By Lynn Painter. This book is laugh-out-loud, page-turning perfection. High school junior Emilie Hornby is a planner. She’s scheduled the perfect Valentine’s Day because love is for planners (only suckers leave love to fate) and her boyfriend, Josh Sutton, is perfect for her (he earns a checkmark in all the boxes). But her plans go … More The Do-Over
By Beth O’Leary. We’ve all done it, taken that hours-long drive to the beach, college, or maybe Grandma’s house. Most are uneventful, with only a light traffic jam on the interstate or a long line at the rest stop bathroom causing some discomfort. This isn’t the case for sisters Addie and Deb when they drive … More The Road Trip
By Bonnie Garmus. Although we start in the Southern California town of Commons where Elizabeth Zott is the star of a local TV cooking show, Supper at Six, her story takes us through the events that bring her to this point. Her approach to cooking, as well as life, is scientific and unusual for the … More Lessons in Chemistry
By B. B. Alston. This is truly an exciting story for elementary school readers that takes us into a world where mermaids, dwarves, yetis, and magicians coexist with humans. Navigating this world can be challenging, particularly if you are a 12-year-old girl searching for your brother here, and you have absolutely no knowledge or experience … More Amari and the Night Brothers
By Lynn Painter. Breakups are always tough. They leave you reluctant to get back into dating and wondering if you’ll ever find that person who is “The One.” So what do you do? Well, if you’re Hallie Piper and Jack Marshall, you meet each other on a dating app, become the wingman for the other, … More The Love Wager
By Kate Clayborn. Be ready to stay up reading all night—Georgie, All Along is a real page-turner. The depth of emotion shared through the viewpoints of Georgie Mulcahy and Levi Fanning pulled me into their story as though I were right there living it with them. Georgie and Levi are total opposites, and each has … More Georgie, All Along
By Deva Fagan. Written for younger readers, this story holds its own in the world of action and adventure with orphans, magic swords, princes, villains, fantastical machines, and an unlikely heroine. Lark is a poor orphan who survives as a thief in Gallant, a world that runs on aethercraft. When she targets the Royal Museum … More Nightingale
By Lynn Painter. I definitely put this book near the top of my Favorites list. The banter between Liz and Wes as they scheme to land Michael as her prom date kept me smiling and laughing until the very end. Since elementary school, Liz had been a hopeless romantic while Wes perfected the role of … More Better Than The Movies
By Romy Sommer. I fell in love with Tuscany while reading this book. From the first page, I felt as though I was right there in Italy with Sarah Wells, tasting the wines, sampling the pasta and pastries, and experiencing everything else that life at the small vineyard near Montalcino had to offer. When her … More Last of the Summer Vines
