Kick off your reading goals with some inspiration! See what books our staff loved in January.
Michelle:
Wordhunter by Stella Sands
Devin:
Last Kids on Earth by Max Brailler
I’ve been reading these illustrated novels with my son, and I love them as much as he does. The stories are fun, silly, compelling, and have great illustrations.
Barb:
I got the warm and fuzzies on this one and was unsure throughout if I’d keep that sentiment- perfect read for the winter. I could see this as a junior fiction as well but also I do like the fact that it is in our adult collection as the book is refreshing amongst some of the intense or hard-hitting angsty books I sometimes gravitate to.
Erin:
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter – the world’s only totally reliable guide to the future – the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just after tea…
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. This time though, the armies of Good and Evil really do appear to be massing. The four Bikers of the Apocalypse are hitting the road. But both the angels and demons – well, one fast-living demon and a somewhat fussy angel – would quite like the Rapture not to happen.
And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist…