Staff Picks

Tensions are high between Reggie and his son Lee. Lee comes home hurt after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King speak. They start understanding each other when Reggie explains the hardships of war and the bigotry he faced even as a returning decorated officer.

A story that swaps between the perspective of two main characters. One is a young black man, and the other is a young white man, and the story explores how police brutality can affect a community in more ways than some might think.

Sweet, simple, romantic, and comically relatable - snapshots of a romance between a vampire and her werewolf. This is one you will want to check out again, even if you have already read it.

One day, Bird was here - and the next day, Bird was not. Fox doesn't understand what happened, until Moth attempts to explain. A beautifully illustrated and written meditation on death and grief, and the ways we understand both.

Yasmin Ghorami grew up hearing that her parents' marriage was special—a love marriage. She expects the same for herself. But when she gets engaged to a charming and perfectly suitable doctor, she's unprepared for the secrets and surprises she uncovers.

A capital-R Romantic story about a group of pirates. Words cannot express how much I love this series.

Mercy is a VW mechanic, a karate master, a coyote shape changer, and finds trouble without even looking for it. Luckily her werewolf neighbors and her vampire friend are there to lend a helping claw or fang in her many times of need.

Teo competes in the Sunbearer trials where the winner must sacrifice the loser. A fast-paced book with engaging characters.

As a big fan of D&D, I always think it's so cool that you can check out the books for it and other games from TCCL. Swords & Wizardry is a recreation of the hobby as it was in the mid-70s and it is fantastic fun!

Teen DJ Prince hopes Dani will fall in love with him after three dates. You'll fall in love with this love story!

What do you do when your time machine breaks and you’re stuck in the past? North’s guide provides tips on improving your chances of survival based on what kind of resources and technology are available. Funny, creative, and informative.

This book is a hilarious story about a kitty who wears the farmer's underpants as a cozy coat. The children will love this book! They will want to read it over and over. It has become one of my favorite books of all times for children.

Castillo’s challenging and lively book is an eye-opener for thoughtful readers. She inspires me to take a new look at the way I view our reading culture and, ultimately, our world.

After their house is vandalized with a racial slur, two sisters disagree about what to do next. An insightful, thought-provoking, and beautiful book.

Hands down one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read, it's so well organized and the author is so good at presenting information without bias. Don't be intimidated by the page count - at least a third of the book is notes and sources!

Seven young adults fight in a magical tournament to the death—or would-be death, living through death curses, and coming back wrong. They ARE all villains, and you'll love their twisted little hearts. For those who wished The Atlas Six made more sense.

An unusual story about a lost migrant boy from Sweden and the legend he inadvertently builds when he arrives in a California port and tries to push East to New York through America’s Westward Expansion. A strange and engaging western.

A charming, whimsical book about thirteen-year-old half-witch Kiki embarking on a year-long coming-of-age journey in the town of Koriko.

David Ewalt recounts his story of falling back in love with Dungeons and Dragons while also giving a surprisingly in-depth history of the game and hobby. This book rekindled my dying flame, so-to-speak, on a hobby I had begun to take for granted.

This is the first in a series following teen sleuth Stevie Bell as she tries to uncover the mysteries surrounding her new prestigious boarding school, but things get complicated when regular high school life starts to get in the way.