2019-03-28 19:53
Lumberjanes: The Infernal CompassBy Lilah SturgesBoom! Box, 2018. 141 Pages. Young Adult.This story follows the girls of the Roanoke cabin at Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crum… Read More
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2019-03-28 19:29
Autoboyography By Christina LaurenSimon & Schuster BFYR, 2017. 407 pgs. Young AdultTanner was open about his bisexuality while living in California, but hides it after his family moves t… Read More
2019-03-28 17:17
Dear Martin By Nic StoneCrown, 2017. 210 pgs. Young AdultJustyce is a college bound, African American teen attending a predominantly white high school. When he’s accepted into a colleg… Read More
2019-03-25 22:52
Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arcby David ElliottHMH Books for Young Readers, 2019. 208 pgs. YA Poetry.Joan of Arc was called by angels to support Charles VII in recovering France from… Read More
2019-03-23 01:24
Tortilla Flatby John SteinbeckNew York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1986, c1935. 207 p. Fiction.Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, John Steinbeck created a “Camelot&r&hell…Read More
2019-03-22 16:29
Truly Devious by Maureen JohnsonKatherine Tegen Books, 2018. 420 pages. Young Adult FictionEllingham Academy was opened by a rich family as a school for gifted youth in the 1930s. The p… Read More
2019-03-21 16:05
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill HitlerBy John HendrixAmulet Books, 2018, 175 pages, Young Adult BiographyTells the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German past… Read More
2019-03-16 22:15
The Poisonwood Bibleby Barbara KingsolverNew York : Harper Flamingo, 1998. 546 p. Fiction.The family of a fierce evangelical Baptist missionary--Nathan Price, his wife, and his four dau… Read More
2019-03-14 01:42
Bloomby Kevin PanettaFirst Second, 2019. 368 pgs. Young Adult ComicsNow that Ari has finished high school, he is ready to move to the big city with his hip band. But first, he needs to convi… Read More
2019-03-11 19:35
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary HappinessBy Ingrid Fetell LeeLittle, Brown Spark, 2018. 359 pages. NonfictionDesigner and TED star Ingrid Fetell Lee e… Read More
2019-03-11 16:35
What If It’s Us?by Becky Albertalli & Adam SilveraHarperTeen 2018, 437 Pages. Young Adult Fiction.Arthur is an intern at a NYC law firm where his mother is working for the summer… Read More
2019-03-08 19:51
Women of the Blue and Gray: True Civil War Stories of Mothers, Medics, Soldiers, and Spiesby Marianne MonsonShadow Mountain, 2018, 230 pgs., NonfictionMonson brings to light the incredible s… Read More
2019-03-08 02:00
Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by Albert MarrinAlfred A. Knopf, 2018. 198 pgs. Young Adult NonfictionWith the help of World War I, the 1918 influenza quickly… Read More
2019-03-06 02:09
The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo LanaganAlfred A. Knopf, 2012. 305 pgs. Young Adult Fiction On remote Rollrock Island the men make their living, and fetch their wives, from t… Read More
2019-03-02 22:43
Ginny MoonBy Benjamin LudwigPark Row Books, 2017. 360 pgs. Young AdultAfter bouncing around in foster care, Ginny Moon finally has a forever family. However, her new mom is expecting and it… Read More
2019-03-02 21:14
The Librarian of Auschwitz By Antonio IturbeGodwin Books, 2017. 423 pgs. Young AdultFourteen-year-old Dita was sent to Auschwitz with her family when Nazis took over Prague. They were placed… Read More
2019-02-28 03:48
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail PestaKatherine Tegen Books, 2017. 304 pages. Young Adult NonfictionSandra Uwiringyimana's biography opens with… Read More
2019-02-26 03:16
The Cross of Leadby AviHyperion Books For Children, 2002. pgs 262, Young AdultOn the day of his mother’s funeral a 14th century peasant boy called Asta’s Son is accused of murder… Read More
2019-02-25 18:35
The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear To FaithBy Gabrielle BernsteinHay House Inc., 2016. 200 pages. Nonfiction.This is a short guide to setting intentions and shifting your energy from… Read More
2019-02-23 19:12
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingBy Malcolm GladwellLittle, Brown and Co., 2005. 277 pgs. NonfictionIn this book, Malcolm Gladwell examines how we think without thinking. Often w… Read More
