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Looking for recommendations for your next read? Wanting to read outside your go-to genre? Listen in each month while we discuss this month's recommended read - If Cats Disappeared from the World. A story about what makes life worth living.

Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac read-alikes The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron The Moon Within by Aida Salazar Moo by Sharon Creech Wish by Barbara O’Connor The Sea in Winter by Christine Day Ancestor Approved: intertribal stories for kids edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner read-alikes Leah on the Offbeat Dumplin by Julie Murphy The (un)popular vote by Jasper Sanchez Any of the Lumberjanes graphic novels Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

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This month Amy and Jillian discuss their reactions to Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue. If you're looking for a solid historical fiction book with compelling characters, look no further! Even those who may not love historical fiction will find this book enthralling.

Sue and Amy review and discuss topics and major themes of Yuri Herrera's Signs Preceding the End of the World.

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Y'all know I love all things Jason Reynolds. He is a national treasure. Did you love hearing the first story in Look Both Ways? Here are more books you might want to try: Class Act by Jerry Craft The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbalia Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson

Love middle grade and YA books but don't know what to read next? Erin's got you! The Witch King read alikes include: Cemetery Boys by Thomas Aiden Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco A court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas Blood like Magic by Liselle Sambury Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

Loteria by Karla Arenas Valenti read-alikes Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster Me, Frida, and the secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young Amira & Hamza: the war to save the worlds by Samira Ahmed The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan

So Many Beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow read-alikes Little Women by Louis May Alcott Admission by Julie Buxbaum Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous tales by Soman Chainani (retellings) The Diviners (series) by Libba Bray Conceal, Don’t Feel by Jen Calonita (twisted Disney tale) The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He

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Join Amy and Emily as we discuss The Twisted Ones by T.Kingfisher aka: Ursula Vernon. It's a thrilling horror worth the read for sure!

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Amy and Mike discuss Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli. The author masterfully weaves a story about family with the heartbreaking realities faced by displaced peoples over centuries of human history.

Join Amy and Candice as they discuss this year's All Iowa Read selection - Little Faith by Nickolas Butler. It is sure to open up questions and conversation around life in the midwest and how we each connect with faith.

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This is a review and discussion of Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death. This new graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's original novel is a fantastic way to revisit a classic or delve into the story of Billy Pilgrim's life for the first time.

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Join Kellee and Amy as they discuss this collection of essays about how the internet treats our identities and our lives as commodities.

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Check out what librarians Jennie and Amy think about Sarah Gailey's science fiction and weird western book that focuses on a point in history that would've changed the United States in a big way!

Two librarians talk about this month's book, America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo. A book that weaves together the stories of three generations of women from one immigrant family. Stories about community, history, and the shades and movement of our lives.

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