AJ's Staff Picks


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Book cover for "The adventure zone"
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Adventure zone volume 3.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Our boys have gone full-time at the Bureau of Balance, and their next assignment is a real thorny one: apprehending The Raven, a master thief who's tapped into the power of a Grand Relic to ransack the city of Goldcliff. Local life-saver Lieutenant Hurley pulls them out of the woods, only to throw them headlong into the world of battle wagon racing, Goldcliff's favorite high-stakes low-legality sport and The Raven's chosen battlefield. Will the boys...
Book cover for "Angels in America"
Star rating for Angels in America
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Dramatizes the effects of AIDS on the United States through the experiences of lawyer Roy Cohn, a Mormon couple, and a young man called Prior Walter.
Book cover for "Antigone"
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5 stars
Book cover for "Mythology"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A collection of Greek and Roman myths arranged in sections on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, the Trojan war, and a brief section on Norse mythology For over fifty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton's classic...
Book cover for "Redefining realness"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"In a landmark book, an extraordinary young woman recounts her coming-of-age as a transgender teen--a deeply personal and empowering portrait of self-revelation, adversity, and heroism. In 2011, Marie Claire magazine published a profile of Janet Mock in which she publicly stepped forward for the first time as a trans woman. Since then, Mock has gone from covering the red carpet for People.com to advocating for all those who live within the shadows...
Book cover for "Rising out of hatred"
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5 stars
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An "account of Derek Black's journey from white supremacist hero to apostle of tolerance"--
Book cover for "She would be king"
Star rating for She would be king
Average Rating:
5 stars
Book cover for "Surpassing certainty"
Star rating for Surpassing certainty
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Riveting, rousing, and utterly real, Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world--without a road map to guide her. The journey begins a few months before her twentieth birthday. Janet Mock is adjusting to her days as a first-generation college student at the University of Hawaii and her nights as a dancer at a strip club. Finally content in her body, she vacillates between flaunting and concealing...
Book cover for "The three Theban plays"
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5 stars
Book cover for "Tipping the velvet"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Book cover for "The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle, the only passenger, and the only female aboard a seedy ship on a transatlantic voyage from England to America in 1832, becomes caught up in a feud between the murderous captain and his mutinous crew. Accused and convicted of murder, Charlotte decides to reveal what really happened aboard the Seahawk