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National Months Book Picks

"Have You Seen Her?"

by Janice Erlbaum (2008)

This memoir details the author's volunteering at a homeless shelter that she once lived in twenty years ago. She meets a young adult who grew up in an abusive home. Author Janice Erlbaum follows the young girl through her journey deciding to become her legal guardian until she learns a shocking secret.

January

National Mentoring Month

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"The Prime of Jean Brodie?"

by Muriel Spark (1961)

The British classic is a doomed story of an eccentric and charismatic Scottish teacher who inspires cult-like reverence with her students.

"Homegoing?"

by Yaa Gyasi (2016)

This beautifully written international bestseller follows the path of three sisters and their ancestors from Africa to Southern plantations to New York's Harlem.  This lyrical book captures the horrors of slave trade and the bond of family.

February

Black History Month

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"James"

by Percival Everett (2024)

For readers who suffered through or chose not to read Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Everett's novel captures the same period, but instead of a young southern white boy, the tale is told through the perspective of the black slave, Jim,

now known a James.

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