Staff Recommendations

Sheep In a Jeep is the first of eight books written about a group of very funny sheep.  This entire series is great for reading out loud and for teaching littles all about rhyme.

Murakami is master of the strange, but this is one of his most approachable and emotionally resonate books. We join main character Toru as he remembers his college days in Tokyo and the loss of his best friend.

A sweet and humorous romance where our main couple is brought together by their mutual hate for a billionaire (who happens to be the man's father), navigating a secret to the inheritance and taking over a hotel empire.

This book is a love story.  During the Civil War many people on both sides did what they needed to survive.  I wondered how far I would go?

Behind the doors of the estate there are many secrets.  Each character has ties to the "Heiress".  Of course everyone wants the inheritance.  Who will get it and what will they do to to get the money?

This book reminded me what it means to be a family.  The good, the bad and the ugly, family is family and they are all complicated while holding onto love.

Adriana Trigiani is one of my very favorite authors.  It started years ago for me with Big Stone Gap.  The View From Lake Como is her newest book.  If you enjoy large families this is the book for you.

After reading The Hobbit I felt as if I had actually made the journey with the characters. Tolkien's use of visual imagery and suspense makes the book not just a great read, but also a great reread.

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library is a great read for anyone who loves mysteries, problem solving and libraries. Grabenstein incorporates real book references throughout the text along with the use of the Dewey Decimal System.

This book is a fun and lively story about an unlikely pair, an octogenarian and a twenty-something brought together because each provides what the other needs.

Banished by Zeus because of her power, Circe is forced to live alone on her own island.  This gives her the opportunity to do 2 things, get to know mortals and develop her witchcraft.

Makina has been asked by her mother to track down her estranged brother who disappeared three years ago in the U.S. Her journey, crossing the border from Mexico and searching the U.S.

Everyone gets 10,000 tries to live a perfect life or they face oblivion and Milo is closing in on 10,000.  I had no expectations for this book when I picked it up.

I love thriller/mystery stories, but I usually don't give them 5 stars because they can be predictable and formulaic. This book, Stillhouse Lake By Rachel Caine is the exception.

Small writing at its best. And by small, I mean both short (only 118 pages) and small which refers to the title; small things, gestures, kindnesses....can be something big.  And important.