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The Twyford Code. Hallett, Janice. New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Content Warnings: Death, Violence, Gun Violence, Murder, Death of Parent, Abandonment, Domestic Abuse, Kidnapping
Steven “Smithy” Smith has recently been released from prison and can’t remember the last time anything truly good happened in his life – except Miss Iles. The problem is …
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15 each year. One way to celebrate is to read Hispanic fiction, and we have a great list for you!
Adult Fiction
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
Flor has a unique gift – she knows the day when someone is going to die. When she brings her …
Since Alamance-Burlington schools are finally back in session, we’re going to celebrate this week with five great picture and easy reader books about school!
Fiona Goes to School by Richard Cowdrey, illustrated by Donald Wu. Fiona the hippo, from the Cincinnati Zoo, is probably the best-known hippo in the country! Now she and …
“I never thought of it that way : how to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times.” Guzmán, Mónica. Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2022]
This is the book selection for the Alamance-Elon 2023 Community Book Club. We will be offering two sessions for people to engage with this book. The …
Greetings! I’m Morgan O’Rourke, the Emerging Technologies Librarian at May Memorial Library. I’m thrilled to be in this role as I’m an avid tech enthusiast. I’ve been with ACPL for more than a year and was previously employed at Graham Public Library’s Children’s Department.
As part of my new job, I aim to …
Delicate condition. Valentine, Danielle. Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2023]
Trigger warnings: miscarriage, infertility, harm to animals
Every person who has been pregnant or wants/wanted to be pregnant will see themselves in this book.Anna Alcott is an actress who has just found real commercial success in a movie called The Auteur. She also is …
Eddings, Mazey. Tilly in Technicolor. New York : Wednesday Books, 2023.
I absolutely loved this neurodivergent romance! I would categorize it as YA/New Adult. The spice level is low, with most of the action happening off the page.
Tilly has ADHD, making her a larger-than-life cosmic mess. Her perfect older sister graduated from Yale …
Saeed, Aisha, Al-Marashi, Huda, Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah and Ali, S.K. “Grounded.” New York : Amulet Books, 2023.
This is a really great story for tweens, told by a bevy of Muslim authors!
The setting is an airport, where a storm has grounded all flights. The MONA (Muslims of North America) conference has just ended, so …