The Librarian Recommends - March 2022

By Rebecca Strauss, Library Director
March 8, 2022

Our Library Director curates great reads for our students every day. Now, she's sharing some recommendations for the rest of our community to enjoy. Stay tuned every month for new suggestions!

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
This renamed collection includes Gorman's inspiring poem, "The Hill We Climb," as well as multiple others that prove Gorman is one of the best new voices in the literary world. 

The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry that Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak
For the history lover, here is the remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded immense power, only to be vilified for daring to rule. 

The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin
An intimate portrait of the close friendship and powerful creative partnership between two of Hollywood's earliest female superstars, Frances Marion and Mary Pickford.

The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs
Scholar Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America's most pivotal heroes.