Vuong’s poetry is not for everyone, but I am a huge fan. I will note that there are triggering topics, as Vuong navigates life after his mother’s death, and the…

I read this book because the library started hosting a Girls Who Code program and I was fascinated by the founder’s TED Talk. This is for all the people who…

It was close to Halloween and I was looking for a horror book that was different than the typical Stephen King or Alma Katsu. A friend recommended this book from…

It’s a case of mistaken identity that works out well for Clara Kelley, who is not the experienced Irish maid the Carnegie home thinks she is when she moves to…

Stephen King has done it again! I loved this book, which is about a troubled teen named Charlie who befriends an elderly neighbor and his dog. After the neighbor’s death,…

This is a fun spin on a classic horror story about a nanny looking after a young boy who may or may not be possessed by the ghost of a…

I was told that this book was even better than Palacio’s breakout hit, Wonder, so I had to pick up a copy. Wonder fans beware, this is a completely different…

This is my favorite book of the year and perfect for Gen X’ers. The story follows Sam and Sadie, who meet up again while in college in Boston. They met…

Cristian Florescu is a 17-year-old Romanian in the 1980s who is blackmailed by the secret police to spy on his family, friends and fellow countrymen. Cristi befrends the son of…

This is the sequel to the best-selling novel, “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek,” which focused on a blue-skinned Appalachian pack horse librarian in the early 1930s. This book picks…