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December - A book that reminds you of childhood
We often have those books on our shelves, bought for the nostalgia (or hey, even the need to work through dysfunctional family stuff). Find the book you bought that reminds you of childhood, and dive in.
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Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

Queens of Geek

Jen Wilde

262 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Tiger Writing: Art, Culture, and the Interdependent Self by Gish Jen

Tiger Writing: Art, Culture, and the Interdependent Self

Gish Jen

201 pages • hardcover • 2013

nonfiction art challenging informative reflective slow-paced
They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines by William Lindsay White

They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines

William Lindsay White

224 pages • 1942

nonfiction history informative fast-paced
My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries by Christina Rice, Agnes Garbowska

My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries

My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries comic series #1-5

Christina Rice, Agnes Garbowska

124 pages • digital • 2019 user-added

fiction childrens comics mystery lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Comes Back by Mary Shepard, P.L. Travers

Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Comes Back

Mary Poppins #1-2

Mary Shepard, P.L. Travers

357 pages • 1946

fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
Into the Great Wide Open by Kevin Canty

Into the Great Wide Open

Kevin Canty

256 pages • 1996

fiction emotional slow-paced
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo's Calling

Cormoran Strike #1

Robert Galbraith

456 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

432 pages • paperback • 1990

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Bedtime Stories for Worried Liberals: And Other Bedtime Stories for Worried Liberals by Stuart Heritage

Bedtime Stories for Worried Liberals: And Other Bedtime Stories for Worried Liberals

Stuart Heritage

144 pages • digital • 2019

fiction politics adventurous medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced