Staff Picks

March 2020

Shout

by Laurie Halse Anderson

For anyone who hasn’t read Speak, Shout is a must read. Written in verse, Anderson has given voice to the sorrow, despair and rage that occurs after sexual assault. She has made a difficult topic not only very readable but empowering.

Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager

Posted in: Young Adult

I’m New Here

by Anne O'Brien

Fatima, Maria and Jin are new immigrant children to America. On the first day of elementary school, it was very scary for the 3 of them because they had trouble speaking and understanding the English language. However, their teachers and peers welcomed them and made them feel accepted in the new community without losing their identity. I highly recommend this book because it teaches our children how to accept people with different cultures, languages and beliefs.

Recommended by: Ghada Rafati, Patrons Services Clerk

Posted in: Youth Fiction

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson

Five years ago high school student Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh and everyone knows it. Even though the case is “closed” senior Pipa Fitz-Amboi is not so sure. And she is more then ready to prove it when she chooses the case as the topic for her final year project. But if the real killer is still out there and Pip starts to discover the truth about what really happened to Andie Bell. Just how far will the killer be willing to go to make sure the truth stays hidden?

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

The Raven and the Dove

by Kaithyln Davis

This epic fantasy novel follows one of the greatest love stories ever told. Four fates-collide in the avian-inspired retelling of Tristan and Isolde. A princess longing for freedom and a bastard aching to be belong fate brings them together but now destiny will tear them apart. This beautifully written story will take you on a magical adventure. As a legend that is as old as time is ready to be told again.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

A man and his cat volume 1

by Umi Sakuari

After the passing of his wife an older gentleman goes to a local pet store to get a cat which was his loving wife’s last wish. He ends up finding the perfect companion in a chubby cat that is past his sale by date even though his price as dropped day after day. This cute and heart warming manga shows the bond that pets and their owners have with each other. And proves that everyone needs a little love in their lives.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult

Seven Deadly Shadows

by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani

Kira Fujikawa has only ever felt at home at her grandfather’s Shinto shrine. Being bullied by her peers at school and her parents acting like she isn’t even there. Being a priestess is the only thing that makes her happy. But when a band of yokai demons attack the shrine and Shiro the half-fox, half boy kitsune who is sworn to protect it appears Kira’s normal life is shattered. This book is a beautiful mix of Japanese folk lore and realistic fiction. I finished it in one sitting.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Red Hood

by Elana K. Arnold

In this imaginative retelling of Little Red Riding Hood we follow Bisou Martel. A good girl who lives with her grandmother in a little house Seattle. But on the night of homecoming she finds herself running for her life through the woods. The victim of a wolf attack. When a new moon rises so does question about murdered boys, vicious wolves and girls lost in the woods—frightened but not alone. We are placed right in Bisou’s shoes we along with our cast of characters try and peace together the mystery of what is happening in the woods.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping by and Get Your Financial Life Together

by Erin Lowry

Author Erin Lowry tries to speak to Millennials using hashtags and familiar slang to get important points across. It’s a nice introduction to money topics—probably a little bit basic for some, but a nice, easy-to-read introduction to money and finance issues. Whether you’re facing a big-life transition like getting married and buying a house, or just trying to
figure out how to pay your bills, this book has solid financial advice about budgeting, investing, and efficiently paying down debt.

Recommended by: Kristen Holding, Graphic Services

Posted in: Adult Nonfiction

A Witch in Time

by Constance Sayers

This beautifully written story follows a young woman who is cursed to relive a doomed love affair through many lifetimes both as muse and frustrated artist. The curse started in 1895 and from then on the pair of star-crossed are damned to re-live their affair before dying tragically young lifetime after lifetime. It doesn’t help that their is a demon in charge of keeping the curse maintained who also happens to be in love with the young woman. Can the curse ever be broken or will the star-crossed lovers be doomed to relive another doomed affair?

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Adult Fiction

Kids Talk About Honesty

by Carrie Finn

Kids talk about Honesty is a great book because it teaches kids how to be honest, not just by telling the truth, but also by acting truthfully and morally. If I was a parent to young kids, I would choose this book.

Recommended by: Ghada Rafati, Patron Services

Posted in: Youth

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