book recommendations

Cailey and Meg suggest YA books that you can comfortably devour in a weekend. Stock up for the summer!

Their recommendations include:

1. Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto
2. My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
3. The Jump by Brittney Morris
4. Stranger Danger by Maren Stoffels

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

Our tour through new nonfiction includes food memories, grandparent bucket lists, and a pair of shipwrecks. In other words, our interests are well-rounded.

Our selections this week are:

1. My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food & Feelings edited by Zosia Mamet
2. The Unknown History of Invention: The Things We Make by Bill Hammack
3. Hooray for Grandparents by Jay Payleitner
4. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny & Murder by David Grann

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

Cailey and Meg discuss four new graphic novels that they loved. We’ve got kitchen witches, squires, counterculture zines, and horse girls! Their picks include:

1. The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle
2. Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks
3. Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome
4. Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

Happy April Fools Day! Cailey and Meg share four books that made them laugh including:

1. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
2. Subpar Parks: America’s Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors by Amber Share
3. Bring Your Own Baggage and Don’t Pack Light by Helen Ellis
4. World’s Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

In addition to their many other responsibilities, Cailey and Meg both run book clubs for Mentor Public Library. So what books did their clubs love? Whom do they recommend for YOUR club? They offer four suggestions that you’ll love to read AND discuss.

1. The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
2. One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
3. Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
4. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.