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Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible
An exciting stitch dictionary for advanced knitters. Shida's intricate stitches and panels are both complex and delicate, combining techniques in new and interesting ways. Includes a few garment patterns for those who can't wait to knit these beautiful stitches.
Jennie R
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:28:22-05:00
Jennie R
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/japanese-knitting-stitch-bible/
The Road Towards Home
Noah and Cassandra are re-acquainted at Clarion Court, a retirement community. The old friends must decide if they can work towards the next step in their relationship. An endearing love story about finding love in later years.
Connie W
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:26:29-05:00
Connie W
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-road-towards-home/
The Chosen and the Beautiful
Told from pro-golfer Jordan Baker's point-of-view, this retelling engages with 'The Great Gatsby' on the sentence level. Vo makes Jordan a queer Vietnamese adoptee who has magical powers, a lens that adds depth and nuance to Fitzgerald's explorations of class and belonging.
Jennie R
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:24:53-05:00
Jennie R
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-chosen-and-the-beautiful/
Elatsoe
Ellie lives in a world with things like magic, ghosts, and vampires. When her cousin dies, he comes to her in a dream to tell her he was murdered. She vows to find his killer and get revenge. Ellie is an engaging Indigenous protagonist and the mystery is very compelling.
Michelle M
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:22:55-05:00
Michelle M
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/elatsoe/
Shutter
Forensic photographer Rita Todacheene has a keen eye for crime scene details—and the supernatural ability to see and hear the ghosts they leave behind. The problem? These vengeful ghosts won't leave her alone until she brings their killer to bloody justice.
Alex Z
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:21:22-05:00
Alex Z
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/shutter/
New Adult
When Nolan receives magical crystals, he wakes up seven years into the future, where he's a successful 30-year-old comedian filming a Netflix special. Except... he's alone. This whimsical rom-com is a joyful ride for anyone who enjoys time travel books and movies.
Andrea W
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:19:38-05:00
Andrea W
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/new-adult/
Our Share of Night
Set against the backdrop of Argentina's complicated, dangerous political landscape of the 1980s and 90s, this tale of a powerful family steeped in occult power unfolds slowly and through different characters as it jumps forward and back in time.
Alex Z
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:18:00-05:00
Alex Z
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/our-share-of-night/
A Guest in the House
Abby has just moved into her new widowed husband's lake house and is haunted by his deceased wife and her own repressed desires in this stunningly illustrated horror graphic novel!
Elizabeth H
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:16:54-05:00
Elizabeth H
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/a-guest-in-the-house/
Inventing Latinos
Explores how the term Latino developed over decades to identify peoples from Latin American countries in the US. The book focuses on the precarious racial status of Latinos-- an identify for a group of marginalized people not quite Black, but not white either.
Janelle O
Arlington Public Library
2024-12-16T16:09:13-05:00
Janelle O
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/inventing-latinos/
Mistress of the Art of Death
"CSI" meets medieval England: Adelia Aguilar investigates a string of gruesome murders stirring up fear and prejudice along the River Cam. This first book of the series is a thrill ride through history, but science will lead you to whodunit.
Maria, Columbia Pike Branch Library
Arlington Public Library
2017-11-17T21:05:23-05:00
Maria, Columbia Pike Branch Library
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/mistress-of-the-art-of-death/
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