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First Chapter Friday: Walking in Two Worlds
Science fiction by Wab Kinew, available in print in the library!
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Ms. Masters
Apr 262 min read
Review: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
In 1883 London, Silas Bell--a transgender, autistic teenager at a sinister boarding school--confronts ghosts and the patriarchy.
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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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Dec 6, 20212 min read
Review: Cemetery Boys, by Aiden Thomas
Review by Ms. Masters TL;DR Overall rating: 4.5/5 Genre: Mystery & thriller; romance & relationships Length: 344 pages One-sentence...
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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
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 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
Feb 5, 20211 min read
First Chapter Friday: Long Way Down
If you enjoy this taste of Jason Reynold's Long Way Down, you can order the print versions--we have the novel in verse AND the graphic...
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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 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 15, 20211 min read
First Chapter Friday: Dear Martin
In honor of MLK Day on Monday, I bring you this excerpt from Dear Martin, written by Nic Stone and read to you by Nic Stone! In Dear...
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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 11, 20201 min read
First Chapter Friday: What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth?
This short story can be found in the collection My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories, edited by Stephanie Perkins. You can...
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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
Nov 4, 20202 min read
Review: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, by Kiersten White
TL;DR Overall rating: 4/5 Genre: Horror & suspense Length: 292 pages One-sentence summary: The events of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein...
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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 22, 20201 min read
First Chapter Friday: Ten
If you enjoy this taste of Ten, you can reserve it for pickup right here or you can borrow the audio and electronic versions through the...
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