Staff Recommendations

The Diary of Mattie Spenser was highly recommended. It is an epistolary novel, told by way of diary entries written by a young wife and homesteader in the Colorado Territory.

This epic WWII story is one of the best you will ever read. The characters stand out as very real, and the setting in France comes to life.

Chise has been abused and neglected her whole life. In the lowest time of her life, she puts herself up in a slave auction, not caring about what happens to her.

Nana is a manga series that follows two girls named Nana who happen to become best friends and are also absolutely the polar opposites of each other.

 Wooseo Shin never believed in fate until one day when a red string showed up on his finger. Red strings are known to connect you directly to your soulmate.

At her previous school, Jugyeong Lim is bullied by all the students for being ugly. After learning how to do makeup on youtube, she discovers how to make herself look beautiful.

After her parents are murdered, Davina was raised in a facility that trains elite nannies for high profile families.

This is the light novel version of the popular series. Maomao is the adoptive daughter of an apothecary who ends up being kidnapped and sold to the royal palace as a servant.

Miyo Saimori is born into a family of superhuman powers that she seemingly fails to inherit. So, after the death of her mom, she is abused for most of her life- treated as if she is worthless.

The main character gets isekaied into a video game she played in her last life. In easy mode, one can play Ivonne becomes loved by all. In hard mode, one can play the villainess, well hated by everyone.

The main character, Eunha Park, gets isekaied into a book she knows the ending of. The thing is, she becomes a character she knows gets murdered by her fiance.

This manga series follows a teenage girl who becomes a god after her dad leaves her homeless and a god gives his position to her. She finds her new family at the shrine, learns about becoming a god and frequently has her safety threatened.

The story is written similar to a rolling stones interview or a band documentary. It follows the story of a band that becomes huge in the 70s.

Oranges are not the Only Fruit is a autobiographical novel by Jeanette Winterson.

The Arrival is the wordless story of a man's journey to a new land and the challenges he faces adjusting.