The Hamilton East Public Library is proud to present our selections for the Best Books of 2025! Explore our annual list for kids, teens, and adults, all curated by our expert librarians based on top circulating titles in the HEPL collection published in 2025. The 100 books and AV materials on these lists are perfect for gifting, book club selections, or personal reading. They include fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, picture books, and more! All of these items are in the Library’s catalog, and many are available in multiple formats, including e-books and audiobooks. Happy reading!
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For Kids
Picture Books
Will the Pigeon Graduate? by Mo Willems
The Pigeon prepares to graduate, but is he ready for what comes next?
Fairytale (Bluey) by Joe Brumm
Dad tells Bluey and Bingo a story set in a wild place call the eighties. When Dad was little, he was jinxed by his older brother, Rad, after he was being mean to his younger brother, Stripe. Will Dad break his curse, or will he never speak again?
What Would Bluey’s Mum Do? by Penguin Young Readers Group
Learn why Mum is so great, whether it’s because she has the best dance moves, or always knows what to say to make things better.
Me and Other Bunnies by Mo Willems
A group of bunnies come together and explore different pronouns.
Bear Feels Sad by Karma Wilson
Bear spends the day missing his friends until they reunite.
Early Readers
Hammerbarn (Bluey) by Penguin Young Readers Group
The Heeler family are shopping at Hammerbarn for a new pizza oven, and Bluey and Bingo play Neighbors with the gnome husbands Gerald and Hecuba to see if they will get along.
Pete the Kitty and the Mermaid’s Sandcastle by Kimberly & James Dean
Pete the Kitty and his mermaid friend Jessie work together to build a sandcastle. But the castle is missing something. Will one shell, two barnacles, three strands of seaweed, and more gifts from the sea be enough to make their sandcastle the best it can be?
The Berenstain Bears: Here Come the Bears! By Mike Berenstain
The Berenstain Bears are going to the Great Bear Museum to learn about different types of bears, and with the help of Doctor Bear and a magical Anywhere-Anyplace machine, they meet grizzly bears, polar bears, black bears and more.
Pete the Cat’s Mars Mission by Kimberly & James Dean
Marty is stuck on Mars, and it’s up to Pete the Cat to rescue him! Will Pete have the tools he needs to get Marty home?
Berenstain Bears: Get Outdoors by Mike Berenstain
The cubs are camping in their backyard, and Papa has decided to come, as he’s an expert camper; but when it’s time to set up the tent and start the fire, Papa is the one who needs help.
Chapter Books
Get Well, Pug (Diary of a Pug) by Kyla May
When Bub’s injury forces him to wear a cone, Duchess and Lune must convince him to overcome his embarrassment so he can perform in Bella’s pet choir.
The Secret of the Lost Gold (Unicorn Diaries) by Rebecca Elliott
In the dark woods a griffin guards a secret cave and the old king’s gold, but now Queen Juniper needs the gold to help restore the forest after a bad storm, so Bo and the unicorns seek out the griffin hoping to explain their need.
Night of the Dream Dragon (Dragon Masters) by Tracey West
When evil wizard Zoltan enters the Dream World hoping to find the Dream fountain, it is up to the Dragon Masters to stop him before he finds the fountain and unleashes his evil plan.
Karen’s Goldfish (Baby-sitters Club Little Sister) by Ann Martin
Karen and her little brother Andrew are getting goldfish! Karen and Andrew love to watch their fish swim around. Then something happens to Karen’s fish, Crystal Light, and nothing can make Karen feel better…until her witchy neighbor saves the day!
The Mini Mystery by Michael Anthony Steele
When Scooby-Doo and Krypto find things around the city have been shrunk by robots, they follow clues to solve the mystery of who is behind the mayhem.
Juvenile Fiction
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper by Jeff Kinney
You’re invited — RSVP for fun! Expect gobs of over-the-top antics as Greg throws an epic birthday party for none other than himself.
The Bad Guys (updated color edition) by Aaron Blabey
Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound–but their plan soon goes awry.
The Elder’s Quest (Warriors: Changing Skies) by Erin Hunter
As Leafbare approaches, a new danger threatens the Clans, who must navigate an ominous prophecy that foreshadows the destruction of the Moonpool and the end of the Cats’ connection to StarClan.
