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This February, celebrate Black voices with new and popular books from our collection. Also this month, explore titles from our Freedom to Read recommended booklists and look ahead to Valentine's Day with some romance staff picks. Plus, it's awards season! Discover our staff lists for award-winning movies and music, and play detective with nordic noir crime stories. 

Black Voices, Bold Stories

Black Boys Like Me cover

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Black Boys Like Me

Morris, Matthew R.

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Scientific Marvel cover

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Scientific Marvel

Undi, Chimwemwe

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Code Noir cover

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Code Noir

Lubrin, Canisia

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Broughtupsy cover

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Broughtupsy

Cooke, Christina

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Village Weavers cover

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Village Weavers

Chancy, Myriam J. A.

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The Pages of the Sea cover

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The Pages of the Sea

Hawk, Anne

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What I Mean to Say cover

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What I Mean to Say

Williams, Ian

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Salvage cover

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Salvage

Brand, Dionne

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Above the Noise cover

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Above the Noise

DeRozan, DeMar

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Perfect Little Angels cover

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Perfect Little Angels

Anioke, Vincent

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West of West Indian cover

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West of West Indian

Corridon, Linzey

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The Beautiful Dream cover

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The Beautiful Dream

Hutchinson, Atiba

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Born to Walk cover

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Born to Walk

Nkuranga, Alpha

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Unlike the Rest cover

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Unlike the Rest

Oriuwa, Chika Stacy

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Blackness Is a Gift I Can… cover

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Blackness Is a Gift I Can…

Hess, R. Renee

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We Rip the World Apart cover

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We Rip the World Apart

Carr, Charlene

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Ignite cover

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Ignite

De Grasse, Andre

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Gleem cover

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Gleem

Carrasco, Freddy

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Pride and Joy cover

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Pride and Joy

Onomé, Louisa

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Let It Go cover

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Let It Go

Knight, Chelene

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My Fighting Family cover

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My Fighting Family

Campbell, Morgan

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A Darker Shade of Blue cover

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A Darker Shade of Blue

Merith, Keith

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Black Cake, Turtle Soup,… cover

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Black Cake, Turtle Soup,…

Blizzard, Gloria

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Tender Beasts cover

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Tender Beasts

Sambury, Liselle

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Stories That Open Minds

The Adventures of Captain… cover

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The Adventures of Captain…

Pilkey, Dav

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Captain Underpants and the… cover

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Captain Underpants and the…

Pilkey, Dav

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Melissa cover

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Melissa

Gino, Alex

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And Tango Makes Three cover

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And Tango Makes Three

Richardson, Justin

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Drama cover

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Drama

Telgemeier, Raina

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ttyl cover

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ttyl

Myracle, Lauren

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I Am Jazz cover

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I Am Jazz

Herthel, Jessica

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Bone cover

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Bone

Smith, Jeff

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A Day in the Life of Marlon… cover

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A Day in the Life of Marlon…

Bundo, Marlon

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It's Perfectly Normal cover

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It's Perfectly Normal

Harris, Robie H.

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Scary Stories to Tell in… cover

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Scary Stories to Tell in…

Schwartz, Alvin

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The Adventures of… cover

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The Adventures of…

Twain, Mark

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Bad Kitty Gets A Bath cover

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Bad Kitty Gets A Bath

Bruel, Nick

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The Adventures of Super… cover

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The Adventures of Super…

Pilkey, Dav

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The Giver cover

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The Giver

Lowry, Lois

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The Family Book cover

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The Family Book

Parr, Todd

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Jacob's New Dress cover

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Jacob's New Dress

Hoffman, Sarah

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Nasreen's Secret School cover

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Nasreen's Secret School

Winter, Jeanette

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Heather Has Two Mommies cover

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Heather Has Two Mommies

Newman, Lesléa

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My Princess Boy cover

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My Princess Boy

Kilodavis, Cheryl

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Prince & Knight cover

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Prince & Knight

Haack, Daniel

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Uncle Bobby's Wedding cover

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Uncle Bobby's Wedding

Brannen, Sarah S.

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Read Freely: Challenged Books for Thoughtful Readers

The Apprenticeship of Duddy… cover

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The Apprenticeship of Duddy…

Richler, Mordecai

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Bad Medicine cover

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Bad Medicine

Reilly, John

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Betty cover

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Betty

Robertson, David

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The Handmaid's Tale cover

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The Handmaid's Tale

Atwood, Margaret

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Beloved cover

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Beloved

Morrison, Toni

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Milk and Honey cover

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Milk and Honey

Kaur, Rupi

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Lives of Girls and Women cover

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Lives of Girls and Women

Munro, Alice

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Of Mice & Men cover

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Of Mice & Men

Steinbeck, John

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The Diary of A Young Girl cover

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The Diary of A Young Girl

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A Clockwork Orange cover

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A Clockwork Orange

Burgess, Anthony

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Essex County cover

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Essex County

Lemire, Jeff

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The Bluest Eye cover

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The Bluest Eye

Morrison, Toni

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The Absolutely True Diary… cover

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The Absolutely True Diary…

Alexie, Sherman

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Fifty Shades of Grey cover

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Fifty Shades of Grey

James, E. L

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Hunger Games cover

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Hunger Games

Collins, Suzanne

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The Glass Castle cover

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The Glass Castle

Walls, Jeannette

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Fun Home cover

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Fun Home

Bechdel, Alison

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The Things They Carried cover

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The Things They Carried

O'Brien, Tim

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A Child Called 'it' cover

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A Child Called 'it'

Pelzer, David J.

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Nickel and Dimed cover

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Nickel and Dimed

Ehrenreich, Barbara

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Neonomicon cover

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Neonomicon

Moore, Alan

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The Awakening cover

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The Awakening

Chopin, Kate

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I Know Why the Caged Bird… cover

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I Know Why the Caged Bird…

Angelou, Maya

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Award-Nominated Music and Film

Tales of Love and Friendship

Bridget Jones Inspired Stories