Book Reviews

No Ivy League, written and illustrated by Hazel Newlevant

There’s no denying that art has power. A work of art in any…

Never Caught, the story of Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar & Kathleen Van Cleve

In preparing for the library’s Black History Month celebration…

“Shuk: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking” (Einat Admony and Janna Gur) by Lisa E. Brown

Do you know what a shuk is? I must admit that the term was…

Counting your read books — how many will you read in 2020? by Jeana Gockley

The end of the year and the start of a new one is typically…

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helen Tursten Review by Patty Crane

Helen Tursten is a Swedish mystery writer with two very successful…

Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence

Librarians love books. We love the smell and the feel of books.…

Why? by Adam Rex and Claire Keane & Saturday by Oge Mora

The end of the year is always a scramble to chip away at my TBR…

“The New Frontier: 112 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating” (Ree Drummond), by Lisa E. Brown

Do you have any authors that seem like old friends? You read…

The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal

Rhett and Link met in the first grade at Buies Creek Elementary…

Semiosis by Sue Burke

Part Planet of the Apes, part 2001: A Space Odyssey; “Semiosis”,…

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Librarian Seeks Book - Needed quick! Great book to read.  Looking…

Mildly Spooky Missouri

Haunted Graveyards of the Ozarks by David E. Harkins Missouri’s…