What We’re Excited About- May 2017

We just had ARC-palooza at the library. Its technical name is Book Buzz, but as our wonderful friend/colleague always says "things are always better when you add palooza," so I thought I would highlight the fun. Anyway, this is like librarian Christmas/gift getting holiday, where we learn about all of the upcoming books and get …

Video Time: The Whole Thing by Ann Brashares

The video in which we try to untangle the spiderweb like family tree in "The Whole Thing" by Ann Brashares. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t8ktFIQjK4

May New Book Sneak Peak

Imagine my excitement when I received two of my most anticipated May new releases through Netgalley on the same day!  This is basically book nerd Nirvana.  I eager read both books...with mixed result.  Here are my honest thoughts that I give in exchange for the eARCS. The One Memory of Flora Banks By: Emily Barr …

New Book: Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry

Technically this book was shelved in the children's area, but like I have been saying, my life has become about all things tween. This is a great tween book, which mixes tough physical issues with tough emotional issues, in a way that I have never seen before. Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry After Callie's …

New Adult Spotlight: Royally Series by Emma Chase

In a country called Wessco there are two princes: Nicholas, the elder brother who was raised to inherit the crown, and Henry, the younger "spare" who has spent his whole life being the life of the party.  Both brothers will embark upon journeys that will lead them to love and their true royal destinies. Prince …

Tween Title: Horizon by Scott Westerfeld

Hello everyone! I have been super behind on my blog posts. It is that time of the semester when the perfect storm hits and everything, school life, personal life, and work life all hit at once. Hope you had a great week/month...I have been super checked out (sorry!). I have continued to read tween books …

Video Time: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

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March Great Book Roundup

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Video Time: The Riverman by Aaron Starmer

The video in which we don't understand what happened in "The Riverman" by Aaron Starmer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_16S7L_ZM

Reading with a Side of…

Last week I awoke to my car covered in over two inches of snow, not the best way to greet the morning.  Snow in April is neither expected or appreciated.  However, I decide a summer camp book is perfect to combat the lingering effects of winter. Sixteen year old Zander Osborne is being sent away …