BostonPL_BPL Staff Picks: January 2020Like this list

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• The Blue Fairy Book

  Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912,

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  Folktales. In 1889 Andrew Lang published this collection of stories, and so changed children's literature forever.  It was the first in a series of collections, traditional tales and legends drawn from the work of folklorists like the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Close Encounters Man

  How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs

  O'Connell, Mark,

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  Biography. O'Connell chronicles the life of J. Allen Hynek and his incredible influence both on the UFO community and on how popular culture views unexplained phenomena, government intervention, and other subjects that feel ripped right…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Milkman

  a Novel

  Burns, Anna, 1962-

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  Literary/Historical Fiction. In this Booker Prize-winning novel, set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a young girl becomes intimidated by the unwanted attentions of a powerful paramilitary. - Eileen

• A Corner of White

  Moriarty, Jaclyn

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  YA Fantasy. Two teens meet-cute under strange circumstances: they live in parallel dimensions, but accidentally begin exchanging letters through a crack between their two worlds. Moriarty builds Madeleine and Elliott's twin worlds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Doomsday Book

  Willis, Connie

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  Science Fiction. Kivrin time travels for an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history where she has become an unlikely angel of hope. But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands her in a bygone age as her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• And Then There Were None

  Christie, Agatha

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  Mystery. The elusive U.N. Owen invites ten secretive strangers to his island mansion, where a mysterious killer begins picking them off, one by one. Set to the tune of a creepy children's rhyme, this classic mystery kept me guessing until…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Comrade

  An Essay on Political Belonging

  Dean, Jodi, 1962-

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  Nonfiction. "In 'Comrade', theorist Jodi Dean examines the use of political nomenclature and how terms can describe or disfigure relationships that are based on shared political struggle." -Maty C.

• Butterfly, Butterfly

  Horáček, Petr

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  Picture Book. If, like me, you're longing for summer, take a few minutes to read Butterfly, Butterfly. As young Lucy searches her garden for a butterfly, she encounters myriad other insects, wriggling and glimmering across the pages. Die…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Olive, Again

  A Novel

  Strout, Elizabeth

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  Fiction. A sequel to Olive Kitteridge, this book is a collection of short stories that are centered on Olive herself, those connected to her, or those in her town of Crosby, Maine. Olive is an elderly woman who is full of strong opinions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Anxiety Toolkit

  Strategies for Fine-tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points

  Boyes, Alice

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  Self-Help/Nonfiction. Anxiety is an issue for many people in our society, and the holidays can be an extra stressful time.  This book offers useful tips for managing your anxiety allowing you to live a better, healthier, happier life.  -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Squire's Tale

  Morris, Gerald, 1963-

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  Middle Grade Fantasy. In this light-hearted (but often gory) retelling of Arthurian legend, an orphan raised by a hermit becomes Sir Gawain's squire and joins him on his quests. I loved this series as a kid, and I stand by that as an…Read moreRead more of this annotation