North Liberty Library

Guest: Rina Jensen Website: https://www.fullpotential-us.com/

Guest: Alicia Bogard Website: https://www.sootheia.com/

Carnival Chaos by Tracey Baptiste and Kwame Mbalia Read alikes: Root Magic by Eden Royce Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor Split Second by Janae Marks

Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera Read alikes: Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne That Thing About Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar Starfish by Lisa Fipps

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee Read alikes: My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor The Gentleman's Guide To Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Seven Minutes In Candyland by Brian Wasson Read alikes: Invisible Son by Kim Johnson The Truth About White Lies by Olivia A. Cole Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

Guest: Dana James Website: https://blackiowanews.com

The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon Read alikes: The Science of Friendship by Tanita S. Davis The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa Read alikes: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew Hubbard Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

The Everybody Experiment by Lisa Moore Ramee Read alikes: Not Nothing by Gayle Forman The Shape of Lost Things by Sarah Everett Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

Sun Keep Rising by Kristen R. Lee Read alikes: Chaos Theory by Nic Stone And Other Mistakes by Erika Turner We are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox by Marti Dumas Read alikes: Tangled Up In Mayhem by Merrill Wyatt The Friendship Feature by Stacia Deutsch Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Alma Presses Play by Tina Cane Read alikes: Ellen outside the Lines by A.J. Sass American Betiya by Anuradha D. Rajurkar How to Find What You’re Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

Panelists for 2024: Senator Janice Weiner North Liberty Mayor Chris Hoffman North Liberty City Councilor Brian Wayson ICCSD Board Members Lisa Williams & Charlie Eastham CCA Board member Allison Momany North Liberty Youth Councilors Anaya Patil & Olivia Roling Watch the library events calendar and catch us again next year!

Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango Read alikes: The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera

The Do-Over by Lynn Painter Read alikes: Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood You Were Made For Me by Jenna Guillaume ASAP by Axie Oh

How To Disappear Completely by Ali Standish Read alikes: A Home For Goddesses and Dogs by Leslie Connor Eggs by Jerry Spinelli Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa Read alikes: Gwen & Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron Teach the Torches To Burn by Caleb Roehrig Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell Read alikes: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger November is Native American Heritage Month. Find more information here: https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/ Read alikes: Eagle Drums by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is observed November 17-23. Learn more here: https://hhweek.org/ Read alikes: Shelter by Christie Matheson Parked by Danielle Svetcov No Place Like Home by James Bird

Always the Almost by Edward Underhill Transgender Awareness Week is celebrated November 13-19. Find more information here: https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/transgender-awareness-week-transgender-day-of-remembrance Read alikes: Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender All Out edited by Saundra Mitchell

Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older You are never too old for Dinovember. Learn more here: https://dinovember.com/dinovember Read alikes: Dinotopia by James Gurney Knights Vs. Dinosaurs Matt Phelan Marvel-verse: Moon Girl by Brandon Montclare Z. Rex by Steve Cole

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace Read-alikes: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White Confetti Realms by Nadia Shammas The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis

The Hero Next Door edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich October is Diversity Awareness Month. Learn more here: https://thediversitymovement.com/global-diversity-awareness-month/ Read-alikes: Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World edited by Penelope Bagieu Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black In America edited by Ibi Zoboi Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices...