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Spring 2021
The Kite Runner
Print Book
"This is an amazing book that everyone should read. It addresses the topics of guilt, friendship, and loyalty in a way that will leave the reader speechless."
-Portia
Five Feet Apart
Print Book from Other Libraries
"In this bittersweet romance, two teens struggling with cystic fibrosis find love where they least expect to: the hospital. Five Feet Apart is such a cute book and one of my favorites. It's both funny and heartbreaking."
(anonymous)
Me Before You
Print Book from Other Libraries
"It's impossible not to fall in love with the characters and story in this deeply emotional and insightful novel. Me Before You tells the story of a man and a woman in a small British town: one is confined there, and one has confined herself there. Readers might think they're getting into a romance, but instead they find themselves enmeshed in a beautiful, emotional, and suspenseful novel."
(anonymous)
기생충 = Parasite Kisaengch'ung = Parasite
DVD
"This is a film of such dramatic power and innovative comedy and romantic poetry and melancholy beauty that upon exiting a screening, you might well feel the urge to tell everyone in the lobby of the multiplex to delay their plans to check out some mainstream offering because if they truly love cinema, they should see THIS movie, immediately."
(anonymous)
Princess Mononoke
DVD
"Rarely does any film, animated or otherwise, immerse you in such a vivid landscape and engage your senses so strongly."
(anonymous)
Fall 2020
When Breath Becomes Air
Print Book
"Beautifully written, somewhat poetic medical autobiography written by a neurosurgeon who dies of lung cancer and his journey from provider to patient"
-Kyler
Walkout
DVD
"Based on a true story, this movie follows the East LA walkouts protesting education conditions and racial bias in high schools."
-Austin
Thick and Other Essays
Print Book
"Thick is a series of essays about politics, sociology, and intersectionality narrated with humor."
-Rebecca
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)
Print Book
"It is a prequel to The Hunger Games. It is about a young President Snow and his relationship with the 10th Hunger Games"
-Portia
Tales of the Madman Underground
Print Book from Other Libraries
"Lose yourself in this book. It will take you on a journey and teach you on dealing with adversity and overcoming obstacles!"
-Jenny
Children of Blood and Bone
Print Book
"With the BLM movement going on, this adult fantasy book is perfect for highlighting Black authors and is a great read."
-Ashley S.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief
Print Book
"Best book series EVER! Made me fall in love with Greek mythology."
(anonymous)
Carve the Mark
Print Book from Other Libraries
"This is a good escape from the real world. Author of Divergent series.-- Action, adventure, love, pain, etc."
(anonymous)
A Brief History of Time
Print Book
"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, wonder about what makes you curious."
-Ashley
Neruda - Selected Poems
Print Book
"Spanish poems with English translations. Some beautiful and haunting work."
(anonymous)
Energy and Civilization
Print Book
"An amazing book on the energy of the world, how it can be used, and how to share it."
-Kyler
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Print Book
"Don't be spooked by the Middle English! (reading aloud helps) Also, there's an upcoming film adaptation!"
(anonymous)