2019-02-23 18:20
Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich and Steven LevensonPoppy, Little, Brown and Company, 2018. 358 pages. Young Adult Fiction.Evan Hansen is not a popular kid at school; in fact, he doesn&rs&hell…Read More
2019-02-23 17:40
A Defense of Honor By Kristi Ann HunterBethany House, 2018. 376 pgs. RomanceKatherine "Kit" FitzGilbert had to make the hard choice of turning her back on London society. She never plan… Read More
2019-02-23 16:59
Just Mercy: (adapted for young adults) A True Story of the Fight for Justiceby Bryan Stevenson Delacorte Press, 2018. 277 pages. Young Adult Non-FictionBryan Stevenson is a lawyer who establ… Read More
2019-02-23 01:16
And the Ocean was Our Skyby Patrick NessHarperTeen, 2018. 158 pgs. Young Adult FictionFor centuries, whales and men have been at war with each other. Bathsheba is an apprentice under the for… Read More
2019-02-21 01:14
Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexicoby David BowlesCinco Puntos Press, 2018. 300 pages. Young Adult Nonfiction.The stories in Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky trace the… Read More
2019-02-20 17:26
How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleBy Dale CarnegieSimon and Schuster, 1936. 299 pgs. NonfictionHave you ever wondered why you get passed up for promotions? Or why your relationships are… Read More
2019-02-11 22:39
On a Sunbeamby Tillie WaldenFirst Second, 2018. 533 pgs. Young Adult Graphic Novel.Mia is a new member of a team that travels through space repairing broken-down structures. As she gets to k… Read More
2019-02-09 16:25
The Gilded Wolvesby Roshani ChokshiWednesday Books, 2019. 388 pgs. Young Adult.In Paris, 1889 the Exposition Universelle is about to open with its main attraction--the Eiffel Tower. Sé… Read More
2019-02-07 22:24
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugeesby Don BrownHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018, 103 pages, Graphic Novel/Young Adult NonfictionStarting in 2011, refugees flood out of war-torn Syria… Read More
2019-02-05 20:47
The Tattooist of Auschwitzby Heather MorrisHarper, 2018, 262 pages, Historical FictionThis beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Ho… Read More
2019-01-31 03:30
Monster Hunter Vendettaby Larry CorreiaBaen Books, 2010, 656 pgs. Sci FiOwen Zastava Pitt has faced werewolves, zombies, and a pack of man eating chupacabras but nothing compares to planning… Read More
2019-01-31 03:24
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyPuffin Books, 2000, 272 pgs, Young Adult.“Harry” makes the long journey to the desert to live with Sir Charles and Lady Amelia ,her elder bro… Read More
2019-01-30 23:26
Flocksby L. NicholsSecret Acres, 2018. 332 pages. Graphic NovelIt can be hard to figure out where you "belong" in life. Imagine how much harder it would be if the community you've grown up i… Read More
2019-01-30 02:47
The Winter of the Witch: A Novel by Katherine ArdenDel Rey, 2019. 372 pgs. Fantasy. This epic conclusion to the Winternight trilogy starts the day after the events at the end of Th… Read More
2019-01-29 22:59
Storm Siren by Mary WeberThomas Nelson, 2014. 341 pgs. Young Adult Fiction.Nym shouldn’t exist. Elementals, able to manipulate weather, are always born male and always killed at… Read More
2019-01-28 22:34
The Beatles: The BiographyBy Bob SpitzLittle Brown, 2005. 983 pages. BiographyThough I am a big Beatles fan, I didn't have a good chronological understanding of their story, so I set out to… Read More
2019-01-25 01:45
Handmade Houseplantsby Corrie Beth HoggTimber Press, 2018. 298 pgs. NonfictionLearn how to make realistic plants from paper in this debut book. There are instructions at the beginning for th… Read More
2019-01-24 17:29
The Bird and the BladeBy Megan BannenBalzer + Bray, 2018. 416 pgs. Young AdultSet in the Mongol Empire around the 12th century, Jinghua is a young slave with a secret past in the Kipchak Kha… Read More
2019-01-23 22:38
Batman: White Knightby Sean Gordon MurphyDC Black Label, 2018. 323 pages. Graphic NovelBruce Wayne has always done what it takes to be the hero Gotham City needs, even if it means tapping in… Read More
2019-01-23 22:37
