EvaELPL
East Lansing Public Library
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My Sister, the Serial KillerMy Sister, the Serial Killer, BookA Novel
by Braithwaite, OyinkanBook - 2018Book, 2018
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Added Jan 14, 2019
My Year of Rest and RelaxationMy Year of Rest and Relaxation, Book
by Moshfegh, OttessaBook - 2018Book, 2018
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Added Oct 23, 2018
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Added Oct 01, 2018
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This is just a masterpiece of the written word; every sentence is like a dart and in turns wry, hilarious, wrenching, or delightful. One of my favorite reads this year by a large margin.
Conversations With FriendsConversations With Friends, BookA Novel
by Rooney, SallyBook - 2017Book, 2017
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Added Oct 01, 2018
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Added Oct 01, 2018
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Added Oct 01, 2018
A Discovery of WitchesA Discovery of Witches, Book
by Harkness, Deborah E.Book - 2011/02/08Book, 2011/02/08
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Added Oct 01, 2018
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Added Oct 01, 2018
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Added Oct 01, 2018
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The illustrations make this book -- you can't help but love Steve's dopey expression as he tries to be special!
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Added Oct 01, 2018
All Are WelcomeAll Are Welcome, Book
by Penfold, AlexandraBook - 2018Book, 2018
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Added Oct 01, 2018
And Then There Were NoneAnd Then There Were None, DVD
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
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Added Sep 07, 2018
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This is one of my favorite annual fall re-watches. The atmosphere, the cast, the setting -- I love them all, and it has the perfect atmosphere of creeping dread and then outright menace to get you ready for Halloween. Special shoutout to Aidan Turner's excellent eyebrow-acting.This is one of my favorite annual fall re-watches. The atmosphere, the cast, the setting -- I love them all, and it has the perfect atmosphere of creeping dread and then outright menace to get you ready for Halloween. Special shoutout to Aidan…
Added Sep 04, 2018
The Russian FiveThe Russian Five, BookA Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage
by Gave, KeithBook - 2018Book, 2018
Added Aug 30, 2018
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I'm an enormous hockey fan and I live in Michigan, so of course this was right up my alley, but I truly don't think you have to be a hockey fan to find this book fascinating! Gave does a great job of knitting together the story of the notorious championship lineup of the late 90s here (often with first-hand accounts) and the lengths both the Red Wings organization and the Russian players themselves had to go to in order to get them to out of the Red Army and into Detroit (think being smuggled out of hotels, bribery, and fake cancer). Even being mostly familiar with the story myself, it was fascinating to really pick through the details of how and why players like Federov and Konstantinov defected and the risks they ran in doing so.I'm an enormous hockey fan and I live in Michigan, so of course this was right up my alley, but I truly don't think you have to be a hockey fan to find this book fascinating! Gave does a great job of knitting together the story of the notorious…
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Added Aug 20, 2018
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What an absolute delight. While this book is centered around several familiar young adult touchstones -- a fantasy dystopian society in upheaval, peril and intrigue, and a special girl who is the key to right it all -- it was still such a wonderful breath of fresh air in a sometimes oversaturated market. The elaborate world-building is rooted in West African culture and mythology, nearly the entire cast of characters is black (almost unheard of in the whitewashed world of mass market YA, particularly YA fantasy), and Adeyemi is a deft hand at weaving in timely issues related to social justice and equity: abuse of power on a structural level, colorism, systemic oppression and disenfranchisment, class and wealth inequality, and more. Every component of this novel is pieced together deliberately and thoughtfully with evocative and emotionally resonant writing, and the final product sets a new high bar for the genre.What an absolute delight. While this book is centered around several familiar young adult touchstones -- a fantasy dystopian society in upheaval, peril and intrigue, and a special girl who is the key to right it all -- it was still such a wonderful…
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Added Aug 16, 2018
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I picked this one up on a whim, and was delighted to find that it ticked all my boxes: rich sense of place, unreliable narrators, codependent female friendship, and the combined current of danger and thrill that shot through everything. This was one of those books I was disappointed to finish, because I just wanted to keep reading more of it, or something just like it.I picked this one up on a whim, and was delighted to find that it ticked all my boxes: rich sense of place, unreliable narrators, codependent female friendship, and the combined current of danger and thrill that shot through everything. This was one…
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Added Jul 02, 2018
Do Not Lick This Book*Do Not Lick This Book*, Book*it's Full of Germs
by Ben-Barak, IdanBook - 2018Book, 2018
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Added Jun 30, 2018
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Added Jun 30, 2018
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Added Jun 30, 2018
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Added Jun 30, 2018
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Bright, sweet, and inclusive, this book is lovely through and through.
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Added Jun 30, 2018
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I love this bright, empowering look at what it means to be a mighty girl!
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Added Jun 30, 2018
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Added Jun 14, 2018
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A sweet story that follows a boy and his mother on an evening walk, this is a wonderful book that reminds us to notice and appreciate everything around us.
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