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Ms. Masters
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Beyond the Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Female Characters Who Matter
Scroll to the bottom for books with complex female characters! Ever noticed a quirky, free-spirited girl in a book, movie, or show who...
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Ms. Masters
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Book Review: Time travel novels
I fall down rabbit holes very easily. If I read a single book about a topic that really intrigues me, then I'm likely to read every other...
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Ms. Masters
Nov 13, 20241 min read
First Chapter Friday: Walking in Two Worlds
Science fiction by Wab Kinew, available in print in the library!
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Ms. Masters
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Review: Queen Hereafter (A Novel of Lady Macbeth)
TL;DR Overall rating: 4/5 Genre: Historical fiction Length: 352 pages in print; 12 hours, 16 minutes in audio format One-sentence...
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Ms. Masters
Jan 13, 20222 min read
Review: Wilder Girls, by Rory Power
TL;DR Overall rating: 3/5 Genre: Horror & suspense; adventure & survival Length: 400 pages One-sentence summary: When "the tox" hits an...
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Ms. Masters
Nov 4, 20214 min read
Happy Diwali!
Diwali, or Dipawali, is India's biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay...
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Ms. Masters
Oct 26, 20212 min read
Review: As I Descended, by Robin Talley
Review by Ms. Masters TL;DR Overall rating: 3.5/5 Genre: Horror Length: 384 pages One-sentence summary: Overachiever and...
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Ms. Masters
Apr 15, 20212 min read
Review: Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland
TL;DR Overall rating: 5/5 Genre: Historical fiction; speculative fiction Length: 464 pages One-sentence summary: An alternative-history...
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Ms. Masters
Mar 18, 20211 min read
First Chapter Friday: Little Women
If you enjoy this taste of Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, you can order the print copy for pickup at the library, or borrow the...
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Ms. Masters
Feb 28, 20211 min read
First Chapter Friday: Dread Nation
If you enjoy this taste of Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland, you can order the print copy for pickup or borrow the electronic and audio...
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Ms. Masters
Feb 19, 20211 min read
First Chapter Friday: Damsel
If you enjoy this taste of Damsel, by Elana K. Arnold, then you can order the print version for pickup at the library or borrow the...
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Ms. Masters
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Review: Black Girl Unlimited, by Echo Brown
TL;DR Overall rating: 5/5 Genre: Realistic fiction; magical realism Length: 304 pages One-sentence summary: In this heavily...
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Ms. Masters
Jan 29, 20211 min read
First Chapter Friday: Children of Blood and Bone
If you enjoy this taste of Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone, you can borrow the electronic or audio versions on the Sora app or...
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Ms. Masters
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Review: The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig
TL;DR Overall rating: 3/5 Genre: Fantasy Length: 304 pages One-sentence summary: A depressed and desperate woman is given the chance to...
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Ms. Masters
Jan 23, 20211 min read
First Chapter Friday: Black Girl Unlimited
If you want to read more of Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard, by Echo Brown, then you can borrow the...
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Ms. Masters
Jan 8, 20211 min read
First Chapter Friday: Horrid
If you're intrigued by this taste of Horrid, by Katrina Leno, you can order the book for pickup using the form on the library's homepage....
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Ms. Masters
Dec 4, 20201 min read
First Chapter Friday: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares
If you enjoy this taste of Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan, you can borrow the electronic and audio versions through the...
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Ms. Masters
Oct 29, 20201 min read
First Chapter Friday: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl
If you enjoy this taste of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, you can reserve it for pickup right here or you can borrow the audio and...
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Ms. Masters
Oct 1, 20202 min read
Review: Circe, by Madeline Miller
Overall rating: 5/5
Genre: Fantasy; retelling
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Ms. Masters
Sep 17, 20201 min read
First Chapter Friday: The Education of Margot Sanchez
Listen to an excerpt!
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