MONROE-WALTON COUNTY LIBRARY BOOK BLOG

"Caraval" is the first book of three written by Stephanie Garber. If you need to get away and visit a magical land, this is a must...

Diane Chamberlain's new book "Big Lies in a Small Town" is riveting. The book weaves two stories from 1940 and 2018. A famous black...

Lemony Snicket (pseudonym for Daniel Handler) is well known for his A Series of Unfortunate Events books. He has a lesser known, but...

Today I would like to recommend a book for our Junior readers.  It is written by a beautiful young actress, Quvenzhane Wallis, titled...

Author: Michelle Hodkin The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is about a girl who wakes up after an accident that killed her friends. She’s the...

"I Am Young" by M. Dean This graphic novel follows the life of a 2nd gen immigrant (Miriam and her daughter by proxy) and Her first love...

Author: Mariko Tamaki Illustrator: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell Okay, this is definitely one of my favorite graphic novels! I decided to...

Best Nonfiction: Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker This is one of my favorite books. I...

"Skinny Dip" by Carl Hiaasen is a 2004 fiction that I read this past year.  It was my first Hiaasen novel, and as an introduction to an...

Sarah Andersen is a cartoonist residing in Brooklyn. Her comics depict the horrors and triumphs of being a young, awkward, and...

Tom Clancy is the master of espionage thriller stories. He has an intensive series with his main character Jack Ryan, currently a CIA...

Author: Nadine Brandes I was eager to pick up this retelling of the Romanov family with a magical twist. Brandes writes a tale of the...

by Michael Z. Williamson I remember when this book was on our New Shelf and it kept catching my eye.  The cover showed a military vehicle...

by Kwame Mbalia For the first time in a very long time we have a serious cross between African Mythology and African American Folklore....

"Hex Life" by Christopher Goldes This was such a fun anthology, with a diverse cast (authors), you get some really amazing witchy tales...

by Linda Sue Park A Single Shard is set in 12th century Korea and is a coming-of-age story with themes of self-discovery, perseverance...

By Kazu Kibuishi To some, graphic novels are seen as less valid than "real books". But this attitude fails to appreciate the power of...

Author: Neal Schusterman Overall Rating: 4/5 stars. Scythe promises moral conflict, violent action, and page-turning twists around every...

"Giver of Stars" by Jojo Moyes ' Hero Librarians? YES, Please! Women standing up for their rights? DOUBLE YES, Please! Twists and turns,...

by Simone St. James HOLY COW! This was an excellent mystery, not quite what I expected for the ending but amazing none-the-less. St....