Sara’s Pick: The Velveteen Daughter by Laurel Davis Huber This biographical novel examines the lives of two extraordinary women. Before the Velveteen Rabbit was published, Margery Bianco Williams’ daughter was more famous as a child prodigy painter than her mother. But it seems that fame at an early age can exact a terrible toll. Told…
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Mrs. Saint and the Defectives
Cori’s Pick: Mrs Saint and the Defectives by Julie Lawson Timmer Quirky, humorous and heartfelt, Julie Lawson Timmer’s newest book had me at ‘Defectives’. After a very public (and humiliating) divorce, Markie and her teenage son Jesse run for the hills, leaving behind everyone they knew from their private school and country club past. Looking…
The Maze Runner
Kathryn’s Pick: The Maze Runner by James Dashner Before picking up this book I saw The Maze Runner movie adaptation. The movie was interesting but never left me with the urge to pick up the book and discover more. Luckily, I recently changed my mind. After getting through the first few chapters I couldn’t put…
Court of Thorns and Roses
Linda’s Pick: Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sara J. Maas I really enjoyed this fantasy series. There are two beings on this world, human and Fae, which is a mystical creature that wields great power and magic; some even have wings. The story line is based around a human named Feyre and how…
All Fall Down
Dallas’ Pick: All Fall Down By Ally Carter Imagine you are thirteen years old and the most traumatic thing has already happened to you. Would you be glad it is over or would that single moment in your life haunt you forever? For Grace unfortunately that moment haunted her for the rest of her life….
Castle of Water
Cori’s Pick: Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge Castle of Water is Dane Huckelbridge’s debut novel. Originally published in April 2017, somehow this unassuming little book didn’t cross my radar until August, and I was immediately intrigued. If I had to categorize this book, it would be adventure meets drama, meets romance, meets comedy…perhaps this…
Are You Sleeping
Sara’s Pick: Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber Thirteen years after her father’s murder a podcast by an investigative reporter threatens to unravel the life that his daughter has carefully constructed. Lying to her boyfriend, with a new name and new city, Josie is trying to keep her new life together. When her mother commits…
Final Girls
Sara’s Pick:Final Girls by Riley Sager Ten years ago Quincy was the sole survivor of a massacre at a cottage in the woods has no memory of the actual attack becoming, along with Lisa and Sam, the third member of a club the press dubs “The Final Girls”. Quincy has been doing well with the…
Phasma
Hannah’s Pick: Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson Delilah S. Dawson’s novel is the adventurous quick-read origin story for the mysterious and deadly Captain Phasma that we have been waiting for. Set before the events of The Force Awakens Phasma, a warrior, along with four of her comrades aid the antagonizing Brendol Hux in finding his…
Booked
Dallas’ Pick: Booked By Kwame Alexander This entire book is written entirely in poems. I thought this was very interesting for a children’s book considering the way you have to slow down to read it to fully understand the stories. The story of Booked is narrated by a young boy dealing with divorce of his…
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