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Picks Inspired by K-Pop Demon Hunters

10/16/2025

 
Picture Books
  • Where's Halmoni?, Julie J. Kim, print

Children's Fiction, Nonfiction, and Graphic Novels
  • Generation Misfits, Akemi Dawn Bowman, print 
  • Meesh the Bad Demon, vol. 1, Michelle Lam, print | ebook
  • Sound: Shhh Bang Pop Boom, Romana Romanyshyn & Andriy Lesiv, trans. Vitaly Chernetsky, print

Teen Fiction and Graphic Novels
  • Once Upon a K-Prom, Kat Cho, print | eaudio
  • Somewhere Only We Know, Maurene Goo, print
  • Shine, Jessica Jung, print
  • Kimchi & Calamari, Rose Kent, print
  • I'll Be the One, Lyla Lee, print 
  • Kuro Zakuro, vol. 1, Yoshinori Natsume, trans. Camellia Nieh, print 
  • I Was Born for This, Alice Oseman, print | ebook
  • The Noh Family, Grace K. Shim, print
  • Future Fight Firsts, Alyssa Wong & Kevin Libranda, print

Adult Fiction
  • I'm Waiting for You, Kim Bo-Young, trans. Sophie Bowman & Sung Ryu, print
  • Love in the Big City, Sang Young Park, trans. Anton Hur, print

Adult Nonfiction
  • The World Atlas of Street Fashion, Caroline Cox, print
  • Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, Elise Hu, print | eaudio
  • I'll Love You Forever, Giaae Kwon, print
  • That Noodle Life, Mike Le & Stephanie Le, print | ebook
  • Fizz: 70+ Artisan Homemade Sodas, Andrea Lynn, print
  • Insanely Good Ramen Meals, Ivan McCombs, print | ebook
  • Make Your Own Soda, Anton Nocito, print
  • Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music, Bob Stanley, print
  • Everything I Need I Get from You, Kaitlyn Tiffany, print​
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LGBTQ+ Fiction - Teen & Adult

10/10/2023

 
October 11 is National Coming Out Day! Celebrate being who you are, proudly, with these LGBTQ+ fiction books and graphic novels from our Teen and Adult shelves.
  • Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Booth, et al., print | ebook
  • Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Lark and Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender, print | ebook
  • Crema by Johnnie Christmas, et al., print 
  • Flamer by Mike Curato, print | ebook
  • Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick, print 
  • You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
  • We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Immeasurable Depth of You by Maria Ingrande Mora, print | ebook
  • Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly, print | ebook
  • Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram, print | ebook 
  • 19 Love Songs by David Levithan, print | ebook
  • Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, print | ebook | eaudio
  • I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Loveless by Alice Oseman, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, print 
  • The Verifiers by Jane Pek, print | ebook | eaudio
  • A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett, print
  • The Guncle by Stephen Rowley, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Unpopular Vote by Jasper Sanchez, print 
  • Just Ash by Sol Santana, print | ebook
  • Golden Boys by Phil Stamper, print | ebook
  • Music from Another World by Robin Talley, print 
  • Real Life by Brandon Taylor, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Kings of B’more by R. Eric Thomas, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters, print | ebook | eaudio
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Float Your Boat: Teens

6/7/2022

 
FICTION
  • The Islands at the End of the World, Austin Aslan, print 
  • Skin of the Sea, Natasha Bowen, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Freedom Swimmer, Wai Chim, print 
  • Wall of Water, Kristin F. Johnson, print 
  • Luck of the Titanic, Stacey Lee, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Sink or Swim, Tash McAdam, print | ebook
  • Where the World Ends, Geraldine McCaughrean, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Not a Drop to Drink, Mindy McGinnis, print | ebook
  • A Song Below Water, Bethany C. Morrow, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Challenger Deep, Neal Shusterman, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Water Wars, Cameron Stracher, print | ebook
  • Breathe and Count Back from Ten, Natalia Sylvester, coming soon
  • The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, print | ebook

GRAPHIC NOVELS
  • The Daughters of Ys, M.T. Anderson & Jo Rioux, print 
  • Princess Jellyfish, Akiko Higashimura, print 
  • Children of the Sea, Daisuke Igarashi, print 
  • Queen of the Sea, Dylan Meconis, print 
  • The Magic Fish, Trung Le Nguyen, print | ebook
  • The Girl from the Sea, Molly Knox Ostertag, print | ebook
  • Swamp Thing, Maggie Stiefvater, print
  • Triton of the Sea, Osamu Tezuka, print 
  • This One Summer, Jillian Tamaki, print | ebook

