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June 2023 Book Recommendations - Adult
Psyche and Eros

By Luna McNamara

Psyche and Eros

By Luna McNamara

The Five-Star Weekend

By Elin Hilderbrand

The Five-Star Weekend

By Elin Hilderbrand

Last Catastrophe

By Allegra Hyde

Last Catastrophe

By Allegra Hyde

Little Ray of Sunshine

By Kristan Higgins

Little Ray of Sunshine

By Kristan Higgins

East Indian

By Brinda Charry

East Indian

By Brinda Charry

Little Italian Hotel

By Phaedra Patrick

Little Italian Hotel

By Phaedra Patrick

Gone to the Wolves

By John Wray

Gone to the Wolves

By John Wray

Dominican Kitchen

By Vanessa Mota

Dominican Kitchen

By Vanessa Mota

Into the Groove

By Scott, Jonathan

Into the Groove

By Scott, Jonathan

Faith and Fake News

By Rachel I. Wightman

Faith and Fake News

By Rachel I. Wightman

Pageboy

By Elliot Page

Pageboy

By Elliot Page

For the Love of Mars

By Matthew Shindell

For the Love of Mars

By Matthew Shindell

June 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's
Book of Stolen Dreams

By David Farr

Book of Stolen Dreams

By David Farr

My Dog Just Speaks Spanish

By Andrea Cáceres

My Dog Just Speaks Spanish

By Andrea Cáceres

All Kinds of Special

By Tammi Sauer Fernando Martin

All Kinds of Special

By Tammi Sauer Fernando Martin

Cities

By Megan Clendenan Suharu Ogawa

Cities

By Megan Clendenan Suharu Ogawa

In the Blue

By Erin Hourigan

In the Blue

By Erin Hourigan

Heroes of the Water Monster

By Brian Young

Heroes of the Water Monster

By Brian Young

Who's Got Mail?

By Linda Barrett Osborne

Who's Got Mail?

By Linda Barrett Osborne

Too Much Trash

By Joan Marie Galat

Too Much Trash

By Joan Marie Galat

Whose Dinosaur Bones Are Those?

By Chihiro Takeuchi

Whose Dinosaur Bones Are Those?

By Chihiro Takeuchi

Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

By Adam Rex Lian Cho

Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

By Adam Rex Lian Cho

When Everything Went Wrong

By Max Temporelli Barbara Gozzi Agnese Innocente

When Everything Went Wrong

By Max Temporelli Barbara Gozzi Agnese Innocente

Jake Show

By Joshua S. Levy

Jake Show

By Joshua S. Levy

June 2023 Book Recommendations - YA
Queens of New York

By E. L. Shen

Queens of New York

By E. L. Shen

82 Days in Mariupol

By Don Brown

82 Days in Mariupol

By Don Brown

Don't Ask If I'm Okay

By Jessica Kara

Don't Ask If I'm Okay

By Jessica Kara

America Redux

By Ariel Aberg-Riger

America Redux

By Ariel Aberg-Riger

You : the Story

By Ruta Sepetys

You : the Story

By Ruta Sepetys

If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

By Jen St Jude

If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

By Jen St Jude

Eterna

By Amparo Ortiz

Eterna

By Amparo Ortiz

Knee Deep Book One

By Joe Flood

Knee Deep Book One

By Joe Flood

Teen Killers Club

By Lily Sparks

Teen Killers Club

By Lily Sparks

Nigeria Jones

By Ibi Aanu Zoboi

Nigeria Jones

By Ibi Aanu Zoboi

Every Gift a Curse

By Caroline O'Donoghue

Every Gift a Curse

By Caroline O'Donoghue

Ahiahia the Orphan

By Levi Illuitok Nate Wells

Ahiahia the Orphan

By Levi Illuitok Nate Wells

May 2023 Book Recommendations - Adult
Ghostly Game

By Christine Feehan

Ghostly Game

By Christine Feehan

Meet Me at the Lake

By Carley Fortune

Meet Me at the Lake

By Carley Fortune

No Two Persons

By Erica Bauermeister

No Two Persons

By Erica Bauermeister

Midnight News

By Jo Baker

Midnight News

By Jo Baker

The Thing About Home

By Rhonda McKnight

The Thing About Home

By Rhonda McKnight

Homebodies

By Tembe Denton-Hurst

Homebodies

By Tembe Denton-Hurst

Woks of Life

By Bill Leung, Kaitlin Leung, Judy Leung, Sarah Leung

Woks of Life

By Bill Leung, Kaitlin Leung, Judy Leung, Sarah Leung

Cry, Baby

By Benjamin Perry

Cry, Baby

By Benjamin Perry

Fat Talk

By Virginia Sole-Smith

Fat Talk

By Virginia Sole-Smith

Why Are You Like This?

