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December 29, 2021 | Our Favorite Books We Read in 2021

12/29/2021

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For our last Staff Book Reviews post of the year, we're  looking back at our favorite reads of 2021! Those that have been reviewed have links directly to the review posts!

Interestingly, most of our picks for 2021 were published in previous years! All are available in print either from EPLD or through interlibrary loan, a few can be checked out in large print, and many can be found as ebooks or audiobooks as well!
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Fighting Words

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker

2020, Dial Books for Young Readers

Fiction

Grades 5 - 8

Print copy at library; ebook available through Libby/Overdrive and Axis360; audiobook available through Axis 360


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The Second Mrs. Astor

Abé, Shana

2021, Kensington

Fiction

Print copy and large print at library

Read our review.


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Splatter

Alber, Diane

2018, Diane Alber Art LLC

Fiction

Grades Preschool - 3

Print copy at library

Read our review.


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They Both Die at the End

Silvera, Adam

2017, Harper Teen

Fiction

Grades 9 - 12

Print copy at library; ebook available through Libby/Overdrive, Axis360, and Freading; audiobook available through  Axis360

Read our review.


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Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

Shapiro, Dani

2019, Alfred A. Knopf

Biography

Print copy and large print available through interlibrary loan; audiobook available through Libby/Overdrive and Axis360


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The Box in the Woods

Johnson, Maureen

2021, Katherine Tegen Books

Fiction

Grades 9 - 12

Print copy and Playaway available through interlibrary loan; ebook available through Libby/Overdrive and Axis360; audiobook available through Axis360


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Fallen: A Novel of Suspense

Castillo, Linda​

2021, Minotaur Books

Fiction

Print copy and audiobook at library; ebook available through Axis360

Read our review.


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Into the Wild

Krakauer, Jon

1997, Anchor Books

Biography

Print copy at library; ebook available through Libby/Overdrive and Axis360


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The Tea Dragon Society

O'Neill, Katie

2017, Oni Press

Fiction

Grades 2 - 6; GN440L

Print copy available through interlibrary loan

Read our review.


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Elizabeth the Queen: the Life of a Modern Monarch

Smith, Sally Bedell

2012, Random House

Biography

Print copy at library; audiobook available through interlibrary loan; ebook available through Libby/Overdrive

Read our review.


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The Madness of Crowds

Penny, Louise

2021, Minotaur Books

Fiction

Print copy at library; large print, audiobook, and Playaway available through interlibrary loan; ebook available through Libby/Overdrive and Axis360; audiobook available through Axis360


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Down Among the Sticks and Bones

McGuire, Seanan

2017, TOR

Fiction

Print copy at library; large print available through interlibrary loan; ebook available through Axis360; audiobook available through Libby/Overdrive


Other books we enjoyed this year (some of which are only available through interlibrary loan):

Love Is by Diane Adams; You're Strong, Smart, and You Got This: Drawings, Affirmations and Comfort to Help with Anxiety and Depression by Kate Allan; Sister Joan Mystery series by Veronica Black; In a Gilded Cage by Rhys Bowen; Tell Me, Pretty Maiden by Rhys Bowen; Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop: a novel by Jenny Colgan; Atomic Habits by James Clear; The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede; Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia; The Lost City of Z: a Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann; Looking for Alaska by John Green; 7 Days of Simplicity: a Season of Living Lightly by Jen Hatmaker; Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by James Kwik; We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom; America's Holy Ground: 61 Faithful Reflections on Our National Parks by Brad Lyons; Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire; Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World by William H. McRaven; The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy; GMorning, GNight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda; In Awe: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning, and Joy by John O'Leary; Yours Cheerfully: a novel by A.J. Pearce; Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens; Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton; Artemis by Andy Weir; Trying by Kobi Yamada; The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon.

Have a Happy New Year, and we'll be back with new staff book reviews on January 5, 2021!​
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