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October Staff Picks

Monday, October 29, 2018
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Get recommendations from our library staff!

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Bryan holding his book pick

Bryan from the University Park Branch [2] suggests The Food Lab [3] by J. Kenji López-Alt. "López-Alt uses a fun, engaging tone to describe the complex chemical and physical reactions that make up cooking."

[BOOK [4] / E-BOOK [5]]

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Jackie holding her book pick in front of bookshelves

Jackie from the Pablo Creek Regional Library [7] recommends J.P. Delaney's Believe Me [8]. "This book has twists and turns as you follow the path of an actress/pathological liar. You never know whether she is just acting or lying—or just being herself."

[BOOK [9] / E-BOOK [10] / E-AUDIO [11] / LARGE PRINT [12]]

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Andrew holding his book pick

Andrew from the Main Library [14] recommends Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise [15] by William Kotzwinkle. "This is no ordinary tale. Walter is an autocratic hero."

[BOOK [15]]

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Casey holding her book pick

Casey from Pablo Creek [7] recommends Not Quite Narwhal  [17]by Jessie Sima. "This debut book has a creative plot, and teaches you that it’s okay to be different... plus, who doesn’t love unicorns and narwhals?"

[BOOK [17]]

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Chewbaca from Webb Wesconnett Regional Library [19] recommends Geof Smith's I Am a Wookiee. [20] “Be careful what you read—books can take you on adventures to new worlds and transform you into someone new."

[BOOK [20]]

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[2] https://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/locations/university-park-branch
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[6] https://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/files/spiritasjpg
[7] https://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/locations/pablo-creek-regional
[8] https://jkpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=&qu=TITLE%3Dbelieve+me+&qu=AUTHOR%3Ddelaney+
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