BostonPL_BPL Staff Picks: April 2022Like this list

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• Icebreaker

  Graziadei, A. L.

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  Teen Fiction. Mickey and Jaysen are longtime rivals and are competing to earn the top spot in the NHL Entry Draft. But when they end up on the same college team, their rivalry starts to deepen into something more. Fans of Check, Please!…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Five

  the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

  Rubenhold, Hallie,

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  Nonfiction. The untold story of the women killed by Jack the Ripper-Polly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, & Mary Jane-and a gripping portrait of Victorian London. Rubenhold, by focusing on the victims and their real stories, changes the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parable of the Sower

  Butler, Octavia E.

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  Science Fiction. It's 2025 and climate change and an economic crisis has led to social chaos in the US. Lauren lives in a walled-off California community, trying to avoid the dangers of the outside world where people are killed, or worse,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fangs

  Andersen, Sarah (Sarah C.),

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  Graphic Novel. A 300-year-old vampire begins dating a laid-back werewolf, and both soon discover there are unexpected side benefits to falling in love with a monster. - Shane J.

• Booked to Die

  a Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway

  Dunning, John, 1942-

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  Mystery. A tough guy, but also a bookworm? You betcha! The murder of a harmless book dealer draws Denver homicide detective Cliff Janeway into an extraordinary quest. Suddenly his sources become victims, and he begins to understand that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dactyl Hill Squad (Dactyl Hill Squad #1)

  Older, Daniel José

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  Children's Fiction. In an alternate (dinosaur-filled) version of Civil War-era New York, Magdalys and her friends at the Colored Orphan Asylum are facing more than enough problems from the racist adults around them when the Draft Riots…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chouette

  Oshetsky, Claire

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  Literary Fiction. A woman giving birth to an owl baby -- hopefully, the brief summary of the book has already intrigued you. The premise is taken seriously, from beginning to end, bringing the reader on an emotionally real journey of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Really Dig Pizza!

  a Mystery!

  Candy James (Group),

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  Children's Graphic Novel. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard while reading a book. This graphic novel/early reader explores the perils of withholding the truth when two friends uncover the mystery of the lost pizza. Worth a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bright and Breaking Sea

  Neill, Chloe

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  Historical Fantasy. This adventure novel -- set in a fantasy world very like our own during their version of the Napoleonic Wars -- follows Captain Kit Brightling, a woman with an Alignment for the sea, who started out as an orphan and has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vinyl Moon

  Browne, Mahogany L.,

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  Teen Fiction. After a violent assault by her boyfriend, Angel is moved by her family from California to New York City. She must navigate a new city, new weather and new school while confronting her history. Through new relationships…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lupe Wong Won't Dance

  Barba Higuera, Donna

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  Children's Fiction. This laugh-out-loud chapter book shares the trials of Lupe Wong, a twelve year old aspiring MLB pitcher. Lupe's uncle has promised to introduce her to her favorite baseball player, but only if she gets all As.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fence. Volume One

  Pacat, C. S,

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  Teen Graphic Novel. I'm totally obsessed with this series! The dynamic between the teammates is phenomenal, the tension between all three rivals is incredibly well done, as well as two incredibly slow burn romances that will keep you on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Now That I've Found You

  Forest, Kristina,

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  Teen Fiction. Evie is just days away from awarding her reclusive ex-movie star Grandma, Evelyn Conway (AKA Gigi), an award. But Gigi has vanished and so Evie enlists the help of a cute musician she can't trust named Milo to find her. It's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to See

  Nhất Hạnh, Thích,

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  Nonfiction. A pocket-size book on how we can look more deeply, explore differing perspectives, and overcome initial perceptions. This is one of multiple books by Thích Nhất Hạnh in The Mindfulness Essentials series, which includes How to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cloud Cuckoo Land

  a Novel

  Doerr, Anthony, 1973-

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  Science Fiction. Doerr has created a science fiction epic celebrating books and libraries that reaches back to fifteenth century Constantinople, through present-day Idaho, to an interstellar starship traveling through space decades from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Long Thread

  Women of Color on Community, Craft, and Connection

  Hewett, Jen,

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  Nonfiction. This book contains interviews, profiles, and essays by people of color in the crafting community in North America. One of the people profiled is a Boston local, Virginia Johnson, who owns the store Gather Here located in Inman…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

  the Complete Manga Collection. Vols. 1-2

  Sumino, Yoru,

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  Teen Graphic Novel. An awkward introverted high school boy finds his classmate's diary and reluctantly befriends her after learning she has a terminal illness. Together they navigate high school friendships and learn about what makes life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Nutmeg's Curse

  Parables for a Planet in Crisis

  Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-

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  Nonfiction. This wide-ranging exploration of the historical legacies of colonialism and imperialism draws together topics as diverse as military carbon accounting and Amazonian shamanism to present a broad case for the persisting relevance…Read moreRead more of this annotation