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A heartwarming story about growing up different, Aven's difference is being born without arms. Living with challenges both visible and not, Aven discovers that best friends make the best medicine, especially for the parts of ourselves that can't, or shouldn't, be fixed. [Raissa]
A powerful, much-needed novel contextualizing Black Lives Matter with a heartbreaking, yet ultimately uplifting, story. Featuring a strong female protagonist straddling her different worlds and finding her voice. [sweet pea]
Brockenbrough turns Alexander Hamilton's interesting life into interesting reading for armchair historians of all ages. It's quick, accessible prose is never dry, so be prepared: it kept me glued to my seat for hours. [Raissa]
Chances are, if you're reading this, you're a book lover. So this is the coffee table book for you! Beautifully reprinted are covers and pages from rare books, as well as the historic Library of Congress card catalog that used to keep them organized. You could pore over it for hours and still find something new to discover -- a lot like a real-life library. [Karen]
Giving someone Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat is like giving someone an entire cooking school education. More than delicious recipes, this book teaches principles about food, cooking, and flavors (I particularly love the World of Flavor wheel). Master her principles and you will be able to cook delicious food of any kind, with or without recipes. [Kenny]
"Feather" may sound delicate, but labels are often deceptive. It's a book about having to be a tough girl, gaining confidence, and defying expectations. It's also a meditation on self-worth, what is worth fighting for, and even the right to be called by your own name. [Raissa]
Julia Child is a cooking icon, and this intimate look into her discovery of French cooking is a must-have for the gourmand in your life. The photos, taken by her husband, Paul Child, not only show a cooking icon, but also highlight Paul's talent for photography. [Karen]
I love work that defies category, both in form and concept. This is Afrofuturist and extremely contemporary. This is poetry and essay and fiction. This is a good reason to get up in the morning in these hard times. This is. [Kenny]
This stunning collection profiles cats doing normal, everyday things (walking their fish, fetching pails of water, cuddling birds, tending grape vines) to the fantastic (one-horned ogre-cats). It has infiltrated my dreams. [Atticus]
Don't be distracted by the Southern setting and alternative American history, this series is a warped, romp-rollin', blood-thirsty Western, complete with lonesome heroes and wild steeds (read:hippos). [Raissa]
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