MONROE-WALTON COUNTY LIBRARY BOOK BLOG

-Susan Beth Pfeffer “Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should...

by Krystal Sutherland “Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating,...

by Nelson Demille I first read this book more than 20 years ago but it remains one of my favorites and one I recommend all the time. It’s...

by Hoda Kotb. Illustrator: Suzie Mason. You Are My Happy and I’ve Loved You Since Forever are both easy reader books written by...

Robert Crais For the past handful of years, the majority of my reading has been Young Adult or Junior books. Once in a while I read an...

I’d like to share the reading list of contenders for the 2016-2017 Georgia Peach Book Award and talk about some of my favorites. The...

by Trisha Thomas “What happens when you toss tradition out the window and really start living for yourself? Venus Johnston has a great...

In the mountains of Colorado lies an old Inn home to the crossroads of magic and realms outside of our own – Havenfall. Havenfall is a...

Do you need a peaceful book to help center yourself? "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" is a quaint little book written by...

Author: Elizabeth Acevedo. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo is the novel-in-verse you need to pick up ASAP. For Camino and Yahaira...

Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson Bang by Barry Lyga Don't Get Caught by Kurt Dinan Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell Girls Made of Snow and Glass...

by Sandhya Menon “Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from...

by Natasha Preston This is a dark book that revolves around kidnapping, murder, and rape. This book is not for the faint of heart.  A man...

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal This book is all about Spoon and how bored he is with what utensil he is. Spoon is jealous of his friend's Knife...

In 2017 I was introduced to the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (GPBA) organization and I challenged myself to read 20 Young...

by Leslie Connor “Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s...

Author: Peter Hamilton Reynolds. Say Something! is the cutest picture book for little ones learning to read. The storybook encourages...

by Maeve Binchy "It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen.  Benny - the only child,...

Ghost Girl in the Corner This action-packed novella is set in the ShadowShaper Series (hands down one of my favorite series). Older...

All Fall Down is the first book of the Embassy Row Series. The series follows Grace Blakely and her life living with her grandfather....