book reviews

Cailey and Meg share four of their favorite fictional friendships. They include:

1. Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark
2. The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
3. The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
4. Riverbend Reunion by Carolyn Brown

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

Looking for a beach read with some teeth? Meg and Cailey share four of their favorite summer suspense titles. They include:

1. A Death at the Party by Amy Stuart
2. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
3. The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda
4. Outback by Patricia Wolf

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

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.