A List of Lists: July 2012
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Nonfiction
Summer Fun
- Great Summer Series Reads
- Mystery Summer Bookish Mysteries
- Mystery Summer Authors as Sleuths
- Movies for the 4th of July
❤ Romance ❤
- Summer is for Lovers Teen Beach Romances (blog post)
- Paranormal Romance Featuring Dragons
- Hot Boys, Hotter Accents: Going Overseas to Fall in Love (blog post)
- Romance Novels of Eva Ibbotson (blog post)
For Teens
- Teen Novels That Take You Inside the World of Serial Killers
- Teen Summer Reads
- Mystery Summer Teen Mysteries
- The British (and Irish) Boys of Summer: A Summer Reading List Inspired by One Direction (blog post)
For Kids
- Historical Fiction for Children - Animals
- Superhero Books for Easy Readers
- Princess Books for Easy Readers
- Books About Fairies
- Children's Center Picks: Cakes and Cupcakes I and II, Pies and Cookies
- Fans of Fantasy
Movies and TV
- August 2012 DVD Releases Reserve Your Copy Now
- If You Liked the Remake, You'll Love the Original
- AFI's Top 10 Mystery Films
Comics
Local Favorites
- Italian Authors at Belmont
- Roosevelt Island Staff Picks
- MAPnificent Book List
This book list compliments the exhibition, MAPnificent: Artists Use Maps curated by Yulia Tikhonova. Explore the mystique of maps, enjoy the exhibition (through August 31) and these related titles! - Beauty in Reading
A reading companion to the exhibit Beauty in Reading, which was on view at the Mulberry Street Library through June 30, 2012. - Food and Foodways of the African Diaspora from Jessica B. Harris
- Audio libros: clásicos de la literatura
Thanks to Belmont, Parkchester, Kingsbridge, Bloomingdale, Mid-Manhattan, Seward Park, Westchester Square, Ottendorfer, Dongan Hills, Fort Washington, Children's Center at 42nd Street, Roosevelt Island, and Mulberry Street!
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