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War IIby Liza MundyHachette Books, 2017. 416 pages. NonfictionThe Allied forces of World War II owed muc… Read More
2019-01-20 00:49
Mercy Thompson: Homecomingby Patricia BriggsBallantine Books. 2009. 112 pgs. Graphic NovelsHave you ever wondered what life was like for Mercy when she first moved to the Tri Cities? Mercy h… Read More
2019-01-20 00:12
Ty Cobb: A Terrible BeautyBy Charles LeerhsenNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2015. 449 pages.An authoritative, reliable and compelling biography of perhaps the most significant and con… Read More
2019-01-19 23:30
Long Journey HomeBy Sarah M. EdenMirror Press, 2018. 363 pgs. RomanceMaura O'Connor became a war widow at a young age and struggled to raise her son in the slums of New York. That life has t… Read More
2019-01-18 22:08
The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom By Slavomir RawiczLyons Press, 1997. 242 pgs. NonfictionRawicz was a Polish Army lieutenant who the Soviets claimed was a spy, and was impr… Read More
2019-01-18 16:55
DryBy Neal ShustermanSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018. 390 pages. Young Adult.In Southern California, when residents are asked to stop watering lawns and filling up swimmin… Read More
2019-01-18 03:00
The Belles By Dhonielle ClaytonFreeform Books, 2018. 434 pages. Young Adult.The Belles are women born with a magical power to change the way people look, to make them physically beautiful, w… Read More
2019-01-17 00:47
Down and Across by Arvin AhmadiNew York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018. 320 pages. Young Adult.His friends know what they want to do with the rest of t… Read More
2019-01-16 02:59
One Dirty Treeby Noah Van SciverUncivilized Books, 2018. 166 Pages. Graphic NovelIn this brief memoir, the artist switches between two significant periods of his life: 1994, living with his… Read More
2019-01-15 22:19
BecomingBy Michelle ObamaCrown, 2018, 426 pages, MemoirIn a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era… Read More
2019-01-11 18:26
Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnamby Elizabeth PartridgeViking, 2018, 213 pages, Young Adult Non-FictionAn exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives in… Read More
2019-01-07 17:27
The Annotated Little Womenby Louisa May AlcottW.W. Norton and Company, 2015. 652 pages. FictionThis annotated edition is curated by renowned Alcott scholar John Matteson and includes full pa… Read More
2019-01-05 21:24
From Ash and Stoneby Julie DainesCovenant Communications, Inc. 2018, 240 pgs, RomanceLady Margaret Grey from Hartfell had everything. Her father was a knight with a loving family, until one… Read More
2019-01-03 21:58
Lies Jane Austen Told MeBy Julie WrightShadow Mountain Publishing, 2017. 315 pages. RomanceEmma loves all things Jane Austen. She believes Jane knows everything there is to know about love a… Read More
2019-01-03 17:03
Perfect Set: Game OnBy Melanie JacobsonCovenant Communications, 2018, 215 pages, RomanceBree Mercer is a sports reporter with one rule: never date a professional athlete. Ever. This rule hel… Read More
2019-01-03 03:51
A Madness So Discreetby Mindy McginnisHarper Collins, 2015, 384pgs. Young AdultGrace Mae has been incarcerated in an insane asylum. She has been committed to hide the shame and unwedded preg… Read More
2019-01-03 02:58
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Centuryby Kirk Wallace JohnsonViking, 2018. 320 pgs. Non-Fiction.One evening in July 2009, twenty-year-old American… Read More
2018-12-31 19:07
GeekerellaBy Ashley PostonQuirk Books, 2017. 320 pages. Young AdultElle Wittimer loves Starfield, the sci-fi space travel show she grew up watching with her late father. When she hears… Read More
2018-12-31 16:02
Sheetsby Brenna ThummlerLion Forge, 2018. 238 pgs. Young Adult ComicsMarjorie Glatt is a practical 13-year-old who often feels like a ghost. She is in charge of the family laundry business… Read More
2018-12-27 22:00
Hey, Kiddoby Jarrett KrosoczkaGraphix, 2018. 294 pgs. Graphic NovelIn this moving memoir, Krosoczka explores what his early life was like through illustration. His mom was a drug addict, in… Read More
2018-12-22 17:49
Courage to Be You: Inspiring Lessons from an Unexpected JourneyBy Gail MillerDeseret Book, 2018. 160 pgs. BiographyGail Miller is the wife of Larry H. Miller. In this sort book, she shares h… Read More
