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BookFlix

BookFlix pairs animated stories with real-world concepts to help new readers improve their skills.

Hoopla Digital Comics

Enjoy thousands of digital comics and graphic novels in our Hoopla Digital Collection.

O'Reilly Complete Public Library

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OverDrive & Libby

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Staff Picks

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Staff Picks for Adults 50+

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Staff Picks for Teens

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Adaptations and Retellings National Poetry Month 2026 Novels in Verse for Teens - April 2026 Poetry for Kids! Seattle Picks: Black American Fiction

Adaptations and Retellings

Every Rising Sun

Ahmed, Jamila
The Winter Goddess

Barnard, Megan
The Palace of Eros

De Robertis, Caro
Hungerstone

Dunn, Kat
Fagin the Thief

Epstein, Allison
The Other March Sisters

Epstein, Linda
James

Everett, Percival

View the complete book list: Adaptations and Retellings

National Poetry Month 2026

Resting Bitch Face

Byas, Taylor (Poet)
The New Economy

Calvocoressi, Gabrielle
An Authentic Life

Chang, Jennifer
Becoming Ghost

Che, Cathy Linh
Scorched Earth

Clark, Tiana
New and Selected Poems

Howe, Marie
[Ellipsis]

Joudah, Fady

View the complete book list: National Poetry Month 2026

Novels in Verse for Teens - April 2026

Hekate

Gill, Nikita
The House No One Sees

King, Adina
I Am the Swarm

Chewins, Hayley
I Can't Even Think Straight

Atta, Dean
Island Creatures

Engle, Margarita
King of the Neuro Verse

Goodwin, Idris
The Leaving Room

McBride, Amber

View the complete book list: Novels in Verse for Teens - April 2026

Poetry for Kids!

Hopeful Heroes

Engle, Margarita
Five Little Friends

Taylor, Sean
For A Girl Becoming

Harjo, Joy
Melodies of the Weary Blues

Hughes, Langston
Goldfinches

Oliver, Mary
Time for Haiku

Santaeulàlia, J. N.
Poems for Every Season

Westera, Bette

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Seattle Picks: Black American Fiction

Isaac's Song

Black, Daniel
It's Elementary

Bryant, Elise
One of Us Knows

Cole, Alyssa
Devils Kill Devils

Compton, Johnny
King of Ashes

Cosby, S. A.
Champagne Taste on A Bad Boy Budget

Day, Zuri
James

Everett, Percival

View the complete book list: Seattle Picks: Black American Fiction

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