Mary Anne and the Great Romance (Baby-sitter’s Club) by Ann M. Martin
Mary Anne’s father and Dawn’s mother are getting married! The Baby-sitters think it’s so romantic; Mary Anne and Dawn are going to be baby-sitters, best friends, and sisters, too.
London Calling (City Spies) by James Ponti
The City Spies search for Cairo’s missing sister in Rome before returning to London to stop an attack on the royal wedding.
Graphic Novels
Mallory and the Trouble with Twins (Baby-sitters Club 17) by Ann Martin and Arly Nopra
When Kristy offers Mallory a steady job babysitting for the Arnold twins, Mal thinks it will be easy money, but once Mrs. Arnold leaves, Marilyn and Carolyn turn into terrors and trick Mallory so she can’t tell them apart.
The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud
Makayla has ideas but can’t form a story, Howard loves to draw but struggles with ideas, Lynda draws constantly but focuses on mistakes and Art loves trying something new — and together they form The Cartoonists Club!
Hilo: The Great Space Iguana by Judd Winick
Hilo and his friends reunite with Polly and Pip before embarking on an out of this world adventure.
Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase by John Patrick Green
Having a ghost in the halls of S.U.I.T. wouldn’t be so bad…except he’s possessing agents! New recruit Zeb–along with Cilantro, Bongo, Marsha, and everyone’s favorite Gators–must decipher the series’ biggest mystery EVER, free their pal, and finish the Inspectre’s unfinished business!
Besties: Prank War by Kayla Miller & Jeffrey Canino
Twelve-year-old best friends Trent and Sawyer accidently kick off a class-wide prank war in their middle school as they compete to win an online video challenge.
Juvenile Nonfiction
Underwater Battles by Jerry Pallotta
Contains four volumes of the “Who Would Win?” series that introduce facts about marine animals, comparing such aspects as their sizes, physical characteristics, and abilities.
Ultimate Pterosaur Rumble by Jerry Pallotta
Sixteen epic flying dinosaurs battle it out in a huge fight to become the champion? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts sixteen of the fiercest flying pterosaurs.
Ducks! (New and Updated) by Gail Gibbons
Dive into the world of ducks, one of the most recognizable birds in the world, in an updated book that includes the latest scientific information about ducks, including new species and preserving duck habitats.
Minecraft Survival Challenges by Random House Worlds
Are you ready to take your Minecraft survival skills to another level? However you love playing, this book is packed with challenges that will improve your ability and inspire fun new ways to enjoy the world of Minecraft.
LEGO How to Build Everything by Hannah Dolan
Kids will be inspired by the 200 LEGO ideas presented and discover how to build hundreds of incredible creations from a hot-dog car to a towering T. Rex.
For Teens
Middle School Fiction
When an imminent threat alert causes midnight evacuations across a swath of Colorado, four kids thrown together in an emergency relocation camp find themselves becoming unlikely friends. But after they accidentally stumble on evidence that casts doubt on the legitimacy of the evacuation, the kids begin to question everything and everyone around them.
One Wrong Step by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Twelve-year-old Atlas Wade has been climbing mountains for years, but after being forced to stay behind as his father joins a team of Mount Everest climbers, he sees an avalanche trapping his father’s expedition, then–along with their Sherpa Chodak and an American girl, Maddie–Atlas begins a perilous journey to rescue the team.
Resist: A Story of D-Day by Alan Gratz
When French-Algerian Samira’s mother is arrested by the Nazis, Samira must go on a journey through Nazi-occupied France to save her before it is too late…on the same day as D-Day.
Twelve-year-old Dexter Foreman has lived at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother since he was 6 years old, homeschooled by the residents until he’s forced to attend middle school, where he sticks out like a sore thumb.
Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson
In March 1776, Elsbeth Culpepper finally had hope, but the flames of war quickly turn all her hopes to ash. An epidemic rages in tandem with the American Revolution, and suddenly, her dreams of the future are reduced to one simple wish: survival.
