Staff Picks

July 2020

The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly

by Jamie Pacton

Since none of us can go to the Renaissance Fair this year why not pick up a book that can bring the medieval times experience to you? Kit Sweetly dreams about being a knight like her brother, not a serving wench at the medieval times themed restaurant they work at. But it’s company police that only guys can be knights. But when Kit takes her brother’s place during the show and reveals herself to everyone, will she be able to win the battle for girls to be knights or will she and the rest of the wannabe female knights get the ax? Available on OverDrive and Hoopla.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

The Princess Will Save You

by Sarah Henning

All you have to know when it comes to this YA fantasy adventure is that the author takes a page straight from the classic novel The Princess Bride. After the death of her father the warrior king, Princess Amarande must go on a quest to save her stable boy true love. If The Princess Bride is near and dear to your heart I highly recommend giving this fantasy adventure a try.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Deadly Curious

by Cindy Anstey

It’s 1834 and all Sophia Thompson wants is to join the Bow Street Runners, London’s most elite group of detectives. There is just one problem. They would never let a woman join their ranks. But when her cousin Daphne sends her a letter in regards to her brothers mysterious death Sophia sees this as her chance to prove herself. But she soon discovers that maybe the killer is much closer then she thought. Also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

To Kill a Mocking Girl: A Bookbinding Mystery

by Harper Kincaid

Quinn Caine is back in her quiet town of Vienna, Virginia starting her new career as a bookbinder in her families bookshop. And with her trusty German Shepard RBG with her what could go wrong? It’s not long before the body of Quinn’s high school nemesis turns up and fingers start pointing at Quinn. Quinn knows she didn’t do it and now it’s up to her and her nun in training cousin to find out who the killer really is.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Adult Fiction

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

by Melissa Bashardoust

A captivating and original fairy tale that turns the formula on it’s head. Soraya has been cursed since she was born. Three days after she came into this world she had been poisonous to the touch. She is kept safely in the garden away from the rest of her family. And when an opportunity arises to possibly get the curse removed Soraya is tempted to take it. Even if it means betraying her family. But is she really cursed or is she poisonous to the touch for another reason? Also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Spectacle

by Jodie Lynn Zdrok

The year is 1887 in Paris, sixteen year old Nathalie Baudin writes the morgue column of the local newspaper Le Petit Journal. But when bodies of young woman who are murdered start to come into the morgue and whispers start to spread through Paris that they might have their very own Jack the Ripper, Nathalie has to use her supernatural ability to catch the killer. This young adult mystery novel will keep you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover. And if you want more mysteries involving Nathalie and her friends be sure to pick up the sequel Sensational.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

June 2020

Forest of Souls (Shamanborn, #1)

by Lori M. Lee

Sirscha might come from nothing but she’s intent on becoming something. After years of hard work and training to become the queen’s next royal spy everything comes undone when her best friend Saengo is killed but then is restored back to life by Sirscha. Now with her new found abilities as a soulguide she is summoned to restrain the wild and untamed trees of the Dead Wood. She must do so quickly before the trees shatter the brittle peace or even worse, claim Saengo.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Hood

by Jenny Elder Moke

Isabelle of Kirkless has only ever known a quiet life within the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother Marien. She had no idea she had the blood of both kings and rebels alike flowing in her veins. But when Prince John’s ruthless right hand man the Wolf disturbs that Isabelle must seek out the only man that can help. The father she never knew, Robin Hood. Joining forces with him and his merry men, Isabelle is thrust into a world of thieves, mercenaries, handsome young outlaws, new enemies with old grudges, and a king that wants her and her family dead. Does she have what it takes? Or will the Wolf win in the end? The next chapter in the Robin Hood story continues, are you ready for the newest adventure?

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

By the Book

by Amanda Sellet

Mary Porter-Malcolm is a devotee to classic literature and she knows all to well about Mistakes That Have Been Made, especially by young woman who don’t know any better. After a girl at her new school nearly succumbs to the wiles of a notorious cad, Mary begins to write the Scoundrels Survival Guide, which is a rundown of literary types to be avoided at all cost. It doesn’t take long for Mary however to realize that real life and the literary world don’t play by the same rules. Now if she wants her own happy ending Mary is going to have to write it herself. Also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Mommy’s Khimar

by Jamilah Thompkins - Bigelow

This book is about a little girl from Africa who likes mommy’s Khimar or Hijab. She likes to look inside mommy’s closet and count the Khimars, there are so many colors. She wears them without her mom seeing her and when she wears her favorite yellow Khimar (hijab) she becomes a queen with a golden train or a superhero in a cape that can run at a speed of a light, but at night mommy’s Khimar makes her feel she is safe and that mommy is always around.

Recommended by: Ghada Rafati, Patron Service Clerk

Posted in: Youth Fiction

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