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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Two Boys Kissing
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Levithan, David
Susi
, November 15, 2014
The first couple pages had me gasping over the sheer truth and beauty of the telling. The story is narrated by “shadow uncles,” the generation of men who died of AIDS, who observe the young of today. The authority and beauty of this narrative chorus is nothing short of stunning. The story itself centers on two boys, Harry and Craig, former sweethearts, who decide to kiss for 32 hours to break the Guiness World Record. They are the sun in this story��"one who is out, one whose family doesn’t know that he’s gay. Orbiting around these two are other gay teens and one transgender teen, whose lives are touched by Harry’s and Craig’s very public endeavor. One reason they want to do something so public is because of a violent attack on a gay friend. The history the book presents of the anguish of the AIDS epidemic in this country and the level of intolerance for gays for generations is an important one. The contemporary teens in the stories run the gamut from finding easy acceptance in their families to being rejected, from self-acceptance to suicidal. Levithan reminds us that despite progress, this is still not an easy life for LGBTQ youth, but he does it through glimpses of individual lives balanced against the stories of family and community support and the story of how far we’ve come. Two Boys Kissing took my breath away.
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The Mysterious Woods of Whistle Root
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Pennell, Christopher
Susi
, March 02, 2014
The most enchanting read-aloud I've come across for a long time. In this quirky and imaginative tale, Carly, a girl who can only sleep during the day (making school rather hard to manage), stays up nights and so becomes friends with Lewis, a rat who appears on her roof to play music under the moon. Through Lewis, she learns about a world quite outside the mundane--a world in which rats play music, owls have changed their behaviors, and there are mysteries to be solved. As the story develops, she forms new relationships, shows herself to be a fierce and loyal friend, and discovers within herself courage and intelligence, magic and music. Think Charlotte's Web, The Dreamstealer, The WInd in the WIllows--like those, this is a book that makes its own magic. Rebecca Bond's drawings are an exquisite companion to the text.
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The Spanish Bow
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Andromeda Romano-Lax
Susi
, January 30, 2013
I was late coming to this book, which came out over five years ago, but it immediately became my most-recommended book of the year. History, passion, music, ethics, the responsibility of art, all are here, with characters so vibrant it’s hard to believe they are an author’s invention. (There are also some appearances by historical personages.) From the turn of the last century to the lead-up to World War II, we follow the life of Feliu, born a poor boy in Catalonia, who against unlikely odds, becomes a world class cellist, rubbing elbows (and more) with the rich and powerful. The richness of the characters and the setting, the evocation of the time period, the depth of humanity in all its glories and dinginess, contribute to making this a memorable read.
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