Friday, August 17, 2018

What We're Reading

Here's a snapshot of what the library staff is reading.

What are you reading right now? Recommend books to others in the comments section.




Of Triton
Of Triton
By Banks, Anna
2014-05 - Square Fish
9781250044310 CHECK CATALOG
In this second installment of Banks' Syrena trilogy, Emma learns that Syrena law states all Half-Breeds should be put to death. As if that's not bad enough, her mother's reappearance in the Syrena world turns the two kingdomsNPoseidon and TritonNagainst one another. This edition includes a bonus short story. …More


The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World
By Hale, Shannon
Author Hale, Dean
Illustrator Mangiatordi, Vitale
2017-02 - Marvel Comics
9781484781548 CHECK CATALOG
WHO RUNS THE WORLD? SQUIRRELS Fourteen-year-old Doreen Green moved from sunny California to the suburbs of New Jersey. She must start at a new school, make new friends, and continue to hide her tail. Yep, Doreen has the powers of . . . a squirrel After failing at several attempts to find her new BFF, Doreen feels lonely and trapped, liked a caged animal. Then one day Doreen uses …More


The Judges
The Judges
By Wiesel, Elie
2004-10 - Schocken Books Inc
9780805211214 CHECK CATALOG
From Elie Wiesel, a gripping novel of guilt, innocence, and the perilousness of judging both.

A plane en route from New York to Tel Aviv is forced down by bad weather. A nearby house provides refuge for five of its passengers: Claudia, who has left her husband and found new love; Razziel, a religious teacher who was once a political prisoner; Yoav, a terminally ill Israeli commando;
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The Good Thief's Guide to Venice
The Good Thief's Guide to Venice
By Ewan, Chris
2011-08 - Minotaur Books
9780312580858 CHECK CATALOG
After a bad streak of luck in Vegas, gentleman thief Charlie retreats to Venice, vowing to give up a life of crime to write crime fiction full-time. But inspiration has yet to strike. And to make matters worse, Charlie's agent Victoria shows up at his door just as his prized first edition of "The Maltese Falcon" flies out the window with a femme-fatale burglar. …More


Tiger's Curse
Tiger's Curse
By Houck, Colleen
2012-05 - Splinter
9781454902492 CHECK CATALOG
The first book in the nationally bestselling Tiger's Curse series is now available in paperback. The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world. But that's exactly what happened. …More


Lies Jane Austen Told Me
Lies Jane Austen Told Me
By Wright, Julie
2017-11 - Shadow Mountain
9781629723426 CHECK CATALOG
Ever since Emma Pierce read Pride and Prejudice, she's been in love with Mr. Darcy and has regarded Jane Austen as the expert on all things romantic. So when it turns out that what her boyfriend Blake wants is more of a hook-up than a honeymoon, Emma is hurt, betrayed, and furious. She throws herself deeper into her work as CMO of Kinetics, only to find her job threatened when her boss …More


Mark of the Thief: Mark of the Thief #1
Mark of the Thief: Mark of the Thief #1
By Nielsen, Jennifer A.
2015-12 - Scholastic Paperbacks
9780545561556 CHECK CATALOG
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods -- magic some Romans would kill for.

Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing
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