The Librarian Recommends - February 2022
By Rebecca Strauss, Library Director
February 9, 2022
Our Library Director curates great reads for our students every day. Now, she's sharing some recommendations for the rest of our community to enjoy. Stay tuned every month for new suggestions!
Fiction
By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
"Best-selling author Jasmine Guillory's reimagining of a beloved fairy tale is a romantic triumph of love and acceptance and learning that sometimes to truly know a person you have to read between the lines."
Non Fiction
Run: Book One by John Lewis
"The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series March, Run is the continuation of the life story of John Lewis and the struggles seen across the United States after the Selma voting rights campaign."
Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James
"A sharp-witted and deeply insightful look into the storied world of elite prep schools from the first African-American legacy student to graduate from The Taft School."
Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice by Yusef Salaam
"This inspirational memoir serves as a call to action from prison reform activist Yusef Salaam, of the Exonerated Five, that will inspire us all to turn our stories into tools for change in the pursuit of racial justice."
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