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"Cleaning the Gold" is a short story written by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child. They wrote a story with their main book characters. Will...

Tweet Cute

Author: Emma Lord Reviewer: Kaitlin S Overall Rating: 3/5 stars. Okay, Tweet Cute is definitely catering to Gen Z and how much social...

Conjure Women

by Afia Atakora This one was a heartbreaker for me, both haunting and beautiful. This tale spans over 3 generations, from slavery to post...

Kaitlin's poetry recommendations

1.) Wild Geese, Mary Oliver “Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. / Meanwhile the world goes on.” -Wild Geese Wild...

Miss Nelson is Missing and more....

Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard Just to start, this book is available on eREAD KIDS for audiobook checkout. This is one of my...

What If and more....

What if... by Samantha Berger Just to start, this book is available on eREAD KIDS for ebook checkout. This book is really cool because...

All Of Us With Wings

Trigger warning: Drug use, rape Overall this book is beautifully constructed, almost lyrical in some portions. It’s hard to imagine that...

Barb's Book Picks

One of my favorite authors is Dorothea Benton Frank. She writes about the South Carolina Lowcountry people. Her books have humor, honesty...

The Scorpio Races

by Maggie Stiefvater I did not want this story to end. It is a stand-alone, and I want sequels. Heck, I want an entire series! I hope...

The Downstairs Girl

by Stacey Lee Oh, how I loved this story! I found it original and refreshing though it hit on some heavy points in American history it...

Duck on a Bike and more....

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon Just to start, this book is available on eREAD KIDS for ebook checkout. I love this book because I think...

Malala's Magic Pencil

by Malala Yousafzai This book is available on eREAD KIDS for ebook checkout. The story Malala's Magic Pencil tells Malala Yousafzai's...

The Good Egg

By Jory John Just to start, this book is available on eREAD KIDS for ebook and audiobook checkout. This book is all about the importance...

Anne of Green Gables

by Lucy Maud Montgomery I was introduced to Anne through Kevin Sullivan's mini-series that was often aired on PBS. I then read the book...

"Cold Barrel Zero" and more....

I read three Matthew Quirk books back to back. They were very different types of stories. Although, the author writes well and tells a...

Camping with Unicorns

Dana Simpson I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy, it has since been published (April 7,2020). Once again, Simpson has...

Wizard for Hire

By Obert Skye I went on this crazy adventure with my sweet 12 year old son, and we LOVE IT! We loved it so much we read the second one...

The Last True Poets of the Sea

"The Last True Poets of the Sea" by Julia Drake. Special thanks to Amy Hicks, the manager at the Social Circle Library. Just as Glinda,...

The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski's "The Last Wish." With Netflix releasing this new series, I HAD to go back and re-read the entire series! Last Wish is...

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