Staff Picks 2010
Staff Picks Hall of Fame
Picture Book Favorites
Books for Middle Readers & Young Adults
Outside a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.
--Groucho Marx
Yes, it’s another vampire book—but it reads just like one of your favorite thrillers. Nathaniel Cade (the vampire) has been the Presidents’ secret service agent since Andrew Johnson. A fun read! Carol
This big book is a little sci fi, a little fantasy, and a lot thriller, covering 100 years time. You start with a virus which might cure diseases and be the fountain of youth—and, of course, the military has other plans for it. Add a young girl whose destiny is to save the world, a caring FBI agent, and a group of survivors in a FEMA encampment and you’ll be up late reading the first in a planned trilogy. Carol
A little girl is left on a ship bound for Australia in the early 1900’s and is adopted by the port master when no one claims her. As an adult she learns of her mysterious beginning and sets out to find out who her parents are. The storytelling shifts back and forth in time and from one voice to another, including her granddaughter, who gets caught up in the mystery. Carol
Franzen presents a new family drama. And as in The Corrections, he builds a truly believable world where we can all identify with his oh so flawed characters. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Eva
