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#BookFaceFriday “Songs of the Humpback Whale”
Today we’re giving it our best shot at speaking whale… HhhAaapEEE BooookffAaace FrrrriiiidAAaayyy! While we didn’t see any whales off the coast of Puerto Rico, we did take advantage of the beach for...
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#BookFaceFriday “The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist”
To #BookFace, perchance to dream… “Poetry is all I have to give. I don’t know any other way to help.” Based on real-life abolitionist Gertrudis Gomez de Avellanda (Tula), Margarita Engle’s book of...
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#BookFaceFriday “Bossypants”
This #BookFace is working for the weekend… Full of belly laughs and her real life stories,” Bossypants” by Tina Fey, is the perfect choice for your next read. I actually did laugh out loud while...
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#BookFaceFriday “The Progeny: A Novel”
Being the descendant of a famous serial killer isn’t all it’s cracked up to be… “The Progeny: A Novel” by Tosca Lee, is the first novel in her Descendants of the House of Bathory series. It’s a...
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#BookFaceFriday “Miracle on 49th Street”
This week’s bookface was nothing but net! Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica is the story of professional basketball player Josh Cameron, who is suddenly confronted by 12-year-old Molly, the...
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#BookFaceFriday “Louisiana’s Way Home”
There’s no place like home for this week’s #BookFaceFriday! From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are—and deciding who you want to be. “Louisiana’s Way...
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#BookFaceFriday “Very Valentine”
If the shoe fits… Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani is the first book in the Valentine trilogy, and was an obvious choice for the week of Valentine’s Day! Love, travel, and shoes… what more could a...
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#BookFaceFriday “A Factory of Cunning”
Who’s up for a little #BookFace intrigue? Take a trip to eighteenth-century England with this week’s #BookFace title. Get to know Mrs. Fox as she navigates upper class society after escaping her...
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#BookFaceFriday “Carry On”
Who needs space when you’ve got #BookFaceFriday? Magic school, love trouble, political intrigue, and monsters running around, this week’s #BookFace really does have everything. Nebraska author, Rainbow...
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#BookFaceFriday “Gossamer”
Have you been dreaming of #BookFaceFriday? “An owl called, its shuddering hoots repeating mournfully in the distance. Somewhere nearby, heavy wings swooped and a young rabbit, captured by sharp talons,...
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#BookFaceFriday “Girls Resist!”
A is for Activism, B is for #BookFace! #BookFaceFriday this week is highlights our “Who Runs the World?: Women’s History” collection on Nebraska OverDrive Libraries! “Girls Resist!: A Guide to...
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#BookFaceFriday “Last Night at the Blue Angel”
This week’s #BookFace has all that jazz … #BookFaceFriday continues to celebrate Women’s History Month with Nebraska Book Award-winning author Rebecca Rotert and her literary debut Last Night at the...
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#BookFaceFriday “I Am Malala”
#BookFace and Women’s History, it doesn’t get much better than that! #BookFaceFriday this week is definitely a double threat as a part of both our “Who Runs the World?: Women’s History” collection on...
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#BookFaceFriday “Public Library and Other Stories”
O magic place it was — still open thank God. -Alexandra Harris What could be more appropriate than this week’s #BookFaceFriday highlighting National Library Week! Celebrate with “Public Library and...
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#BookFaceFriday “The Good Neighbor”
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood! It’s a beautiful day for a neighbor with this week’s #BookFaceFriday! If the sight of a red cable knit cardigan brings a smile to your face, and our opening...
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#BookFaceFriday “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”
I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as … this #Bookface! “If there was only one tree like that in the world, you would think it was beautiful. But because there are so many, you just can’t...
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#BookFaceFriday “Class Mom”
Do you take your PTA meetings with a side of snark? We have a #BookFaceFriday for you! “Class Mom: A Novel” by Laurie Gelman (Macmillan Audio, 2017) is an available audiobook to all Nebraska OverDrive...
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#BookFaceFriday “Things We Don’t Know We Don’t Know”
#BookFaceFriday is being blown away by Nebraska’s new State Poet! Matt Mason, Nebraska’s recently proclaimed State Poet for the term of 2019-2024, visited us to chat about poetry and his new role on...
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#BookFaceFriday “Rosie’s Glasses”
Sometimes all you need is a new perspective . . . This week’s #BookFace is all about rocking that perfect pair of specs! “Rosie’s Glasses” by Dave Whamond (Kids Can Press, 2018). It’s a wordless...
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#BookFaceFriday “Stoner”
This week’s #BookFaceFriday is kind of a bummer, man… Does this #BookFace look familiar? You might recognize this cover from Sam Shaw’s recent Friday Reads post about “Stoner” by John Williams (NYRB...
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