Graduation Book List

Congratulations to high school and college graduates! Whether you are going to college, leaving college, getting a job, your own apartment, or taking a gap year, here are some books that might help.

Non-Fiction about Living on Your Own (or with roommates)

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Almost Adulting : all you need to know to get it together (sort of) / › Koha online catalog (bywatersolutions.com)

Adulting : how to become a grown-up in 468 easy(ish) steps / › Koha online catalog (bywatersolutions.com)

The ultimate cooking for one cookbook : 175 super easy recipes made just for you / › Koha online catalog (bywatersolutions.com)

Money out loud : all the financial stuff no one taught us / › Koha online catalog (bywatersolutions.com)

Be you, only better : real life self-care for young adults (and everyone else) / › Koha online catalog (bywatersolutions.com)

Budget bytes : over 100 easy, delicious recipes to slash your grocery bill in half / › Koha online catalog (bywatersolutions.com)

Non-Fiction about College and Finding a Job

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Undecided : navigating life and learning after high school 

The prepared graduate : find your dream job, live the life you want, and step into your purpose

Country living: crafting a business : make money doing what you love

This is how to get your next job: an inside look at what employers really want 

There is life after college : what parents and students should know about navigating school to prepare for the jobs of tomorrow 

Lean in : for Graduates 

Books about Traveling

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The solo travel handbook : practical tips and inspiration for a safe, fun and fearless trip 

Booked : A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations Around the World 

Wanderlust : A Traveler’s Guide to the Globe

Fiction Set on College Campuses

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 Study break : 11 college tales from orientation to graduation

Fresh

Required reading for the disenfranchised freshman 

 The chosen one : a first-generation odyssey 

Begin again

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 Fangirl 

Again, but better 

I hate everyone but you

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Picture Books for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is coming up! Here’s a list of picture books that celebrate the moms that work hard everyday.

To the moon and back for you /Emilia Bechrakis Serhant

In this picture book, families of different shapes, colors, and sizes must cross deserts, navigate rough seasons, and climb mountains–all to find their miracle babies. Emilia’s story reminds us that, despite the challenges and complications often thrown our way, hope will always prevail. To the Moon and Back for You combines a timeless feel with a timely subject, and is poised to become a modern classic for years to come.

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T. Rex and the Mother’s Day hug /Lois G. Grambling

 Eager to do something special for Mother’s Day, T. Rex decides to surprise his mother by decorating her car.

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Mother’s Day surprise / Stephen Krensky

 After watching the other animals make Mother’s Day gifts, Violet the snake tries hard to think of something nice that she can make for her mother.

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Mommy’s hands / Kathryn Lasky & Jane Kamine

Young children describe the various things their hands and their mothers’ hands do when they are together throughout the different seasons of the year.

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I [heart] Mom with the very hungry caterpillar / Eric Carle

World of Eric Carle: I Love Mom with the Very Hungry Caterpillar ...The very hungry caterpillar shows its love for Mom.

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Some moms / Nick Bland

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M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual) / Doreen Cronin

Amazon cover image A guide to the care and maintenance of mothers, who are, according to the manual, the most advanced human models on the planet.

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Superhero mom / Timothy Knapman

Amazon cover imageCelebrates all the incredible things moms can do in the eyes of their children, including fixing bumps with a kiss, running so fast it feels like flying, and finding lost teddy bears.

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