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May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a month to celebrate this community's contributions to our society and culture. These books features AAIP-identified characters and authors, honoring their contributions to American Literature.

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Roy is not a dog book cover
Roy is not a dog book cover

Roy is not a dog

Esmé Shapiro

jE Shapiro
Picture Books, Mystery, Animals

"On Lilypod Lane, everyone knows everything about everybody . . . or so they believe! When curious paperboy Weasel encounters his mysterious neighbor Roy on his route, he becomes convinced that Roy is actually a dog!"--

Dogs are people too! Wonderful storytelling and adorable illustrations abound in this latest from Esme Shapiro and Daniel Newell Kaufman. -Casey

This is not my lunch box! book cover
This is not my lunch box! book cover

This is not my lunch box!

Jennifer Dupuis

j591.73 Dupuis
Nonfiction, Kids, Animals, Picture Books

"Join in on a surprising camping trip and discover the favorite meals of your favorite forest creatures--from the wood frog to the moose. Rich art illustrates the beautiful biodiversity found in our forests and expressive, repetitive text helps even the youngest naturalists learn all about...

A cute book about animal diets that keeps kids guessing from page to page! -Anne W

The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession book cover
The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession book cover

The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession

Finkel, Michael, author.

364.16287 /Finkel
Nonfiction, True Crime, Art / Art History

"For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten years-in museums and cathedrals all over Europe-Breitwieser...

This book got rave reviews and has been very popular, but I had to give it mention...You'll be left wondering just what kind of person steals pieces of art on a weekly basis, from churches and small museums, in order to basically create their own collection of hundreds of priceless items. That they then store in their room. In their mother's house. For real. -Candice

Worry : a novel book cover
Worry : a novel book cover

Worry : a novel

Alexandra Tanner

FICTION Tanner Alexandr
Literary Fiction

"Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings-turned-roommates navigating an absurd world about to suffer great change-a Seinfeldian novel of existentialism and sisterhood. It's March of 2019, and twenty-eight-year-old Jules Gold-...

I found much relatable about this, even if the characters are a little younger than me. It's a bittersweet and still funny exploration of being siblings and dealing with your weird parents, all while navigating your 20s and figuring out what you want from life. It's quirky with dry humor throughout. -Amanda

Attachments book cover
Attachments book cover

Attachments

Rainbow Rowell

FICTION Rowell, Rainbow
Romance

Beth and Jennifer know their company monitors their office e-mail, but they still spend all day sending each other messages, gossiping about their coworkers at the newspaper and baring their personal lives like an open book. When Lincoln applied to be an Internet security officer, he hardly...

I love these characters, I love the setup, I love how Rowell makes things just messy enough to be real and relatable. Could not recommend it enough! -Amanda

Math, 100 ideas in 100 words : a whistle-stop tour of key concepts book cover
Math, 100 ideas in 100 words : a whistle-stop tour of key concepts book cover

Math, 100 ideas in 100 words : a whistle-stop tour of key concepts

Sam Hartburn

510 /Hartburn
Nonfiction, Science

One of the first titles in a cutting-edge new series created in partnership with The Science Museum, this book introduces 100 key areas of math such as geometry, algebra, probability and pure math, and explains each topic in just 100 words. Perfect for getting your head around big ideas clearly and...

Having a grade-schooler allows me to remember all the fun I had in school (yes, I was a schoolie). Particularly in math, where games like "Around the World" allowed me to relish in competitive arithmetic. Weird, I know! For me, high school was the last time I studied any math, having chosen a creative/literary path instead, and so I'm enjoying reading these blurbs about all the theories and philosophies I used to know. Favorite quote so far? "...It is beyond doubt that many things became easier once people became comfortable with the concept of nothing..." -Melody

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