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November 2020

Death by Chocolate Lab (Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery #1)

Death by Chocolate Lab (Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery #1)

by Bethany Blake

Resident pet sitter Daphne has a soft spot for every stay that wanders into the lakeside village of Sylvan Creek. That doesn’t stop her however from disliking the arrogant, womanizing owner of the Blue Ribbon K-9 Academy. When Steve turns up dead and his prize-winning chocolate Labrador goes missing Daphne can think of a long list of people who would want to see that man dead. Her sister Piper being at the top of the police departments suspect list. Aided with her two trusty dogs and only armed with her Ph.D. in Philosophy can Daphne find the true killer before she becomes the next victim?
Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Adult Fiction

Plain Bad Heroines

Plain Bad Heroines

by Emily M. Danforth

This horror-comedy and highly imaginative novel focuses on a cursed boarding school for girls in New England. Flo and Clara, innocent girls who can easily be lead astray are obsessed with a darling young author Mary MacLane, the author of a scandalous bestselling memoir. With mysterious deaths, sly humor and gothic mischief Plain Bad Heroines is a book you don’t want to miss. This title is also available on OverDrive.
Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Adult Fiction

The Ravens (The Ravens, #1)

The Ravens (The Ravens, #1)

by Kass Morgan

If you think Kappa Rho Nu is just your average sorority, think again. The sisters of Kappa Rho Nu all share a secret, they are a coven of witches. The newest pledge Scarlett Winters has a lot to live up to seeing her mother was the president of Kappa Rho Nu when she was in school. But when initiation comes and Scarlet is paired up with a girl named Vivi the girls find themselves entering a sinister world of blood oaths and betrayal.
Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

The Girl Who Wasn’t There

The Girl Who Wasn’t There

by Penny Joelson

Kasia spends much of her time looking out her bedroom window as she tries to recover her strength from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She is so certain that she has seen another young girl in the window in the house across the street, but the couple who live there say there is not. Is it a ghost? Or is something more sinister going on in the house, and can Kasia and her new friend, Nav, discover the truth before it is too late for any of them? This is a crime-thriller that keeps the pages turning.

Recommended by Joan Stoiber, Youth Services Reference Librarian 1

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Torpedoed: the true story of the World War II sinking of “The Children’s Ship”

Torpedoed: the true story of the World War II sinking of “The Children’s Ship”

by Deborah Heiligman

Very readable non-fiction book on the torpedoing of the ship ‘The City of Benares’ in 1940. Includes pictures and quotes from survivors. This title is also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager

Posted in: Youth Nonfiction

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

by Remy Lai

Jingwen and his brother leave their home for Australia. Their parents owned a bakery in their former home and now his mother is working in one. Jingwen feels compelled to secretly make every cake that he made with his dad who was killed in an accident. To keep the cake making hidden from his mother, Jingwen and his brother must eat the entire cake before their mother returns from work. This title is also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager

Posted in: Youth Fiction

Kingdom of the Wicked

Kingdom of the Wicked

by Kerri Maniscalco

Emilia and her twin sister are streghe, witches that live secretly among humans. But after her sister’s brutal murder Emilia is on a quest for revenge that will unleash hell itself. And in order to get the justice her sister deserves she will have to join forces with Wrath, one of the seven princes of hell. Emilia does not trust him remembering the tales her grandmother used to tell her as a child. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems. If you enjoyed Kerri Maniscalco’s other series Stalking Jack the Ripper I would highly recommend this book that kicks off her newest series.
Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

October 2020

A Line Tender

A Line Tender

by Kate Allen

Lucy and her best friend, Fred, are working on a field guide of animals for school consisting of drawings (by Lucy) and facts (by Fred). When an accident occurs, Lucy’s life is changed forever. With help from some close grownups in her life, she learns to navigate a new normal. 

Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager

Posted in: Youth Fiction

Crash: The Great Depression and the Fall and Rise of America

Crash: The Great Depression and the Fall and Rise of America

by Marc Favreau

This nonfiction book of the history of the United States from 1929 –1945 is very readable. It includes many pictures depicting those times. 

Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager

Posted in: Young Adult Nonfiction

I Can Make This Promise

I Can Make This Promise

by Christine Day

Edie and her friends find a box in the attic full of letters and pictures of a woman who looks a lot like Edie. Who is it? Why doesn’t Edie know about her? What ensues is a discovery of lost family. 

Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager

Posted in: Youth Fiction


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