By Meg Adams

Why Are You Like This?

By Meg Adams

Y'all Eat Yet?

By Miranda Lambert

Y'all Eat Yet?

By Miranda Lambert

Honey, Baby, Mine

By Laura Dern Diane Ladd

Honey, Baby, Mine

By Laura Dern Diane Ladd

May 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's
Contenders

By Traci Sorell

Contenders

By Traci Sorell

Mario's Big Adventure

By Mary Man-Kong

Mario's Big Adventure

By Mary Man-Kong

Real Princesses Change the World

By Carrie A. Pearson Dung Ho

Real Princesses Change the World

By Carrie A. Pearson Dung Ho

Bea Wolf

By Zach Weinersmith Boulet

Bea Wolf

By Zach Weinersmith Boulet

School Trip

By Jerry Craft

School Trip

By Jerry Craft

Amazing

By Maia Shibutani

Amazing

By Maia Shibutani

Nic Blake and the Remarkables

By Angie Thomas

Nic Blake and the Remarkables

By Angie Thomas

Finding Family

By Laura Purdie Salas

Finding Family

By Laura Purdie Salas

Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid Makes It Big

By Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid Makes It Big

By Dolly Parton

Nothing's Wrong!

By Jory John Erin Kraan

Nothing's Wrong!

By Jory John Erin Kraan

Gustav Is Missing!

By Andrea Zuill

Gustav Is Missing!

By Andrea Zuill

Children's Quick and Easy Cookbook

By Angela Wilkes

Children's Quick and Easy Cookbook

By Angela Wilkes

May 2023 Book Recommendations - YA
Alondra

By Gina Femia

Alondra

By Gina Femia

Lying in the Deep

By Diana Urban

Lying in the Deep

By Diana Urban

Work with What You Got

By Zion Clark James S. Hirsch

Work with What You Got

By Zion Clark James S. Hirsch

Ab(solutely) Normal

By Nora Shalaway Carpenter Rocky Callen

Ab(solutely) Normal

By Nora Shalaway Carpenter Rocky Callen

Miles Morales Suspended

By Jason Reynolds

Miles Morales Suspended

By Jason Reynolds

Sunshine

By Jarrett Krosoczka

Sunshine

By Jarrett Krosoczka

Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow

By Alex Segura

Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow

By Alex Segura

Hidden Systems

By Dan Nott

Hidden Systems

By Dan Nott

Warrior Girl Unearthed

By Angeline Boulley

Warrior Girl Unearthed

By Angeline Boulley

Gifts That Bind Us

By Caroline O'Donoghue Stefanie Caponi

Gifts That Bind Us

By Caroline O'Donoghue Stefanie Caponi

Wakanda

By Stephanie Williams

Wakanda

By Stephanie Williams

The Buried and the Bound

By Rochelle Hassan

The Buried and the Bound

By Rochelle Hassan

April 2023 Book Recommendations - Adult
Heir of Uncertain Magic

By Charlie N. Holmberg

Heir of Uncertain Magic

By Charlie N. Holmberg

Sandman Universe

By James Tynion IV Lisandro Estherren

Sandman Universe

By James Tynion IV Lisandro Estherren

The Middle Daughter

By Chika Unigwe

The Middle Daughter

By Chika Unigwe

Lies of the Ajungo

By Moses Ose Utomi

Lies of the Ajungo

By Moses Ose Utomi

The Eye of the World

By Robert Jordan Chuck Dixon BookSource Staff

The Eye of the World

By Robert Jordan Chuck Dixon BookSource Staff

Before We Were Innocent

By Ella Berman

Before We Were Innocent

By Ella Berman

Lonely Hearts Book Club

By Lucy Gilmore

Lonely Hearts Book Club

By Lucy Gilmore

Did You Eat Yet?

