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February's Recommended Reads

All books mentioned in this edition of the Great Reads Newsletter are available on the Ocean County Library's OverDrive Collection and/or in our catalog. You can browse the entire OverDrive Collection here.

 

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Adult Fiction

How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days

by K.M. Jackson


Bethany Lu Carlisle is devastated when the tabloids report actor Keanu Reeves is about to tie the knot. How could the world's perfect boyfriend and forever bachelor, Keanu not realize that making a move like this could potentially be devastating to the equilibrium of...well...everything! Desperate to convince Keanu to call off the wedding, Lu and her ride-or-die BFF Truman Erikson take a wild road trip to search for the elusive Keanu so that Lu can fulfill her dream of meeting her forever crush and confess her undying love. Will Lu be able to find Keanu and convince him she's the one for him? Or maybe she'll discover true love has been by her side all along...

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Finding Home Again

by Brenda Jackson


Bryce Witherspoon's heart races every time she sees Kaegan Chambray. Everyone in town knows they can't stand each other, but the truth is, even though the man broke her heart ten years ago, she still feels that irresistible, oh-so-familiar jolt of desire.

When Kaegan returned to Catalina Cove to run the family business, he knew there'd be no avoiding Bryce. The woman he thought he'd one day marry was instead the biggest heartbreak of his life. But when Bryce lets slip a devastating secret, he discovers just how wrong he was to let her go all those years ago. He knows they both still feel the spark between them, but it'll take more than attraction to convince her.

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Young Adult Fiction

Blood Like Magic

by Liselle Sambury


After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every witch must pass to come into their powers—the one thing Voya Thomas didn't expect was to fail. When Voya's ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees—and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic.


Voya is determined to save her family's magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she'll first have to find the perfect guy—and fast.

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Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

by Joya Goffney


Quinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she's ugly cried, to "Things That I Would Never Admit Out Loud" and all the boys she'd like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. That is, until her journal goes missing . . .

Then an anonymous account posts one of her lists on Instagram for the whole school to see and blackmails her into facing seven of her greatest fears, or else her entire journal will go public. Quinn doesn't know who to trust. Desperate, she teams up with Carter Bennett—the last known person to have her journal—in a race against time to track down the blackmailer.

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Middle Grade Fiction

Black Boy Joy

Edited by Kwame Mbalia


Black boy joy is…

 

Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.

Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.

Finding your voice—and your rhymes—during tough times.

Flying on your skateboard like nobody’s watching.

 

And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

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When Life Gives You Mangos

by Kereen Getten


A small village on a Jamaican island. 

A girl who doesn't remember the previous summer. 

A best friend who is no longer acting like one; a new girl who fills that hole in her heart. 

A summer of finding fallen mangos, creating made up games and dancing in the rain. 

Secrets she keeps from others...and herself.

The courage to face the truth even in the toughest of storms. 

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Picture Books

What is Given from the Heart

Written by Patricia C. McKissack

Illustrated by April Harrison


"Misery loves company,"" Mama says to James Otis. It's been a rough couple of months for them, but Mama says as long as they have their health and strength, they're blessed. One Sunday before Valentine's Day, Reverend Dennis makes an announcement during the service— the Temples have lost everything in a fire, and the church is collecting anything that might be useful to them. James thinks hard about what he can add to the Temple's ""love box,"" but what does he have worth giving?

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Love

Written by Stacy McAnulty

Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff


What is love? Can you only express it in fancy meals, greeting cards, and heart-shaped chocolates? Kids will find love everywhere in this delightful book. It can be found in everyday moments such as baking cookies with grandma, notes from Mom in your lunchbox, or a family singing together on a car trip, and it isn't always what you expect!

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