“But belonging meant denying who he was. Living as something he wasn’t had nearly torn him apart from the inside out. But he also loved his family, and his community. It was bad enough being an outsider; what would happen if they just couldn’t–or wouldn’t–accept him for who he was?”
― Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys
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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
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QCL Book Club: October 2026 Pick
Join Brittany Peacock and Morgan Ottier on KWQC TV6 for their monthly QCL Book Club! Each month, Brittany and Morgan will discuss what they read the previous month and introduce a new title! If you are unable to watch live, visit KWQC to watch the recording. Consider joining Bestsellers Club to have QCL Book Club books placed on hold for you automatically! Looking to get more involved, consider joining our QCL Book Club on Goodreads.
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Online Reading Challenge – October
Welcome Readers!
Our 2026 Online Reading Challenge is … KNOW YOUR HISTORY! Each month we will be reading about a different observance month and highlighting a main title about that month.
For October, we are reading about Filipino American Heritage Month. We are celebrating the arrival of the first Filipinos to the continental United States by reading books that explore the culture, history, and art of Filipino Americans.
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Books with Summer in the Title
When I’m working on blog posts, I frequently look up random words to see if there’s a trend in new titles. Lately I have noticed an uptick in books with the word ‘summer’ in the title. Below you will find a list of fiction and romance summer reads! As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
“You think kindness is some silly frivolous side virtue, when it is in fact the whole damn thing!”
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― Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear