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Need a reading recommendation? Join the Augusta County Librarians as they read the first chapter of some of their favorite books from a variety of different genres including middle grade and YA!
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English
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25 episodes
since Sept. 4, 2020
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Pauli Murray was an activist, lawyer, priest, and so much more. While not as well-known as those who lauded her work like Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, she worked for decades to dismantle discriminatory practices in the United States for people of color, women, and the poor. Born a mix…
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Naledi Smith is working on her graduate degree and has no time for the annoying emails claiming she's the disappeared betrothed of Prince Thabiso of Thesolo. Thabiso can't resist the opportunity to track her down and see what life and love are like as a regular person. Can their undeniable chemistr…
This week's winner is the recent recipient of the Printz Award, given to the best work of young adult fiction each year.
Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri is a semi-autobiographical novel is about a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") who stands, trying to…
Our Middle Grade pick this week is the latest recipient of the Newberry Medal, When You Trap a Tiger, written by Tae Keller.
When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her Halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family…
This week’s first chapter is adult nonfiction Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy. Macy plunges the reader into this country’s more than twenty-year struggle with opioid addiction. However, through all of the greed, loss, and pain, Macy finds hope in …
This week’s first chapter for adults is We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry. The year is 1989 and the Danvers, Massachusetts High School girls’ field hockey team, the Falcons, will do anything to win states this year - even if it means tapping into some devilishly dark powers. Hilarious, bold, …
Our YA pick this week is Conversion by Katherine Howe, a chilling mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane that is Prep meets The Crucible. Inspired by true events—from seventeenth-century colonial life to the halls of a modern-day high school—Conve…
Our Middle Grade pick this week is Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk, a historical novel about a young heroine in Depression-era Maine who is navigating the rocky terrain of her new life on Echo Mountain.
This episode of First Chapter Fridays with ACL was recorded by Youth Services Librarian Hailee. To…
This week’s first chapter is The Lost City of Z by David Grann. This is a fascinating true story of deadly obsession in the Amazon and man’s quest for truth. After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, Grann set out to solve “the greatest exploration mystery of the 20th century:” what happened …
A festive entry in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, which sees wizards, a monster bashing nanny, and actual gods racing to save the Hogfather.
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