BostonPL_BPL Staff Picks: November 2023Like this list

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• They Hate Each Other

  Woody, Amanda

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  Teen Romance. Jonah and Dylan can't stand each other, but their friends have always that they would make a great couple. So when a homecoming mishap makes it look like they're together, Jonah and Dylan decide to fake date and stage a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Murder

  Williams, Katie, 1978-

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  Mystery. Brought back from the grave using the newest technology, Lou has to adjust to life as a mom, wife and murder victim. This book was not at all what I was expecting and kept me guessing all the way through. - Ayelet R., Jamaica…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pageboy

  a Memoir

  Page, Elliot, 1987-

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  Memoir. The journey of talented actor Elliot Page as he comes to terms with being a trans man in the entertainment business. I liked learning more about this interesting actor. - Shane J., Charlestown Branch Library

• The Borrow a Boyfriend Club

  Powars, Page

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  Teen Romance. Trans teen Noah wants to prove to his new classmates -- and especially himself -- that he's really a boy, and decides the best way to do this is by joining a club where students "rent" the members as fake boyfriends for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

  Chakraborty, Shannon

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  Fantasy. "Bored stay-at-home mom/retired pirate queen has to get the crew back together for one last heist” is a heck of a premise to live up to, but Chakraborty handles it with aplomb! Her plotting and pacing are impeccable, with the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sisters of the Lost Nation

  Medina, Nick,

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  Fiction. Anna, a young member of the Takoda tribe, is on the hunt for answers about women mysteriously disappearing from the reservation as she simultaneously dives deeper into the myths and stories of her people, all while being haunted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Used-to-Be Best Friend

  Quigley, Dawn

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  Children's Early Chapter Book. Jo Jo is a charismatic first grader with some big concerns, mainly that Fern, her best friend at school, doesn't want to be friends with her anymore and that getting shots will deflate Mimi, her cat and #1…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Haunting on the Hill

  Hand, Elizabeth,

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  Horror. A struggling playwright and her troupe rent a gothic mansion to practice a play. But something has been waiting in Hill House all these years, and it no longer intends to walk alone... This follow-up to Shirley Jackson's "The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lungfish

  a Novel

  Gilliss, Meghan,

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  Fiction. Tuck's husband Paul moves Tuck and their young daughter to an isolated island off the coast of Maine. Tuck does not understand what has led them to this. In Gilliss' gorgeous prose, timelines shift, and neither Tuck nor the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grand Slam Romance. Book 1

  Hicks, Olivia,

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  Graphic Novel. The Belle City Broads are determined to win it all this year in the softball league. Hotshot pitcher Mickey Monsoon will lead them there, if they don’t get distracted by old flame Astra, newcomer Wolfgang, or the rivalry…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Only Good Indians

  a Novel

  Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972-

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  Horror. Four American Indian men who were childhood friends, find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives, against an entity that wants revenge for what they did during an elk hunt ten years earlier. As someone who doesn't…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer on the Bluffs

  A Novel

  Hostin, Sunny

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  Fiction. In the exclusive Black beach community of Oak Bluffs, the three unofficial goddaughters of rich and successful Amelia Vaux Tanner gather for one last summer together before Amelia bequeaths her home to one of them. This beach read…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Boys Cry

  Howley, Jonty,

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  Children's Picture Book. Levi's first day at a new school has him scared to the point of tears, but he's told big boys don't cry. On his way to school he sees men from all walks of life shedding tears and this causes him to question the…Read moreRead more of this annotation