Check Out President Obama’s Summer Reading List at the Pratt

Posted on August 4, 2022August 1, 2022 by Ashley Barnes

Happy Birthday, President Obama! To celebrate we wanted to highlight some of the books spotlighted on Barack Obama’s 2022 Summer Reading List.

***Razorblade Tears***
**By S.A. Cosby**
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***The Family Chao***
**By Lan Samantha Chang**
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***Why We’re Polarized***
By Ezra Klein
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***The School for Good Mothers***
**By Jessamine Chan**
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***To Paradise***
**By Hanya Yanagihara**
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***Black Cake***
**By Charmaine Wilkerson**
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***The Candy House***
**By Jennifer Egan**
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***Sea Of Tranquility***
**By Emily St. John Mandel**
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***A Little Devil in America***
**By Hanif Abdurraqib**
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***Silverview***
**By John le Carré**
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***Velvet Was the Night***
**By Silvia Moreno-Garcia**
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***Mouth to Mouth***
**By Antoine Wilson**
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Summer Scary Stories for Kids

Posted on August 2, 2022July 29, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Do you remember reading Goosebumps as a kid? We hope that the young readers experience the same chills and thrills with these scary but age-appropriate books available on Hoopla.

*The Gravedigger*
by **Edgar J. Hyde**
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*Let The Monster Out*
by **Chad Lucas**
eBook

*Monsters In The Mist*
by **Juliana Brandt**
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*Ravenous Things*
by **Derrick Chow**
eBook

*Paola Santiago and The Forest of Nightmares*
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
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*Liar, Liar, Head on Fire*
by **Vera Strange**
eBook

*The Collectors*
by **Lorien Lawrence**
eBook

*Don’t Turn Out the Lights*
by **Jonathan Maberry**
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Hot Reads for Kids to Check Out this Summer

Posted on July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Kids can cool off this summer with these fun books available at the Pratt Library. They are perfect for participating in Summer Break Baltimore this July!

*Not Starring Zadie Louise*
by **Joy McCullough**
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*The Last Fallen Moon*
by **Graci Kim**
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*Crossing The Stream*
by **Elizabeth-Irene Baitie**
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*In The Beautiful Country*
by **Jane Kuo**
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*I Color Myself Different*
by **Colin Kaepernick**
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*Yoshi and The Ocean*
by **Lindsay Moore**
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*The Sweetest Scoop*
by **Lisa Robinson**
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*The Underground Railroad*
by **Kate Messenger**
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Falling for Colleen Hoover

Posted on July 20, 2022July 28, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

If you are on TikTok or Instagram, we are sure that you’ve seen a title of two from Colleen Hoover on your feed. The New York Times bestselling author has written 22 books in the YA fiction, contemporary romance, as well as thrillers. Here’s a few of her books that are available at the Pratt. Happy reading!

*Vertigy*
by **Colleen Hoover**
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*It End With Us*
by **Colleen Hoover**
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*Ugly Love*
by Colleen Hoover
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*November 9*
by **Colleen Hoover**
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*All Your Perfects*
by Colleen Hoover
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*Confess*
by **Colleen Hoover**
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*Maybe Someday*
by **Colleen Hoover**
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*Without Merit*
by **Colleen Hoover**
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*Heart Bones*
by **Colleen Hoover**
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Download FREE New Music Today with Your Library Card

Posted on July 18, 2022July 12, 2022 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

From Hip-Hop and R&B, to Country and Rock, Hoopla Music has the latest from chart-topping artists. Take a look and see what’s available to listen to this July!