The Hazel Wood

Are you a fan of fairy tales?  Did you like the Land of Stories series?  If "yes," then The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert is for you!

Alice Proserpine is on a mission to find her mother, who has been kidnapped by the Hinterland.  Along the way, Alice learns her true identity as she travels to a magical world that only her grandmother once wrote about.

The story could stop here; however, the sequel, 
The Night Country, is coming in January 2020.
Stop by the library to pick up this adventure filled novel today!

Audio & Ebooks

Did you know that our campus now has access to hundreds of audio & eBooks?  Yes, we have access to SORA!  Stop by the library for more details.

Over the fall break, I had the opportunity to listen to The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.  The audio version is read by the author herself, which gives the listener a unique perspective. The character, Xioamra, X for short, feels the pains of being a teenager in a Harlem neighborhood.  She finds solace in writing poetry and is inspired by her English teacher to participate in a poetry slam.  X, faces the challenges of spreading her own wings within the constraints of her family's influences.

There, There

There There follows the lives of twelve characters with Native American ancestry who are attending a powwow in Oakland, CA.  Each character is connected, has suffered loss, and each is working hard to piece their lives back together.  The powwow brings them together but also brings more sacrifice and heroism.

Author, Tommy Orange, has written a wonderful story of suffering and hope.  He highlights early tragedies in American history and how those events have shaped a culture of people.  

This novel is for mature readers as it does have strong language and heavy content.