NONFICTION
  • Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation, Candy J. Cooper and Marc Aronson, print | eaudio
  • Into the Deep: Science, Technology, and the Quest to Protect the Ocean, Christy Peterson, print
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On the Shelves April - Kids & Teens Flyer

3/25/2022

 
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The Swag Is in the Socks
by Kelly J. Baptist
- funky socks help Xavier rise to the challenge
print | ebook | eaudio
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​Living with Viola
by Rosena Fung
- the new girl at school struggles with anxiety
​print 
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Kiss & Tell
by Adib Khorram
- a gay boy band star has a breakup in the spotlight
​​print​
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Okoye to the People
by Ibi Zoboi
- backstory of the Dora Milaje warrior from Black Panther
​print
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On the Shelves November - Kids & Teens

3/25/2022

 
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Friday Night Wrestlefest 
by J.F. Fox & Micah Player
This funny family wrestles on Friday Night to make bedtime fun!
print | ebook
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Amber & Clay
by Laura Amy Schlitz
An epic of destiny for two children in Ancient Greece — a stable boy and a highborn girl.
​print | ebook | eaudio
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I Hope You're Listening
by Tom Ryan
A teen who narrowly escaped abduction as a child investigates missing persons cases on a podcast.
​print
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On the Shelves March - Kids & Teens Flyer

3/17/2022

 
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Violets Are Blue
​by Barbara Dee
- a makeup artist and her single mom
print
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The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne
by Jonathan Stroud
- funny fantasy in future Britain
print
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Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions
by Navdeep Singh Dhillon
- adventures at prom
print | ebook
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Himawari House
by Harmony Becker
- exchange students in Japan
print | ebook
View this flyer.

On the Shelves January - Kids & Teens

3/17/2022

 
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Dogs at Work: Good Dogs. Real Jobs.
by Margaret Cardillo & Zachariah OHora
Did you know that dogs have jobs? Learn about some of them in this book!
print | ebook
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Borders
by Thomas King & Natasha Donovan
At the American-Canadian border, a boy and his mother identify themselves as Blackfoot and get caught in limbo.
​print | ebook
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Down to Earth
by Betty Culley
Ten-year-old Henry explores the meteorite that lands near his home and captivates his town.
​print 
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Blazewrath Games
by Amparo Ortiz
In an alternate, contemporary world, a teen competes in an international dragon-riding competition and uncovers a conspiracy.
print ​
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On the Shelves December - Kids & Teens

3/17/2022

 
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The Snowflake
by Benji Davies
A snowflake and a little girl both search for what makes them special.
print 
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How to Find a Fox
by Kate Gardner & Ossi Saarinen
Beautiful photos follow a fox through the seasons.
print
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Nom Nom Nom
by Jeffrey Burton & Sarah Hwang
This book lets little ones choose which food the animals can eat!
print
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Bruised
by Tanya Boteju
A teen learns about herself and her relationship toward pain after joining a roller derby team.
print | ebook
View this issue of On the Shelves.

On the Shelves February - Kids & Teens

3/17/2022

 
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Bindu’s Bindis
by Suprita Kelkar & Parvati Pillai
Bindu loves beautiful bindis, as a connection to her Nani in India and to her culture.
​print 
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Lost Things
by Carey Sookocheff
A calm, delightful picture book about things lost and found.
​print
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A Rock Can Be …
by Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija
Rhyming text and beautiful illustrations show how rocks build the world around us.
​print | ebook
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Everything Within and in Between
by Nikki Barthelmess
Raised by a strict grandmother who wants her to assimilate, Ri tries to find her place in the world and learn about her heritage.
print | eaudio
View this issue of On the Shelves.

Scary Stories for Youth - Very, Very Scary Chapter Books

9/20/2021

 
  • Shutter, Courtney Alameda, print
  • Five Midnights, Ann Dávila Cardinal, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Darkdeep, Ally Condie & Brendan Reichs, print
  • Winterwood, Shea Ernshaw, print | ebook
  • Hex Hall, Rachel Hawkins, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Name of the Star, Maureen Johnson, print | ebook
  • Horrid, Katrina Leno, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Rot & Ruin, Jonathan Maberry, print
  • Campfire, Shawn Sarles, print
  • The Screaming Staircase, Jonathan Stroud, print | ebook | eaudio
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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.)

    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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