SCPL Reads: Pretty Book Covers
They say to never just a book by its cover. With these titles, however, we think you should make an exception. Discover the beautiful stories inside these books to match their stunningly illustrated covers.
The Pōhaku
Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes
A historical fiction with a dash of magic realism about generations of women tasked with protecting the history and place that made them.
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
Emma Knight
A witty, warm, and brilliantly told debut that is at once a love story, a story of female friendship and motherhood, and an irresistible mystery.
The Hazel Wood
Melissa Albert
When the scary, magical world in her grandmother's book of dark feminist fairy tales becomes real, seventeen-year-old Alice, partnered with Ellery, an obsessed fan of the fairy tales, must enter the world to rescue Alice's kidnapped mother.
The River Has Roots
Amal El-Mohtar
A modern fable about the undying love between sisters told in enchanting prose.
The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst
When the Great Library of Alyssium goes up in flames, introverted librarian Kiela and her sentient spider plant flee to the faraway island of her childhood where she opens a spell shop to restore the island's power, coming out of her shell to make a new life for herself.
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