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Adult Fiction
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo
A Place For Us, by Fatima Farheen Mirza Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving Gray Man, by Mark Greaney
A Ship Made of Paper, by Scott Spencer Greenwood, by Michael Christie
A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell
Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel Hawks Nest Chronicles, by Jonathan Heaslet
All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr Inspector Gamache series, by Louise Penny
American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
An Obvious Fact, Craig Johnson Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton
Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie Leave The World Behind, by Rumaan Alam
Anxious People, Fredrick Blackman Largo pétalo de mar (Spanish) / A Long Petal of the Sea (English) by Isabel Allende Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel García Books by Ashley Antoinette Márquez
Beach Music, by Pat Conroy Normal People, by Sally Rooney
The Blessing series, by Beverly Jenkins One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Blood Work, Michael Connelly Márquez
Burnt Sugar, by Avni Doshi Orphan X, by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
Catch-22, Joseph Heller Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
Circe, by Madeline Miller Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee
Connections in Death, by JD Robb Persuasion, by Jane Austen
Crossing to Safety, by Wallace Stegner Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese Prodigal Summer, by Barbara Kingsolver
Deacon King Kong, by James McBride Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier
Disappearing Earth, by Julia Phillips Red Rising, by Pierce Brown
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art, by Christopher Moore Olga Tocarczuk Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys
DUNE, by Frank Herbert Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart
Eva Luna, by Isabel Allende Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
Exit West, by Mohsin Hamid Survivor in Death, by J. D. Robb
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley
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The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho The Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo
The Alice Network, by Kate Quinn The Offing, by Benjamin Myers
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by The Once and Future Witches, by Alix E. Harrow Michael Chabon The Overstory, by Richard Powers The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, by Jan-Philipp Sendker The Pelican Brief, by John Grisham
The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein The Power, by Naomi Adlerman
The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood The Rose Code, by Kate Quinn
The Book of Longings, by Sue Monk Kidd The Searcher, by Tana French
The Book of Lost Names, by Kristin Harmel The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern Michele Richardson The Switch, by Beth O’Leary
The Chicken Sisters, by KJ Dell’Antonia The Time Keeper, by Mitch Albom
The Evening and the Morning, by Ken Follett The Unquiet Dead, by Ausma Zehanat Khan
The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett Albom The Weight of Ink, Rachel Kadish The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand The World that We Knew, by Alice Hoffman The Four Winds, by Kristin Hannah Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale The Girl with the Louding Voice, by Dare Abi Hurston
The Giver of Stars, by Jojo Moyes To the Bright Edge of the World, by Eowyn Ivey
The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck Transcendent Kingdom, by Yaa Gyasi
The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller
The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood Watership Down, Richard Adams
The Henna Artist, by Alka Joshi We Ride Upon Sticks, by Quan Barry
The House on the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune Where The Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V. E. Schwab Winter Counts, by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
The Light We Lost, by Jill Santopolo Year One, by Nora Roberts
The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
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Adult Non-Fiction
A Life on our Planet, by David Attenborough See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love, by Valarie Kaur A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction, by Christopher Alexander Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You, by Jason Reynolds A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell All About Love, by Bell Hooks The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics, by Urgent Lessons for Our Own, by Eddie S. Daniel James Brown Glaude Jr. The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Caste, Isabel Wilkerson Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein Centered: Trading Your Plans for a Life That Matters, Jason Brown The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs Cosmos, by Carl Sagan The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Alfred in the Dark, by Carl Sagan Lansing The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel your Life, Work, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the and Team With Positive Energy, by Jon Gordon World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, by Hans Rosling The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Fear is My Homeboy: How to Slay Doubt, Boss Up, Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz and Succeed on Your Own Terms, by Judi Holler The Gifts of Imperfection, by Brené Brown Good Morning, Monster, by Catherine Gildiner The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of Grit, by Angela Duckworth the Brooklyn Bridge, by David McCullough
Holy Smoke, the Big Book of NC Barbecue, by The Library Book, Susan Orlean John Shelton Reed The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Keep Sharp, by Sanjay Gupta Four Meals, by Michael Pollan
Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest by Michael Schumacher Journey, by Candice Millard
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by The Southeast Native Plant Primer, by Larry Michael Lewis Mellichamp
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, Robert The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Putnam Family and Defiance During the Blitz, by Erik Larson Professional Troublemaker, by Luvvie Ajayi Jones The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Ready to Rise: Own Your Voice, Gather Your Yourself, by Michael A. Singer Community, Step Into Your Influence, by Jo Saxton Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Don’t Know, by Adam Grant Lost World, by Stephen L. Brusatte
