BostonPL_BPL Staff Picks: Best Books of 2019Like this list

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• Sal & Gabi Break the Universe

  Hernandez, Carlos Alberto Pablo, 1971-

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  Juvenile Fantasy. Cuban-American culture, alternate realities, and magic come together in this hilarious book about grief, friendship, and the meaning of family. Sal has been pulling things through holes in reality ever since his mother…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hello, Cookie Dough

  110 Doughlicious Confections to Eat, Bake & Share

  Tomlan, Kristen,

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  Nonfiction/Cookbook. This book is inspiring, funny, heartfelt, and filled with easy to follow, delicious recipes.  This is the kind of book that you want to take to bed with you to read as if it were a nonfiction book and not want to put…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ice

  Chilling Stories From a Disappearing World

  Buller, Laura, 1952-

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  Juvenile Nonfiction. Browse through the book, or dip a bit deeper into topics on two-page spreads covering everything from ice itself to the animals, plants, and peoples who have adapted to the coldest places on the planet. Photographs,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Say Nothing

  A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

  Keefe, Patrick Radden

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  Nonfiction. Keefe, an award-winning New Yorker staff writer, uses the notorious 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, as the starting point for this compulsively readable account of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Middlewest. Book 1

  Young, Skottie,

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  Graphic novel. Gorgeous illustrations tell the story of a boy who runs away from home to escape his abusive father. On his journey he joins a circus and makes new friends. This story keeps you interested and engaged. This is just book one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Know My Name

  A Memoir

  Miller, Chanel

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  Memoir. In 2015, Chanel Miller was the victim of a high profile sexual assault. In this searing, unforgettable memoir, Chanel paints a chilling portrait of the often unspoken but relentless effects of assault, the insidious culture of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gender Queer

  a Memoir

  Kobabe, Maia,

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  Graphic novel/Memoir. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society as asexual and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gideon the Ninth

  Muir, Tamsyn

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  Science Fantasy. Gideon Nav is an indentured servant to the Ninth House, and she’s ready to make her escape. Unfortunately, before she can do so, she gets roped into becoming cavalier to Harrowhark Nonagesimus, the Reverend Daughter of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Normal People

  a Novel

  Rooney, Sally,

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  Fiction. For a moment in 2019, Sally Rooney and Normal People seemed to be featured on every magazine and social media channel available. IMHO, for good reason. Rooney's unique voice and writing style carries the reader into the thoughts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hands Up!

  McDaniel, Breanna J.,

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  Picture Book. "Greet the sun, bold and bright! Tiny hands up! / Peek-a-boo--hands up! / 'Morning, baby. Time to get dressed, hands up.'" Each spread of this joyous picture book captures a scenario, beautiful in its ordinariness, in which a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red at the Bone

  A Novel

  Woodson, Jacqueline

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  Fiction. The book opens on Melodie's coming of age party held at her grandparents' home. The white dress she wears is being worn for the very first time, even though it had been custom made for Melodie's mother, 16 years earlier. From…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life Will Be the Death of Me

  ...and You, Too!

  Handler, Chelsea,

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  Memoir.  In this deeply introspective memoir, comedian, tv host, writer, and activist Chelsea Handler realizes that rage has been dictating her life.  She embarks on a journey of self-discovery with a psychiatrist, exploring her issues…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bride Test

  Hoang, Helen

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  Romance. Fans of The Kiss Quotient, rejoice: the sequel is even better. Khai Diep, who believes his autism renders him incapable of truly feeling love, is horrified when his mother brings him a potential bride from Vietnam. Esme Tran,…Read moreRead more of this annotation