MONROE-WALTON COUNTY LIBRARY BOOK BLOG

2012-2013 GPBA List Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Septys Divergent by Veronica Roth ...

“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” -Holly Jackson The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The...

-Rick Yancey After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky...

Georgia Peach Book Awards 2014-2015 Me, Him, Them and It - Caela Carter Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell ***winner*** March - John Lewis...

- Doug Stanton This is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan immediately following...

-Carl Hiaasen Bestselling author and columnist Carl Hiaasen returns with another hysterical mystery for kids set in Florida's Everglades....

Georgia Peach Book Award list 2015-2016 We Were Liars - E. Lockhart ***WINNER of the GPBA*** Everything Leads To You - Nina LaCour I’ll...

Quite possibly one of the funniest action movies I have seen in some time.  I am a huge fan of Colin Farrell, so this was a huge win for...

By Josh Funk Illustrator: Stevie Lewis Lost in the Library is a must-read for this fall. This cute, rhyming book brings to life the lion...

by Lisa Wingate Enjoy Historic Fiction?  Like family drama with sprinkles of mystery and scandal?  This beautifully constructed tale will...

by Elisabeth Thomas HOLY COW!  Talk about suspenseful, gothic delight!!!  This was a wonderful, mind bender, with almost a lyrical prose...

by Deborah Wiles A truly dynamic telling of the tragic events that occurred at Kent State University.  This is probably one of the most...

These Women by Ivy Pochoda I've been on a bit of a murder mystery kick, and this one seemed fairly interesting.  I stumbled upon Ivy...

GPBA 2019-2020 After the Shot Drops - Randy Ribay Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi Dear Martin - Nic Stone ***GPBA Winner***...

by Ann Martin “Rose Howard has Asperger’s syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a...

"The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski is a story about a boy living an idyllic life  with his parents on a farm in northern...

by Zadie Smith Are you in the mood for short stories, dynamic prose, and the various controversies associated with race, class, and...

Zombieland: DoubleTap An absolutely hilarious and fun sequel to Zombieland; Woodie Harrelson, Emma Watson, and Jesse Eisenberg could...

Based on the debut novel of Krystal Sutherland, “Our Chemical Hearts” I enjoyed the film and thought the production values were...