BostonPL_BPL Staff Picks: February 2021Like this list

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• This Is My America

  Johnson, Kim

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  Teen Fiction. For much of Tracy's life, she has been focused on getting Innocence X to help fight for her father's release from jail. When she finally gets their attention, she is hopeful that her life is finally turning around. But then…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Burning

  Majumdar, Megha,

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  Fiction. A Burning is an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise—to the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies—and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mexican Gothic

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,

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  Fiction. This was an ill-advised choice of book to read before bed! It’s creepy, haunting, and incredibly well written. Think “The Haunting of Hill House” meets “Annihilation”. - AllisonH.

• My Vanishing Country

  A Memoir

  Sellers, Bakari

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  Nonfiction. This book teaches everyone who reads it how generational PTSD affects some Americans although they seem on the outside to have overcome it. After reading this book you realize how internal suffering can influence decisions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On the Prowl

  In Search of Big Cat Origins

  Hallett, Mark • Harris, John

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  Nonfiction. A comprehensive and fascinating account of the evolution and dispersal of this charismatic group of animals. Recognizing the relationship between organism and environment, the authors move beyond genetics and anatomy to address…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dear Girls

  Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life

  Wong, Ali

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  Nonfiction. This collection of letters by Ali Wong to her daughters made me laugh just as much if not more than her Netflix standup special, "Hard Knock Wife." Unabashed and intimate meditations on comedy, dating, marriage, and more. -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paper Girls: Deluxe Edition Book One

  Issues #1-10

  Vaughan, Brian K.

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  Teen Graphic Novel. It's the morning after Halloween in 1988, and a group of four 12 year old girls are out to deliver their newspapers by bike that morning. And that's when things start to get weird. Aliens. Pterodactyls with human…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Invited

  a Novel

  McMahon, Jennifer, 1968-

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  Fiction. A dream house becomes one of nightmares for a husband and wife attempting to start a new life in the woods of Vermont. Board by board, stone by stone, tragic events of the past creep toward the light in this crafty, ghostly tale.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Duke Who Didn't

  Milan, Courtney

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  Historical Romance. Chloe Fong is a busy woman, which means pining over her childhood sweetheart (who left three years ago and hasn't been back to visit her since) is right out. When Jeremy returns to support Chloe on the most important…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Open Borders

  the Science and Ethics of Immigration

  Caplan, Bryan Douglas, 1971-

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  Graphic Nonfiction. A provocative, almost solely economic argument from a libertarian economist in an accessible comic book format. Really, people of every political inclination will find at least a small thing to object to, but this book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fair Warning

  Connelly, Michael, 1956-

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  Mystery/Thriller. This propulsive third entry in Michael Connelly's series featuring veteran reporter Jack McEvoy will definitely have you thinking twice before submitting a DNA sample to any mail-order testing service. - ES

• Displacement

  Hughes, Kiku,

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  Teen Graphic Novel. Kiku Hughes is a really impressive artist - when you see the faces of the people she draws for this story, the emotions and thoughts are often visible, and even subtle when warranted, and she communicates just as much -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Uzumaki

  Spiral Into Horror

  Itō, Junji, 1963-

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  Graphic Novel. A small town in coastal Japan has been infected by an unnatural obsession with spirals, which drives its inhabitants to unspeakable acts. Junji Ito's unique, grotesque art is as creepy as ever, and his captivating premise…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art Forger

  Shapiro, B. A.

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  Mystery. Claire reproduces famous works of art for an online retailer, but when she gets an offer to reproduce one of the paintings that was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, she realizes the painting she's been given may be…Read moreRead more of this annotation