Live on March 2, 2021 to share some fresh reading suggestions in celebration of National Read Across America Day.
- Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
- A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
- Punching the Air by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
- Take Back the Block by Chrystal Giles
- Katie the Catsitter by Colleen Venable
- Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
- Friday Night Wrestlefest by J.F. Fox
- All Because You Matter by Bryan Collier
- My Day with Gong Gong by Sennah Yee
March 1, 2021
- Seeking an Aurora by Elizabeth Pulford
- Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil DeGrasse Tyson by Kathleen Krull
- The Good War by Todd Strasser
- Curious Comparisons: A Life-Size Look at the World Around You by Jorge Doneiger
- Pedro series by Fran Manushkin
- Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly by Jordan Quinn
- On Duck Pond by Jane Yolen
FEBRUARY 2021
February 15, 2021
- Book's Big Adventure by Adam Lehrhaupt
- Forget Me Nat by Maria Scrivan
- Geology Rocks! Unearth Fossils, Explore Ores, Examine Minerals by Christine Petersen
- The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling
- Time for Kenny by Brian Pinkney
- Fauja Singh Keeps Going by Simran Jeet Singh
- Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
- Robin Hill School: Pajama Day! by Margaret McNamara
February 8, 2021
- Milk Bar: Kids Only by Christina Tosi
- Snow Song by A. K. Riley
- City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda
- Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
- Baseball's Leading Lady by Andrea Williams
- Kitty and the Treetop Chase by Paula Harrison
- Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
- Ten Beautiful Things by Molly Beth Griffin
February 1, 2021
- Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek! by Tad Hills
- Just Beyond the Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-El
- A Girl Named Rosita by Anika Aldamuy Denise
- Gabby & Gator by James Burks
- 2021 Game On! edited by Stuart Andrews
- Find Fergus by Mike Boldt
- Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt
- Bedtime for Superheroes by Katherine Locke
JANUARY 2021
January 25, 2021
- Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry
- Fart Quest by Aaron Reynolds
- Bionic Beasts by Jolene Gutierrez
- Soaked by Abi Cushman
- Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable
- Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre by Anika Aldamuy Denise
- When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
January 18, 2021
- Pugtato Finds a Thing by Sophie Corrigan
- Bad Kitty vs the Babysitter by Nick Bruel
- Emma Every Day by C.L. Reid
- Girl on a Motorcycle by Amy Novesky
- Space Matters by Jacque Lynn
- The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips
- Tales of the Feathered Serpent: Rise of the Halfling King by David Bowles
- The Return of Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
January 11, 2021
- Ultimate Rock-opedia by National Geographic Kids
- A Long Road on a Short Day by Eugene Yelchin
- Trowbridge Road by Marcella Pixley
- Margaret's Unicorn by Briony May Smith
- Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Blades of Freedom by Nathan Hale
- Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang
- Elevator Bird by Sarah Williamson
- History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner
January 4, 2021
- Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets! by Kate Messner
- Dinos Don't Do Yoga by Catherine Bailey
- Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge by Grace Ellis and Brittney Williams
- Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone
- In the Dark: The Science of What Happens at Night by Lisa Deresti Betik and Josh Holinaty
- Izzy in the Doghouse by Caroline Adderson
- Reynard the Fox by Renate Raecke and Jonas Laustroer
- Score for Imagination: A Lola Jones Book by Jonathan Eig
- Crows: Genius Birds by Kyla Vanderklugt
- On the Go Awesome by Lisl H. Detlefsen