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By Library Laura
Books we talked about on episode 50 of The Library Laura Podcast with Dr. Stephanie Ryan, author of Let's Learn About Chemistry. Episode was co-hosted by Laura's sister Rachel, who is a analytical chemistry grad student.
Let's Learn about Chemistry
Board book
$13.99
$13.01
Dr. Ryan's board book for kids and parents to introduce basic chemistry concepts.
I Can Make This Promise
Christine Day
Hardback
$18.99
$17.66
Laura was reminded of this book when Stephanie talked about Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate
Paperback
$18.00
$16.74
A historical fiction novel based on true events - kids kidnapped and then put up for adoption. Stephanie read and recomends
Educated
Tara Westover
Hardback
$30.00
$27.90
Stephanie read and recommends. Laura recommends (but with trigger warnings galore!)
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
Paperback
$18.00
$16.74
Stephanie recently listened to on audio and it's narrated by the author. She said she learned a lot.
A Curious Beginning
Deanna Raybourn
Paperback
$19.00
$17.67
Laura recommends this series of mysteries to Stephanie (warning, it's a bit racy!)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
Paperback
$8.99
$8.36
Laura recently picked up the graphic novel version of this book from the library
When You Trap a Tiger
Tae Keller
Hardback
$17.99
$16.73
By the same author as The Science of Unbreakable Things, newbery award winner for 2021
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley
Paperback
$18.00
$16.74
A fun middle grade mystery about an 11-year-old chemist
Orthodoxy
G K Chesterton,
Charles Colson
Paperback
$9.99
$9.29
Rachel quotes this book during the episode.