Staff Picks

November 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)

by Naomi Novik

Whoever said magic school was going to be easy? This is a magical school for the gifted where failure means certain death (literally). To the students survival is more important than any letter grade because the school will not let them leave till they either graduate or die. The rules are simple: don’t go anywhere alone and beware the monsters lurking in the shadows. But when a student, El, comes and starts to unlock the school’s secrets, could there be a way to actually get out of this place alive? This title is also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Adult Fiction

The Sisters of Straygarden Place

by Hayley Chewins

Seven years ago, the Ballastian sisters’ parent left them at Straygarden Place. The house is surrounded by silver grass and floating trees. It truly is a magical place but something doesn’t seem quite right. The sisters are not allowed to leave, but the house does take care of the girls: feeding them, clothing them and keeping them company. Then one day the eldest girl Winnow does the unthinkable, she ventures out into the grass. Now everything Mayhap thought she knew about the house and her sisters is unraveling. This novel transports the reader to a house where beloved dogs crawl into their owners’ minds, sick girls turn silver and anything can be stolen even silences and laughter.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Youth Fiction

Magic Dark and Strange

by Kelly Powell

Sherlock Holmes meets The Bone Witch in this historical fantasy thriller. Catherine Daly has a strange talent. By day she works as a painter but at night she can raise the dead. And now she had to use her power to delve into the city’s dangerous magical underworld to stop a series of murders.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

I Always Wanted One

by Oliver Tallec

A touching story about a boy and his dog but with a wonderful twist. This funny story is told from the dog’s perspective. (Hint)

Recommended by: Joan Stoiber, Youth Services Reference Librarian I

Posted in: Youth Fiction

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