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Memoir/Biography 365 Thank Yous, by John Kralik This Will Make It Taste Good, by Vivian Howard Becoming, Michelle Obama Two Years Before the Mast, by Richard Henry Dana Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
Unbroken: A WWII Story of Survival, Resilience Educated, Tara Westover and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand Grant, by Ron Chernow Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, by Maya West, by Stephen Ambrose Angelou
We Should All Be Feminists, by Chimamanda Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer Ngozi Adichie Just As I Am, by Cicely Tyson Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal Just Mercy, by Brian Stevenson with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, by Spencer Johnson Know My Name, by Chanel Miller
Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty, by Helen Bryan
Men We Reaped: A Memoir, Jesmyn Ward Poetry Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek, by Annie Dillard Motel 8, by Ives Phillips Tears of the Silenced, by Misty Griffin Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, by Anita Barrows The Elephant in the Room, by Tommy Tomlinson
The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls
Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein The Hundred Story Home, by Kathy Izard
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson, by Mitch Albom
Untamed, by Glennon Doyle
Year of Yes, by Shonda Rhimes
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Children’s Picture Books and Chapter Books 11 Birthdays, by Wendy Mass Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss Ada Twist Scientist, by Andrea Beaty Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Rowling
Arlo Finch series, by John August Hatched, by Bruce Coville
Awful Auntie, by David Walliams Hilda and the Mountain King, by Luke Pearson
Babysitter’s Club series, by Ann M. Martin I Am Love, Susan Verde
Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny, by Marilyn Sadler
Billionaire Boy, by David Walliams Last Stop On Market Street, by Matt de la Peña
Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson Little Blue Truck, by Alice Schertle
Charlotte's Web, E.B. White Love, by Matt de la Peña
Chocolate Me! by Taye Diggs Magic Treehouse series, by Mary Pope Osborne
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman Marjory Saves the Everglades, by Sandra Neil Wallace Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam, by Cynthia Kadohata Mercy Watson series, by Kate DiCamillo
Daniel’s Good Day, by Micha Archer Misty of Chincoteague, by Marguerite Henry
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown, by Jeff Narwhal the Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton Kinney Oh, The Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss Dog Man, by Dav Pilkey One and Only Bob, by Katherine Applegate Dragons Love Tacos, by Adam Rubin Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, by Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodson Kimberly & James Dean
Echo, by Pam Muñoz Ryan PJ Masks series
El Deafo, by Cece Bell Pout-Pout Fish, by Deborah Dieson and Wes Adams El Pollo Pepe, by Nick Denchfield Princesses Wear Pants, by Savannah Guthrie Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson Roald Dahl books Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, by Chris Grabenstein Rules, by Cynthia Lord
Five Little Dinosaurs, by Make Believe Ideas Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Squeak! By Laura McGee Kvasnosky Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora Geronimo Stilton, series The Boy in the Dress, by David Walliams Good Night, Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann The Cardboard Kingdom, by Chad Sell
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The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss What Should Darla Do? by Ganit Levy
The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers, by Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein Mary Norton Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt You Matter, Christian Robinson The Day You Begin, by Jacqueline Woodson
The Good Egg, Jory John
The Heart and the Bottle, by Oliver Jeffers
The House at Pooh Corner, by AA Milne
The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes
The Infamous Ratsos, by Kara LaReau
The Kingdom of Wrenly series, by Jordan Quinn
The Last Firehawk series, by Katrina Charman
The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss
The Monster at the End of This Book, by Jon Stone.
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter
The Train to Impossible Places, by PG Bell
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
The Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchett
The Witches, by Roald Dahl
There’s a Bear On My Chair, by Ross Collins
Third Grade Angels, by Jerry Spinelli
Tickle Monster, by Josie Bissett
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, by Stephen Pastis
Vampirina Ballerina Hosts a Sleepover, by Anne Marie Pace
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Young Adult
A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett We Ride Upon Sticks, by Quan Barry
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith When They Call You a Terrorist, by Patrisse Khan- Cullors Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Attack on Titan series, by Hajime Isayama
Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
Concrete Rose, by Angie Thomas
Enrique's Journey, by Sonia Nazario
Grenade, by Alan Gratz
Harper Hall of Pern trilogy, by Anne McCaffrey
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
Heap House, by Edward Carey
Ink in the Blood, by Kim Smejkal
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
Ranger’s Apprentice series, by John Flanagan
Raybearer, by Jordan Ifueko
Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
Scythe, by Neal Shusterman
Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo
The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Marrow Thieves, by Cherie Dimaline
The Raven Cycle, by Maggie Stiefvater
This is My America, by Kim Johnson
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Kelly Regan Barnhill
Throne of Glass, by Sara J Maas
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Tower of Dawn, Sarah J. Maas
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