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Catherine M Andronik

Cathy Andronik recently retired after over 30 years as a teacher librarian, mainly at the high school level. Now she works part-time at the reference desk of a busy urban public library (where she especially enjoys recommending audiobooks, nonfiction, and young adult books with strong adult crossover appeal), and presents workshops on aspects of young adult literature. She has reviewed and written for School Library Connection (and all of its previous incarnations) and Booklist. She is also the author of several biographies for a children's/young adult audience.

Books reviewed by Catherine M Andronik

We Are Not Free (09/16/20)
Hollywood Park (06/03/20)
Pet (09/18/19)

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    The Lilac People
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    For fans of All the Light We Cannot See, a poignant tale of a trans man’s survival in Nazi Germany and postwar Berlin.

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    A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life—and love—can sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry).

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    A new graphic memoir from the author of Blankets and Habibi about class, childhood labor, and Wisconsin’s ginseng industry.

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    The Original Daughter
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    A dazzling debut by Jemimah Wei about ambition, sisterhood, and family bonds in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore.

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