Whether you’re in the mood for a cozy read or a thrilling adventure, the Pratt Library has a ton of new books that you can enjoy this October. Take a look at our recent additions and a a few to your TBR list!
What’s New for Teens this October!
Dive into Read to Reef this October
This month, The Read to Reef program returns to the Pratt! Baltimore-area students in fifth grade or younger with a Pratt Library card can earn free admission to the National Aquarium by joining the Read to Reef Book Club. Take a look at these aquatic themed children books to enjoy this October.
Read to Me:
A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet
By Martha Brockenbrough
Green Machines and Other Amazing Eco-Inventions
By Michelle Meadows
The Earth and I
By Frank Asch
Read Together:
The Sea Hides a Seahorse
By Sara T. Behrman
My Dear Sea
By André Carrilho
The Girl Who Tested the Waters: Ellen Swallow, Environmental Scientist
By Patricia Daniele
Read on My Own:
Bud Finds Her Gift
By Robin Wall Kimmerer
Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us
By Olga Fadeeva
On an Ocean Journey: Animals in Motion Through the Seas
By Elizabeth Shreeve
Read for a Challenge:
Dive! The Story of Breathing Underwater
By Chris Gall
The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics
By Susan Hood
Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep
By Mark Leiren-Young
It’s Always your Lucky Day with Overdrive!
With the Pratt’s Lucky Day Collection, don’t don’t need a leprechaun to find a new book to treasure. Take a look at our collection of eBooks and eAudios that are available to download instantly with no wait.
Daydream
By Hannah Grace
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YA Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Join the Pratt Library in celebrating Hispanic and Latino voices, history, and culture with these Young Adult books. To enjoy more recommendations from our Pratt Librarians, check out our special Hispanic Heritage Month collection here.
An Embroidery of Souls
By Ruby Martinez
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Fireblooms
By Alexandra Villasante
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Get Real, Chloe Torres
By Crystal Maldonado
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Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
By Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
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Sanctuary
By Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher
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Queerceañera
By Alex Crespo
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The Girl You Know
By Elle Gonzalez Rose
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You’ve Awoken Her
By Ann Dávila Cardinal
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