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Staff Picks
Let Me Finish!
Even the youngest among us can be a victim to SPOILERS! Our hero just wants to finish his book, but every where he goes someone almost ruins it for him. Can he find somewhere peaceful to enjoy those last few pages?
2020-01-08T11:09:46-05:00
Nico, Youth Services Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/let-me-finish/
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
In this timely memoir, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas details his life as an undocumented citizen and humanizes his struggle to belong. He raises an often overlooked issue - the reason for migration in the first place.
2020-01-08T11:12:32-05:00
Alexandra, Business Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/dear-america-notes-of-an-undocumented-citizen/
Seconds
A delightful modern-day fairy tale that asks the question if you could change it all, would you? More importantly, should you? Deceptively simple, quirky art helps to bring this story to life.
2020-01-08T11:21:05-05:00
Megan, Branch Manager
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/seconds/
Nevernight
In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family. Nevernight is an exciting, dark, violent, heart-wrenching, and completely magical start to a new series.
2020-01-08T11:27:31-05:00
Rhiana, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/nevernight/
The Great Quake
A fascinating account of Alaska's 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. Focusing on the people who lived it, and the scientists who studied it, Fountain's vivid writing makes the time come alive in. A surprising page-turner.
2020-01-08T11:30:01-05:00
Jennie, Collection Engagement Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-great-quake/
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
An alternative history of 19th-century England, with the premise that magic once existed and has returned to the titular characters. It explores the boundaries between reason and unreason in a way that excites the reader and features a cast full of compelling characters.
2020-01-08T11:37:55-05:00
Thomas, Maker Library Associate
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell/
The Sandman
Mikael is found wandering after 13 years thought dead. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Joona Linna races against time to save Mikael's sister and Saga Bauer goes undercover in a top security psychiatric ward to pry secrets from a convicted madman before he can kill again.
2020-01-08T11:41:04-05:00
Sarah, Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-sandman/
The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul
A gem of a book with concrete suggestions for anyone who supports social justice but feels overwhelmed in their personal, professional, or political life.
2020-01-08T11:50:08-05:00
Kate, College and Career Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-age-of-overwhelm-strategies-for-the-long-haul/
Ignite the Stars
Action-packed sci-fi epic with smart teen girls tackling the ultimate problems in the universe and shocking plot twists? "Ignite the Stars" has it all! A page-turner perfect for readers who enjoy other dystopian YA series like "Hunger Games," "Legend," and "Divergent."
2020-01-08T11:53:45-05:00
Claire, Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/ignite-the-stars/
Brick
The film debut for the writer and director of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and "Knives Out," "Brick" is an integral part of the neo-noir genre, complete with fast-talking dames, murder, and intrigue.
2020-01-08T12:00:16-05:00
Katelyn, Maker Librarian
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/brick/
