Battle of the Monarch Books
Help CLPL pick our favorite Monarch Book Nominee by reading the selected books each week and voting for your favorite.
Week 1: February 6 – February 12
- Click on each title below to watch our youth staff read the selected book
- Hair Love by Matthew Cherry
- When Grandma Gives You A Lemon Tree by Jamie L. B. Deenihan
- The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
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Week 2: February 13 – February 19
- Click on each title below to watch our youth staff read the selected book
- The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
- Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Millard
- Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
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Week 3: February 20 – February 26
- Click on each title below to watch our youth staff read the selected book
- Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming
- Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor
- Federico and the Wolf by Rebecca J. Gomez
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Week 4: February 27 – March 5
- Click on each title below to watch our youth staff read the selected book
- I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
- Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour
- We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
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Week 5: March 6 – March 12
- Week 1 Winner: Hair Love by Matthew Cherry
- Week 2 Winner: Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Millard
- Week 3 Winner: Federico and the Wolf by Rebecca J. Gomez
- Week 4 Winner: Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour
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View a list of all the 2022 Monarch Nominees
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