By Ronnie Woo

Did You Eat Yet?

By Ronnie Woo

Kneeling Man

By Leta McCollough Seletzky

Kneeling Man

By Leta McCollough Seletzky

Spring Rain

By Marc Hamer

Spring Rain

By Marc Hamer

Wiley Canning Company Cookbook

By Chelsea J. O'Leary

Wiley Canning Company Cookbook

By Chelsea J. O'Leary

Living Resistance

By Kaitlin B. Curtice

Living Resistance

By Kaitlin B. Curtice

April 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's
Daddy Dressed Me

By Michael Gardner Ava Gardner Nadia Fisher

Daddy Dressed Me

By Michael Gardner Ava Gardner Nadia Fisher

Speculation

By Nisi Shawl

Speculation

By Nisi Shawl

Moth Keeper : (a Graphic Novel)

By K. O'Neill

Moth Keeper : (a Graphic Novel)

By K. O'Neill

Squished

By Megan Wagner Lloyd Michelle Mee Nutter

Squished

By Megan Wagner Lloyd Michelle Mee Nutter

Fae and the Moon

By Franco Aureliani Catherine Satrun Sarah Satrun

Fae and the Moon

By Franco Aureliani Catherine Satrun Sarah Satrun

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli

By David LaRochelle Lian Cho

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli

By David LaRochelle Lian Cho

Sky Is Not the Limit

By Jérémie Decalf

Sky Is Not the Limit

By Jérémie Decalf

That's Fact-Tastic!

By National Geographic KIds

That's Fact-Tastic!

By National Geographic KIds

Zero Waste

By Allan Drummond

Zero Waste

By Allan Drummond

Story of the Saxophone

By Lesa Cline-Ransome James E. Ransome

Story of the Saxophone

By Lesa Cline-Ransome James E. Ransome

Juniper Mae

By Sarah Soh

Juniper Mae

By Sarah Soh

Milloo's Mind

By Reem Faruqi Hoda Hadadi

Milloo's Mind

By Reem Faruqi Hoda Hadadi

April 2023 Book Recommendations - YA
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls

By Cherie Dimaline

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Funeral Songs for Dying Girls

By Cherie Dimaline

Queen Bee

By Amalie Howard

Queen Bee

By Amalie Howard

In Limbo

By Deb Jj Lee

In Limbo

By Deb Jj Lee

Door in the Dark

By Scott Reintgen

Door in the Dark

By Scott Reintgen

Girl Forgotten

By April Henry

Girl Forgotten

By April Henry

Rising Class

By Jennifer Miller

Rising Class

By Jennifer Miller

In Nightfall

By Suzanne Young

In Nightfall

By Suzanne Young

March 2023 Book Recommendations - Adult
Made to Belong

By David Kim

Made to Belong

By David Kim

Last Beekeeper

By Julie Carrick Dalton

Last Beekeeper

By Julie Carrick Dalton

Foxglove King

By Hannah Whitten

Foxglove King

By Hannah Whitten

Love and Other Flight Delays

By Denise Williams

Love and Other Flight Delays

By Denise Williams

March 2023 Book Recommendations - YA
Heroines, Rescuers, Rabbis, Spies

By Sarah Silberstein Swartz

Heroines, Rescuers, Rabbis, Spies

By Sarah Silberstein Swartz

Teen Titans: Robin

By Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo

Teen Titans: Robin

By Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo

Miles Morales: Ultimate End

By Brian Michael Bendis David Marquez

Miles Morales: Ultimate End

By Brian Michael Bendis David Marquez

Jinx

By P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

Jinx

By P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

March 2023 Book Recommendations - Children's
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea

By Dav Pilkey

Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea

By Dav Pilkey

No Boundaries

By Gabby Salazar

No Boundaries

By Gabby Salazar

Windeby Puzzle

By Lois Lowry

Windeby Puzzle

By Lois Lowry

Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone

By Amy Hest

Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone

By Amy Hest

June 2023 Circulation Display

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