2018-12-19 16:44
Stranger Things Have Happenedby Jeff StrandSourcebook Fire, 2017, 289 pages, Young Adult FictionMarcus is a fifteen-year-old aspiring magician. When his great-grandfather, Zachary the Stupen… Read More
2018-12-18 17:13
The 57 Bus By Dashka SlaterFarrar Straus Giroux, 2017. 305 pgs. Young Adult NonfictionSasha and Richard both live in Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country. With… Read More
2018-12-12 19:40
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastleby Stuart TurtonSourcebooks Landmark, 2018, 435 pages, MysteryThe Hardcastle family is hosting a masquerade at their home, and their daughter Evelyn Hard… Read More
2018-12-12 18:47
The Kiss Quotientby Helen HoangJove Books, 2018, 317 pages, RomanceAt thirty years old, Stella Lane has way less experience in the dating world than most. Her high-functioning autism means… Read More
2018-12-11 19:14
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters By Anne Boyd RiouxW. W. Norton & Company, 2018. 273 pages. Nonfiction Since it was published, Little Wome… Read More
2018-12-10 20:32
Touch of Frostby Jennifer EstepK Teen, 2011. 373 pgs. Young Adult Fiction. At her new school, Gwen Frost is known as that gypsy girl who sees things. She is an outcast at Mythos Academ… Read More
2018-12-10 20:09
Victoria and Albert: A Royal Love AffairBy Daisy Goodwin and Sara SheridanSt. Martin’s Press, 2017. 304 pgs. NonfictionThe marriage of Victoria and Albert was one for the story books… Read More
2018-12-07 16:31
Annie on my Mindby Nancy GardenFarrar, Straus, Giroux, 1982. 263 pages. Young Adult.Liza is a high achieving high school student, the class president, and has her sights set on studying at M… Read More
2018-12-06 03:40
The Archivedby Victoria SchwabHyperion, 2013. 321 pgs. Young Adult.When you die, you become a History which then gets filed in the Archives. Mackenzie is a Keeper. It’s her job to retu… Read More
2018-12-06 03:37
Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of DoneBy Jonathan AcuffPortfolio/Penguin, 2017. 196 pgs. NonfictionJonathan Acuff admits at the beginning of this book that he wrote a whole book about the wr… Read More
2018-12-04 21:55
Sea Witch by Sarah HenningsKatherine Tegen Books, 2018. 348 pages. Young AdultEvie has not been the same since her best friend Anna was lost to the sea. When a girl who closely resemble… Read More
2018-12-04 03:22
Sadieby Courtney SummersWednesday Books, 2018. 311 pgs. Young Adult Fiction.Sadie was always more of a mom to Mattie than an older sister and when Mattie is found dead in the woods, Sadie&rs&hell…Read More
2018-12-03 19:43
Little Fires Everywhere By Celest NgPenguin Press, 2017. 338 pgs. FictionIn Shaker Heights, a prosperous suburb of Cleveland, life is fairly calm with everyone keeping the status quo. T… Read More
2018-12-03 19:00
Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power by Donald W. Parry Deseret Book, 2013. 260 pgs. Non-fiction.If you have ever had a question about the nature of angels and how they interact wit… Read More
2018-12-03 18:52
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVotoedited by Joan ReardonMariner Books, 432 pages. Nonfiction.Julia Child is famous for her cooking, her size, and her voice. But one… Read More
2018-12-02 00:33
An Absolutely Remarkable ThingBy Hank GreenDutton, 2018. 343 pgs. SCI-FIOn her way home from work at 3:00 AM, April May stumbles across a giant robot sculpture (whom she dubs “Carl&rdq&hell…Read More
2018-12-01 23:01
Kiss of the SpindleBy Nancy Campbell AllenShadow Mountain, 2018. 360 pgs. RomanceDr. Isla Cooper has dedicated her life to serving others, especially predatory shifters that transform into a… Read More
2018-12-01 02:25
The Carnelian Crow (Stoker & Holmes #4)by Colleen GleasonAvid Press, 2017. 267 pgs. Young Adult Fiction Following the disaster of the Chess Queen Enigma, Mina Holmes and Evaline Sto… Read More
2018-12-01 00:00
The Beekeeper's ApprenticeBy Laurie R. KingPicador, 1994. 346 pages. MysteryMary Russell has moved back to Sussex in preparation for her entrance to Oxford in the fall. While on a walk… Read More
2018-11-30 22:55
The Convenient MarriageBy Georgette HeyerArrow, 1934. 272 pages. RomanceWhen Horatia's older sister Lizzie is proposed to by Lord Marcus Drelincourt, Horatia knows it spells disaster for Liz… Read More
