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Check out PGCMLS's picks for the Book of the Month! Click the month tab to browse through their title choices. Be sure to grab a library card and check out these books through the links below. Digital and physical copies are available.

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Readers K-2

Readers 3-5

Readers 6-8

Readers K-2

Lola Out Loud
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Author: Jennifer Torres

Description: As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.

Readers 3-5

Invisible
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Author: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Description: Can five overlooked kids make one big difference?  There's George: the brain  Sara: the loner  Dayara: the tough kid  Nico: the rich kid  And Miguel: the athlete  And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same... just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help... or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school."

Readers 6-8

Miss Quinces
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Author: Kat Fajardo

Description: Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceąera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine wearing a big, floofy, colorful dress! What is Sue going to do? And how will she survive all this "quality" time with her rambunctious family?

about prince george's county public library

Mission Statement 

We build relationships that support discovery by providing equal access to opportunities and experiences.

Vision Statement

We provide a collaborative foundation within the community for all Prince Georgians to create the world they want to see.

Our Values:

We are Prince George’s proud and put community first by being:

  • Welcoming
  • Curious
  • Accessible
  • Kind
  • Collaborative
  • Resilient