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Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia
Sequel to Raven and introduction to our favorite green shape-shifter, Beast Boy, this graphic novel expands on what we know about Beast Boy from the tv show and DC comics. We learn about how Beast Boy discovers his powers, as well as what circumstances lead to eventually meeting Raven. The artwork is just as stunning as the first book, if not expanded in color and style. This book engages with topics such as animal activism, high school popularity, and body dysmorphia.
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Friends Paperback Sale
Fiction paperbacks are 10 for $1 at this pop-up sale. The sale ends January 20 so come soon for the best selection!
You'll find racks of paperbacks next to the stairs on the main floor with a variety of fiction, mystery, romance, western, science fiction classics and fantasy to choose from.
Select your books then place your donation in the collection box located in the Book Nook.
Happy Reading!
Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia
As a fan of the classic Teen Titans animated tv show I grew up with in the 2000s, I was very excited to read the first in this graphic novel series. It elaborates on the origin of Raven, a sort of dark-sorceress, half demon superhero who has lost her memory in a car crash with her mother and is rediscovering herself for the second time. The artwork is stunning and original, and the story itself left me very eager to read the next books in the series, Beast Boy, Beast Boy Loves Raven, and Robin. This book engages with topics such as grief, super powers, and self discovery.
All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
Australian author, Trent Dalton, is back with another highly imaginative, beautiful yet gritty story full of memorable characters.
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
Antebellum Virginia is the setting of this eloquently written historical novel by Edward P. Jones, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2004 and the National Book Critics Award in 2003.
A Star is Bored by Byron Lane
Author Byron Lane based his book, A Star is Bored, on the life of Carrie Fisher (he had been her assistant). In the novel, a movie star called Kathi Kannon, who has made it big playing Priestess Talara in a runaway sci-fi movie sensation, hires Charlie B
Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber
In her latest collection of linked short stories Secrets of Happiness (2021), Joan Silber writes about the impacts of a father’s secrets on his extended family and the people in their lives.
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
In A Holidaze is a Christmas romance centered on Maelyn, who is in her mid-twenties, hates her job, and is unhappily single. The one happy place in Maelyn’s life is the cabin where her family always spends the holidays with her parents’ college friends and their children (including Andrew, Maelyn’s longtime crush). Unfortunately, this Christmas is the end of an era: the cabin is being sold.
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
I recently asked Laurel, a member of our circulation team, for a recommendation. Laurel was deep into We Begin at the End (2021) by British author Chris Whitaker.