{"id":33226,"date":"2025-06-12T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=33226"},"modified":"2025-06-05T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:09:49","slug":"mission-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/mission-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission POSSIBLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your mission, and I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll accept it, is to recommend books full of adventure, intrigue, and edge-of-your-seat thrills. While these books don&#8217;t feature a certain high-flying movie star or rake in over $200 million dollars in one weekend, they will make <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>your<\/em><\/span> mission possible. So buckle up&#8230;.here we go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/sherri-winston\/jada-sly-artist-spy\/9780316505338\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"33259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jada-Sly-Artist-and-Spy-442x650.png\" alt=\"book cover of Jada Sly, Artist &amp; Spy by Sherri Winston\" class=\"wp-image-33259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jada-Sly-Artist-and-Spy-442x650.png 442w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jada-Sly-Artist-and-Spy-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jada-Sly-Artist-and-Spy-340x500.png 340w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">image provided by publisher&#8217;s website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/series\/The-League-of-Secret-Heroes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"33257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cape-Book-One.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover of Cape: Book One, The League of Secret Heroes by Kate Hannigan\" class=\"wp-image-33257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cape-Book-One.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cape-Book-One-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cape-Book-One-60x90.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">image provided by publisher&#8217;s website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rashworks.com\/portfolio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"33284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Agent-A-to-Agent-Z-506x650.jpg\" alt=\"book cover of Agent A to Agent Z by Andy Rash\" class=\"wp-image-33284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Agent-A-to-Agent-Z-506x650.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Agent-A-to-Agent-Z-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Agent-A-to-Agent-Z-389x500.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Agent-A-to-Agent-Z-70x90.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Agent-A-to-Agent-Z.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">image provided by by author&#8217;s website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/653286\/beatrice-blys-rules-for-spies-1-the-missing-hamster-by-by-sue-fliess-illustrated-by-beth-mills\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"33285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beatrice-Blys-Rules-for-Spies-532x650.jpg\" alt=\"book cover of Beatrice Bly's Rules for Spies: The Missing Hamster by Sue Fliess\" class=\"wp-image-33285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beatrice-Blys-Rules-for-Spies-532x650.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beatrice-Blys-Rules-for-Spies-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beatrice-Blys-Rules-for-Spies-409x500.jpg 409w, 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What book recommendations would you make for those cinematic features? Be sure to share the book\/movie pairings in the comments below.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This message will (not) self-destruct in 5&#8230;.4&#8230;.3&#8230;.2&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This ALSC blog post addresses the following core competencies:  I. Commitment to Client Group and II. Reference and User Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your mission, and I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll accept it, is to recommend books full of adventure, intrigue, and edge-of-your-seat thrills. While these books don&#8217;t feature a certain high-flying movie star or rake in over $200 million dollars in one weekend, they will make your mission possible. 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