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Monthly Staff Picks


Monthly Staff Picks

Each month the library staff will share with you some of their favorite books. Take a look!
Cathy's Pick
This I Know by Eldonna Edwards
This I Know
by ​Eldonna Edwards
Katie's Pick
All the Time in the World by John Gierach
We Are Okay
by ​Nina LaCour
Braelyn's Pick
Peggy's Pick
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Thornhedge
by ​T. Kingfisher
Dog vs. Cat by Chris Gall
Dog vs. Cat
by Chris Gall

2023 Staff Picks

January
Cathy:
Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter
Katie:
Fable by Adrienne Young
Braelyn:
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Diana:
A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett
February
Cathy:
The Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
Katie:
Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson
Braelyn:
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Diana:
Slug in Love by Rachel Bright

March:
Cathy:
After We Were Stolen by Brooke Beyfuss
Katie: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
Braelyn: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Diana: I Believe in Me by Emma Dodd

May:
Cathy:
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
Katie: The Phantom by Gena Showalter
Braelyn: A World of Pausabilities by Frank Sileo
​

July:
Cathy: 
If You Tell by Gregg Olsen
Katie: You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
Braelyn: Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
Peggy: Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz

September:
Cathy:
Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock
Katie:
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Braelyn:
Invisible Things by Andy J Pizza
Peggy:
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

April:
Cathy:
The Problem With Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Katie:
The Immortal by Gena Showalter
Braelyn:
Smile by Raina Telgemeier

June:
Cathy: 
The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros
Katie: The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Preston & Child
Braelyn: Foster by Claire Keegan

August:
Cathy:
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
Katie:
And I Darken by Kiersten White
Braelyn:
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
Peggy:
Suspect by Scott Turow

October:
Cathy:
This I Know by Eldonna Edwards
Katie:
All the Time in the World by John Gierach
Braelyn:
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Peggy:
Dog v. Cat by Chris Gall

2022 Staff Picks

January
Cathy: 
Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton
Katie: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Braelyn: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Diana: Nibbles the Book Monster by Emma Yarlett

February
Cathy:
Family Reunion by Nancy Thayer
Katie: The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Braelyn: Rain by Anders Holmer
Diana: Penguin Love by Selina Yoon

​

March
Cathy: The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian
Katie: The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
Braelyn: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Diana: Turtle in a Tree by Neesha Hudson

May
Cathy: 
The Last House on the Street By Diane Chamberlain 
Katie:
Cat Problems by Jory John
Braelyn:
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 
​Diana:
Memory Jars by Vera Brosgol

July: 
Cathy:
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Katie: Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron by Julia Quinn
Braelyn: Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton
Diana: A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel

September
Cathy:
Always by Sarah Jio
Katie: A Little Ferry Tale by Chad Otis
Braelyn: Overdue by Amanda Oliver
Diana: Not Yet, Yeti by Bethany Freitas

November
Cathy:
Loss Lake by Amber Cowie
Katie:
Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Braelyn:
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Diana:
Strega Nona's Harvest by Tomie dePaola
April
Cathy: Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Katie: Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Braelyn: Poetry An Introduction by John Strachan
Diana: My Friend Earth by Patricia MacLachlan

June
Cathy:
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Katie:
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
Braelyn:
Little Robot by Ben Hatke
​Diana:
A Good Place by Lucy Cousins

August: 
Cathy: 
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
Katie: Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Braelyn: What Happened to You? by Bruce D. Perry
Diana: A Perfect Day by Lane Smith

October:
Cathy:
If There's No Tomorrow by Jennifer Armentrout
Katie:
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice & Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Braelyn:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Diana: If You Ever Meet a Skeleton by Rebecca Evans

December:
Cathy: T
he Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
Katie:
Born of Legend by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Braelyn:
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
Diana:
What's Coming for Christmas by Kate Banks
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