2018-11-30 03:44
Knit Yourself Calm: A Creative Path to Managing Stress by Lynne RoweSearch Press, 2017. 112 pgs. Non-fiction. The author knows knitting is relaxing and science agrees! People who knit… Read More
2018-11-30 01:37
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.By Brené BrownRandom House, 2018. 320 pages Nonfiction.Brené Brown is best known for her research on vulnerability… Read More
2018-11-28 23:44
PemmicanWars (A Girl Called Echo #1)by Katherena VermetteHighwater Press, 2017. 47 pgs. Young Adult ComicsEcho is a 13-year-old girl living in modern day Canada, and is adjusting to a new ho… Read More
2018-11-28 17:04
Venetiaby Georgette HeyerHeinemann Books, 1958. 355 pages. RomanceVenetia is beautiful, clever, sensible, and firmly on the shelf. Her restrictive life in the country prevented her from expe… Read More
2018-11-13 03:06
The Agony of Bun O'Keefeby Heather SmithPRH Canada Young Readers Penguin Teen. 2017. 256 pages. Young Adult. It's Newfoundland, 1986. Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a… Read More
2018-11-10 22:54
Monster Hunter Internationalby Larry CorreiaBaen Books, 2009, 736 pgs, Sci-FiOne day Owen Zastava Pitt got to live the true American Dream, he got to throw his horrible boss out of a fourtee… Read More
2018-11-10 19:59
Promises and PrimrosesBy Josi S. KilpackShadow Mountain, 2018. 322 pgs. FictionElliott Mayfield has had to sacrifice a lot to save his family's fortune. He is tired of the disgrace his sibli… Read More
2018-11-09 21:31
The Simplicity of Ciderby Amy ReichertNew York : Gallery Books, 2017. 313 pages ; 21 cm Romance.Focused and unassuming fifth generation cider-maker Sanna Lund has one desire: to li… Read More
2018-11-09 17:22
The Storyteller by Jodi PicoultEmily Bestler Books/Atria Books, 2013. 460 pages. General Fiction.Sage Singer, a reclusive local baker, attends a grief group to help her mourn the… Read More
2018-11-07 21:06
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogersby Maxwell KingAbrams Press, 2018, 406 pages, BiographyDrawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, the author t… Read More
2018-11-07 19:07
My Plain Janeby Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi MeadowsHarperTeen, 2018, 450 pages, Young AdultYou may think you know the story. Penniless orphan Jane Eyre begins a new life as a govern… Read More
2018-11-06 00:40
Little White LiesBy Jennifer Lynn BarnesFreeform, 2018. 400 pgs. Young Adult.Sawyer Taft is doing just fine when her rich grandmother, Lillian Taft, shows up at her front door with an offer… Read More
2018-11-06 00:07
The Woman in the WindowBy A.J. FinnWilliam Morrow, 2018. 449 pgs. Fiction.Dr. Anna Fox used to be a brilliant child psychologist, but now she can’t even leave her own house. An acciden… Read More
2018-11-05 16:59
Baby Teeth by Zoje StageSt. Martin’s Press, 2018. 304 pages, General FictionHanna, at 7 years old, doesn’t speak. She barks and menaces others, can’t go to school beca… Read More
2018-11-02 01:47
Eleanor and the Iron Kingby Julie DainesCovenant Communications Inc., 2015, 202 pgs. Romance Eleanor de Lacy, daughter of an English earl, has been bartered as a bride to the enemy in e… Read More
2018-11-01 00:51
Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequelby A. W Jantha , Matt GriffinDisney Press, 2018, 528 pgs, Young AdultThe first half of this book is the Hocus Pocus from the 90’s all about Max the… Read More
2018-11-01 00:23
Willowkeep : a Regency romanceby Julie DainesCovenant Communications, Inc., 2016, 267 pgs. RomanceCharlotte Darby is left to take care of her special needs sister when her mother dies and sh… Read More
2018-10-31 22:41
Starflight By Melissa LandersHyperion, 2016. 368 pgs. Young AdultOpposites and enemies since high school, Doran Spaulding is a pretty-boy from a wealthy family and wants for nothing, while S… Read More
2018-10-31 22:20
The Chaos of Standing Still By Jessica BrodySimon Pulse, 2017. 406 pgs. Young AdultOn New Year’s Eve a massive blizzard shuts down Denver International Airport, leaving 18-year-old Ryn… Read More
2018-10-31 22:09
Robinby Dave ItzkoffHenry Holt and Co., 2018. 544 pgs. BiographyI think most people who were alive during the height of Robin Williams' career can't help but be familiar with his electric en… Read More
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