Staff Picks Adult
May 2021
Forest School Adventure: Outdoor Skills and Play for Children
by Naomi Walmsley
This book is great for those looking to get their kids (of any age) outside exploring nature. It is based on the Forest School concept, but the activities can very easily be used by parents, teachers, scout masters, or anyone really. This book is full of wilderness skills, nature crafts, activities, and team building games. It has everything you need to begin the adventure of teaching kids to fall in love with the forest.
Recommended by: Erin Faxel, Teen Librarian
Posted in: Adult Nonfiction
Mother May I
by Joshilyn Jackson
You won’t have to wait long for the action to begin in this fast-paced page turner. Bree Cabbat has it all, the handsome husband, three kids, beautiful home. Her world comes crashing in as she is forced to decide what truly matters to her. What is she willing to do to keep them all safe ? Well-developed storyline that will keep you guessing until the end.
This book is available in the library and on OverDrive as an ebook.
Recommended by: Theresa Hildebrand, Patron Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
April 2021
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah
Elsa feels unloved and unwanted by her family. Channeling her grandfather who told her to be brave, she buys red silk fabric and makes herself a dress. The events that follow show Elsa the importance of her grandfather’s advice. As she marries, has children and becomes a true farm wife, she also discovers the real meaning of family. When the Dust Bowl hits she must use every ounce of bravery she possesses to stay alive and protect her family.
This book is available in the library in regular and large print, as a Playaway, Book on CD and on OverDrive/Libby as an ebook and e audiobook.
Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
March 2021
Joyland
by Stephen King
This Stephen King novel is a change of pace for the horror author. “1970’s friends tackle a mystery set in a haunted amusement park” sounds like Scooby Doo, but King gives this tale his own spin. The murderer may not be real, but the ghost is. This title is available in the library, on OverDrive as an ebook and Hoopla as an e audiobook.
Posted in: Adult Fiction
A Deadly Inside Scoop
by Abby Collette
Bronwyn Crewse, known to her close-knit family as ‘Win’, is renovating and reopening her family’s ice cream shop in picturesque Chagrin Falls, Ohio. All might have gone well with the reopening if not for an unexpected blizzard and Win stumbling upon a dead body near the falls. Now her father is suspected of murder and Win can only count one, two, maybe three customers in her store each day .. and that just won’t do. With a good friend at her side, that loves cozy murder television shows, Win decides to become an amateur sleuth, solve this crime and get back to the art of homemade ice cream. Recipes are included in this fun cozy book. Fans of Joanne Fluke will adore this first in a new series. This book is available in the library and on OverDrive as an e audiobook.
Recommended by: Michelle Przekwas, Adult Services Library Clerk
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson
This compelling historical true crime read by Eric Larson weaves together the invention of radio and an almost perfect murder. The restlessly curious Guglielmo Marconi attempts to complete his trans-Atlantic radio station in the face of relentless skepticism; meanwhile the kindly-seeming Hawley Crippen commits murder and races against time as he attempts to vanish into the crowd. This title is available in the library and on OverDrive as an ebook.
Recommended by: Peter Tew, Adult Services Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Nonfiction
February 2021
Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting
by Ann Hood
Twenty-seven writers tell their stories about knitting and writing. From triumphs to disasters in both knitting and life, these essays will make you laugh and cry. There are also five patterns included.
Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager
Posted in: Adult Nonfiction
January 2021
Salem’s Lot
by Stephen King
The creeping dread of this tale makes it perfect for the dark cold days of winter. The sleepy Maine town of Jerusalem’s Lot is infiltrated by a vampire, who gradually drains the inhabitants. The everyday townsfolk are caught in the grip of the vampire’s infection, which spreads slowly at first, then builds to a terrifying crescendo. This book is available in the library and on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook.
Recommended by: Peter Tew, Adult Services Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Fiction
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
by B. J. Novak
B.J. Novak, one of the writers and stars of the TV show The Office, has compile several short stories in this collection. The stories spread for a rematch between the Tortoise and the Hare to a Las Vegas intervention gone wrong to a cereal box sweepstakes worth $100,000. Often with short story collections, you get some kind of mixture of hits and misses. I will say that a majority of these stories were hits. For a special treat, check out the audiobook and hear Novak and some of his celebrity friends narrate the stories. This book is available in the library and on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook and e audiobook.
Recommended by: Brandi Smits, Youth Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The Push
by Ashley Audrain
A Good Morning America book club pick that keeps the reader engrossed as you learn more about Blythe and her unhappy childhood and her unhappiness as a mother. Blythe felt she never loved her daughter Violet. Is the problem Blythe has with being a mother stemming from her or is there something wrong with Violet? Then Blythe has Sam, who she adores.
Recommended by: Joan Stoiber, Youth Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Fiction