Middle School Graphic Novels & Manga
Minecraft the Manga 1 by Kazuyoshi Seto
Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding Creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the ends of the Overworld.
The Love Report 3 by BeKa & Maya
Grace and Lola uncover more truths about romance, friendship, and the secrets that come along with them.
A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth, he was the reckless Sparrowhawk, and in his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets, unleashing a terrible shadow on the world.
Beyblade X 3 by Homura Kawamoto and Hikaru Muno
Team Persona is rising through the ranks of The X, but their path is blocked by the Wardens test! While they work to pass his trial, the intimidating Blaze Fujiwara develops the fastest Beyblade ever seen.
After losing his best friend to cancer, grieving Theo navigates a haunting alternate reality that embodies his depression, where he faces a shape-shifting monster and teams up with a mysterious girl to survive in a world where everyone has vanished.
High School Fiction
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. As the Games begin, Haymitch Abernathy understands he’s been set up to fail, but there’s something in him that wants to fight — and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.
All Better Now by Neal Shusterman
Three teens seek to unravel the truth behind conflicting agendas surrounding a deadly virus that could change humanity forever.
Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Players move into the next round of the Grandest Game, where millions of dollars in prize money are on the line — and new relationships, motivations, and threats come to light.
Escape the Pizzaplex: An Interactive Novel by Scott Cawthon
You are Cassie, a young girl trapped inside Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. Chased by terrifying animatronics as well as the nightguards, you’ve got to do whatever you can to make it out alive.
The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman
Told in alternating voices, seventeen-year-old Amy becomes the prime suspect in the murder of two students, including her best friend, and reluctantly teams up with school newspaper editor Liz to find the truth.
High School Graphics Novels & Manga
One Piece, vol. 108 by Eiichiro Oda
As Luffy and crew try to escape Egghead, the Navy’s armada surrounds the island. Leading the charge are Admiral Kizaru and a member of the mysterious Five Elders.
Spy X Family, vol. 13 by Tatsuya Endo
Twilight is on the ropes after his battle with an Ostanian spy! Can Nightfall save Twilight from disaster?
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Tales from the Pizzaplex, Graphic Novel Collection vol. 1 by Scott Cawthon
Maya can’t resist the temptation to explore an under construction section of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex, Aiden and Jace decide to scare some young kids in the Tube Maze of the Pizzaplex, and Fazbear technician Grady doesn’t listen to the voice in his head telling him to stay away from small, cramped places when doing his safety checks.
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Book of Savanaclaw 1 by Suzuka Oda
Stranded in the world of Twisted Wonderland, Yu must brave a magical school filled with ghosts, monsters, and uncooperative students! Yu finds herself at Night Raven College, a school for magic users, where the staff and students are getting ready for the interdormitory Spelldrive tournament.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu Academy, vol. 5 by Natsuki Hokami
Welcome to Kimetsu Academy, a school attended by the most exceptional students you’ve ever seen! This comedic spin-off of the international smash hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba pits Tanjiro, Nezuko, and all the rest of the Demon Slayer Corps against the trials and tribulations of student life.
For Adults
Literary Fiction
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
At 73, retired lawyer and devoted letter writer Sybil Van Antwerp navigates her daily life and reflects on her past, but when unexpected letters open old wounds, she must confront a painful chapter that reshapes her understanding of herself and her world.
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
As married Beth is pulled back into the orbit of her childhood love, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become.
In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day — partner, parent, creator, muse — and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us best.
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. So when her real dad–a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago–suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family.
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
Gail Baines is long divorced from her husband, Max, and not especially close to her grown daughter, Debbie. On the day before her wedding, Debbie shares with her parents a secret she has just learned about her husband-to-be. It will not only throw the wedding itself into question but also send Gail back into her past and how her own relationship fell apart.
Historical Fiction
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
As friends Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique, and Nakia move from the late 2000’s into the late 2020’s, from young adults to grown women, they must figure out what they mean to one another–amid political upheaval, economic and environmental instability, and the increasing volatility of modern American life.
A woman named Kyungha travels to Jeju Island on behalf of her friend, Inseon, to care for Inseon’s beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. The long-buried story of Inseon’s family surges into light, in dreams and memories passed from mother to daughter, and in the archive painstakingly assembled at the house, documenting a terrible massacre on the island.
Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates. As they become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a love she never imagined.
In a Dust Bowl-era Nebraska town burdened by the Great Depression and its dark past, a witch guarding memories, a grieving athlete, a cursed farmer, and a photographer with a time-bending camera grapple with buried secrets and the consequences of a nation’s forgotten history.
Far From Home by Danielle Steel
In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Then her world falls apart: she receives word that her husband Gregor was part of Operation Valkyrie, a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in Poland, and has been shot as a traitor. Now, holding a French passport handed to her by another high-level collaborator, she is whisked away from Paris under cover of darkness for her own safety.
Romance
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
As a photographer, Alice is most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. Sun-slanted days and warm nights out on the lake with shameless flirt Charlie are a balm for Alice’s soul, but when she looks up and sees his piercing green gaze directly on her, she begins to worry for her heart. Because Alice sees people, but she’s never met someone who looks and sees her right back.
On the Continent, being Modified means certain death–and Wren is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. When one careless mistake places her in the hands of the enemy and she’s forced to join their most elite training program, she’s finally handed the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks.
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance.
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: To write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years — or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives.
Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
Hendrix Barry has phenomenal friends, a loving family, and a thriving business that places her in the entertainment industry’s rarefied air. Tech mogul Maverick Bell may be the first to make her feel this seen and desired, but he’s the last one she can have…this man is off limits if she plans to stay the course she’s set for herself.
Mystery & Thriller
Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
Set in London in 1944, a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War find healing and hope in one another.
A secret from former Detective Sami Kierce’s college days comes back to haunt him. He knows he must solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past–and prove, after all this time, he’s nobody’s fool.
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Author Grady Green finds his wife’s car by the cliff edge.The headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there. . . but his wife has disappeared. A year later, Grady sees the impossible – a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.
Tegan, pregnant and outrunning her crumbling life, seeks refuge in a remote cabin during a blizzard. She discovers that her hosts may have ulterior motives and realizes she’s stuck in the middle of nowhere at the mercy of strangers.
The House of Cross by James Patterson
In Washington, DC, the president-elect’s list of Supreme Court candidates is highly confidential–until it becomes evidence in Detective Alex Cross’s toughest investigation. Cross is the FBI’s top expert in criminal behavior, and he must put himself in the most dangerous place there is: inside the mind of a diabolical killer.
Fantasy, Science Fiction & Horror
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits.
Arthur Oakes’s idyllic life is shattered when a local drug dealer and her partner corner him into one of the worst crimes he can imagine: stealing rare books from the college library. Trapped and desperate, Arthur and his closest friends smash reality and bring a creature of the impossible into our world. But their pact to save Arthur becomes a terrifying bargain in which the six must choose a new sacrifice for King Sorrow every year — or become his next meal.
Alice Law’s doctoral advisor, the greatest magician in the world, dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams.
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
When Zelu finds the courage to share her strange story, Rusted Robots, she does not realize she is about to embark on a life-altering journey–one that will catapult her into literary stardom but also perhaps obliterate everything her book was meant to be. From Chicago to Lagos to the outer reaches of space, Zelu’s novel will change the future not only for humanity but also for the robots who come next.
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust.
Nonfiction
Everything is Tuberculosis : The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
The author tells the story of Henry, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone, sharing the scientific and social histories of tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest disease, and how humanity’s choices can shape the disease’s future.
Hollis shares transformative questions that have guided the author’s journey of healing and growth, encouraging readers to confront fears, reassess circumstances, and take responsibility for their own development through her signature humor and vulnerability, ultimately aiming to inspire self-discovery and resilience in the face of life’s challenges.
In a book exploring how we can move from a liberalism that not only protects and preserves but also builds, Klein and Thompson trace the political, economic, and cultural barriers to progress and propose a path toward a politics of abundance. At a time when movements of scarcity are gaining power in country after country, this is an answer that meets the challenges of the moment while grappling honestly with the fury so many rightfully feel.
The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson and Vicky Ward
Chronicles the murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho in 2022 and looks at the investigation into the crime.
