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August 2025 Staff Picks

August 2025 Staff Picks

Aug 25, 2025 | , ,

Dive into a good book this August with our library staff picks. Michelle: The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry Late 1920s: Clara Harrington, age 8, is devastated when her mother, a writer of some renown, disappears off the coast of South Carolina. In addition to leaving her husband and young daughter, she also leaves behind the sequel to a book that launched her into literary stardom...written when she was only twelve. The sequel was never published because it was written in a...

July 2025 Staff Picks

July 2025 Staff Picks

Jul 28, 2025 | , ,

Summertime Stories: Our Staff's Top Picks for JulyJo: The Guest List by Lucy Foley I recently read The Guest List by Lucy Foley and was captivated from the start.  A murder mystery with an interesting cast of characters and a unique setting, it was spooky and surprising.  Terri: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong I finished it weeks ago and still find myself thinking about and wondering what these characters are up to every day!  Barb: Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly by Jordan Quinn I...

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September 2023 Staff Picks

Sep 1, 2023 | ,

Longer nights and shorter days makes for great reading weather! Try one of our favorites! Barb: Stuntboy by Jason Reynolds  Favorite author and smattered with cool illustrations by Raul the Third. Wimpy Kid fans will like this one. About a sweet, anxious kid trying to be a superhero to protect...

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July / August 2023 Staff Picks

Aug 2, 2023 | , ,

What a busy summer! Try one of our favorite reads while you try to beat the heat.  Michelle: How Can I Help You by Laura Sims Sims' novel is a compulsively readable psychological thriller appearing on over a dozen "Best of" lists. Margo works as a Library Assistant in a sleepy little town. No one...

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June 2023 Staff Picks

Jun 5, 2023 | , ,

Summer's almost here! Try one of our recent favorites while you wait for the sun.  Michelle: Guncle by Steven Rowley Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP for short) is Maisie and Grant’s favorite (albeit only) uncle. He is fun and silly and spoils them rotten when they come out to visit him from Connecticut. He...

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May 2023 Staff Picks

May 9, 2023 | , ,

Need a good book? Try one of our recent favorites.  Michelle: The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh “If you bury a body deep enough, eventually all that’s left is the secret. And the woods never tell.” Daisy & Craig’s marriage is in trouble. In hopes of saving it, and as a surprise anniversary...

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