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Domestic Violence Awareness Month

10/11/2022

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we've partnered with Green Haven Family Advocates to bring you a list of resources and personal stories regarding partner violence and family violence. Green Haven's 24-hour Crisis Line is (608) 325-7711. Reach out to them if you need assistance.

*Why Does He Do That?, Lundy Bancroft, print | ebook
It’s My Life Now, Meg Kennedy Dugan & Roger R. Hock, print
It Wasn't Your Fault, Beverly Engel, print
Invisible Chains, Lisa Aronson Fontes, print
Invisible Girls, Patti Feuereisen, print
Surviving, Beverly Gooden, print
I Just Want Out, Jodi Schuelke, print
Goodbye Sweet Girl, Kelly Sundberg, print
No Visible Bruises, Rachel Louise Snyder, print | ebook
*Surviving Domestic Violence, Elaine Weiss, print
A Safe Place for Women, Kelly White, print

Starred titles are specifically recommended by Green Haven.

Hispanic Heritage Month - Adults

10/4/2022

September 15 - October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! Take a look at these books from adult nonfiction celebrating Latino and Hispanic Americans and their heritage and cultures. Starred titles are also available in Spanish; see below.

Once upon a Quinceañera, Julia Alvarez, print | eaudio
*Perfectly You, Mariana Atencio, print
Hola Papi, John Paul Brammer, print | ebook | eaudio
A House of My Own, Sandra Cisneros, print
Decoding Despacito, Leila Cobo, print
Magical Realism for Non-Believers, Anika Fajardo, print
American Like Me, America Ferrera & others, print | ebook | eaudio
Mexicanos, Manuel G. Gonzales, print
*A Dream Called Home, Reyna Grande, print
Happiness Will Follow, Mike Hawthorne, print
*Once I Was You, Maria Hinojosa, print | ebook | eaudio
*I Am These Truths, Sunny Hostin, print | eaudio
My Broken Language, Quiara Alegría Hudes, print | ebook | eaudio
Tell Me How It Ends, Valeria Luiselli, print | ebook
In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado, print | ebook | eaudio
Mi Cocina, Rick Martínez, print |
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts, Prisca Dorcas Mojíca Rodriguez, print |
Rita Moreno: A Memoir, Rita Moreno, print |
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, Miriam Pawel, print |
*Finding Latinx, Paola Ramos, print |
We Heard It When We Were Young, Chuy Renteria, print |
*The Man Who Could Move Clouds, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, print |
Where I Come from, Aarón Sánchez, print |
Crying in the Bathroom, Erika L. Sánchez, print | ebook
*App Kid, Michael Sayman, print |
My Beloved World, Sonia Sotomayor, print | ebook | eaudio
Translation Nation, Héctor Tobar, print |
*Trejo, Danny Trejo, print | ebook | eaudio

Celebramos el mes de la herencia hispana entre el 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. Estos libros no ficción para adultos describen personas y culturas latinas en los Estados Unidos. Estos libros están disponibles en español en la biblioteca de Monroe.

Perfectamente tú, Mariana Atencio, traducido por los editores, print | ebook | eaudio
La búsqueda de un sueño, Reyna Grande, traducido por Víctor Uribe, print
Una vez fui tú, Maria Hinojosa, traducido por Angélica Ramírez, print | eaudio
Yo soy estas verdades, Sunny Hostin, traducido por Sheilly Vásquez y Natalia Bird Jové, print | ebook | eaudio
Latinx, Paola Ramos, traducido por Hugo López Blanco Calderón, print
El hombre que movía las nubes, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, traducido por Mercedes Guhl, print | ebook
App Kid en español, Michael Sayman, traducido por Melanie Márquez Adams, print
Trejo, Danny Trejo, traducido por Cecilia Molinari, print | ebook

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Booklists and reading suggestions from the team at Monroe Public Library.

After each title, you'll find links to reserve these items on LINKcat and Wisconsin's Digital Library. In many cases, you can choose from print, large print, audio CD, and Playaway, or ebooks and eaudiobooks.

(LINKcat links from 2021 through 4/2022 may be broken. We'll fix them ASAP!)

For lists before 2021:
Titles with an asterisk * are available as ebooks and titles with an ª are available as digital audiobooks on Wisconsin's Digital Library.

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