A blueprint for success in your life and career. An all-star line-up of Dana’s lifelong friends and Fox News personalities with wide-ranging talents and accomplishments share amazing stories about their own experiences, offering invaluable guidance and wisdom on a range of subjects.
Biography & Memoir
Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, under Halley’s Comet, the rambunctious Twain was an early teller of tall tales. Drawing on Twain’s bountiful archives, including his fifty notebooks, thousands of letters, and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow masterfully captures a man whose career reflected the country’s westward expansion, industrialization, and foreign wars.
The House of My Mother : A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
Exposes the hidden abuse the author endured from her mother, Ruby Franke, behind the scenes of the popular 8 Passengers YouTube channel, detailing Ruby’s strict control, influence from relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, and Shari’s path to healing after her mother’s 2023 arrest for child abuse.
Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates
The software giant explores his personal journey, recounting his early influences, friendships, family and first steps in computing that paved the way for his revolutionary career and later philanthropic focus, offering an intimate look at the experiences that shaped him.
The Tell: A Memoir by Amy Griffin
In her relentless search for the truth, Griffin probes the pursuit of perfectionism, control, and maintaining appearances that drives so many women, asking the question: When, in our path from girlhood to womanhood, did we learn to look outside ourselves for validation? And what kind of freedom is possible if we accept who we really are?
Careless People : A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
An insider account charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them.
Audiovisual
Historical Fiction
Director: Ridley Scott
Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home.
Hoopla Audiobook: The Amalfi Curse
Author & Narrator: Sarah Penner, Saskia Maarleveld
A nautical archaeologist searching for sunken treasure unearths a centuries-old curse, powerful witchcraft and perilous love on the high seas in this spellbinding novel.
Romance
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Black Bag is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agent George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test: loyalty to his marriage or his country.
Author & Narrators: Ali Hazelwood, Thérèse Plummer, Ben Holtzmuller
Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.
Mystery
Director: Edward Berger
It follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events- selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.
Libby Audiobook: The Missing Half (Coming Soon on Playaway)
Author & Narrators: Ashley Flowers, Alex Kiester, Saskia Maarleveld
Nicole “Nic” Monroe is in a rut. At twenty-four, she lives alone in a dinky apartment in her hometown of Mishawaka, Indiana, she’s just gotten a DWI, and she works the same dead-end job she’s been working since high school, a job she only has because her boss is a family friend and feels sorry for her.
Fantasy
Director: Jon M. Chu
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
Hoopla Audiobook: Spark of the Everflame
Author & Narrator: Penn Cole, Amanda Dolan
When old secrets catch fire, everything will burn. In a mortal world colonized by the gods and ruled over by their cruel offspring, the Descended, Diem Bellator yearns to escape the insular life of her poor village.
Nonfiction
DVD: NOVA: Decoding the Universe
Author & Director: Daniel McCabe, Jaroslav Savol
How big is the universe? What is it made of? Are we alone? Questions like these have inspired amazing discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the universe since the 1970s, shedding light on everything from exoplanets to black holes to the mysterious dark matter and energy that rule the cosmos.
Libby Audiobook: Everything Is Tuberculosis
Author/Narrator: John Green
Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.
Biography
Author/Director: Andrea Nevins
Monty Roberts, a nonviolent horse trainer who rejected traditional “breaking” methods, forms an unlikely friendship with Queen Elizabeth II.
Libby Audiobook: The House of My Mother (Coming Soon on Audiobook CD)
Author/Narrator: Shari Franke
Shari Franke’s childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers.
International Film
DVD World: I’m Still Here (Portuguese)
Author/Director: Walter Salles
While Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, a mother of five, is forced to reinvent herself and her family, resisting the oppression that hangs over the country.
Music CD
Thirteen-time Grammy winner, Academy Award winner, and two-time Golden Globe winner Lady Gaga releases 2025 album that includes the singles Die with a Smile and Disease.
Anime
Blu-ray Anime: My Hero Academia: You’re Next
Author/Director: Tensai Okamura
Izuku Midoriya, a U.A. High School student who aspires to be the best hero he can be, confronts the villain who imitates the hero he once admired.