staff recommendations

~Jessica Thorne

A cozy “enemies to lovers” style romantasy featuring an island dragon sanctuary. After being forced to return to Starling Island from the Academy, apothecary Portia meets and immediately clashes with Noah, a vet with no magic who dreams of studying and helping the sanctuary’s dragons. Will Portia and Noah be able to overcome their differences to help save the island’s magical inhabitants?

~Thi Bui

 This graphic memoir captures the story of a family as they journey through war-torn Vietnam to escape the violent conflict and settle in the United States. The gorgeous monochromatic art brings the emotional story to life beautifully. Reading this in high school opened my eyes to a world of history I didn’t know.  

~Suzanne Collins

The second prequel in the Hunger Games series, soon to be in theatres! This novel tells the story of Haymitch Abernathy's perilous experience in the 50th annual Hunger Games. With twice as many tributes  reaped for this year's Quarter Quell, the stakes are deadlier than ever. Get your hands on the book before the movie premieres on November 20th.

~ Ann Cleeves 

After a girl is found dead in the pool of her friend’s summer house in Devon, DI Matthew Venn is called in to solve the murder and locate the victim’s friend, who is now missing. As more is revealed throughout the investigation, the case goes far deeper than it appears on the surface. Secrets and lies will be revealed as Venn gets closer to the truth.

~Johanna van Veen

A dark and mysterious story set in 1635. After finding the gilded skull of a saint in the arms of a dying man, a young nun and a peasant girl escape into the Bavarian Forest as they flee from a necromancer seeking to steal the holy relic. The two women then depart on a quest to reunite the skull with its body in the hopes of being granted a wish – one that may turn out to be a blessing or a curse.