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Pet

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Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Published: September 2019
Book
Who it’s for: Teens

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Jam lives in a world where monsters no longer exist. The angels have made the world safe again by eradicating the monsters. School children learn of the angels and monsters, but people have done little to prevent their reemergence. When a horrific looking creature named Pet steps from Jam’s mother’s painting, Jam must come to grips with the fact that there is a monster in her best friend’s house. With the monster hunter Pet by her side, she must make some tough decisions to protect her friend.

This creative story teaches us that monsters aren’t always what they seem , and that merely telling the tales of angels isn’t enough to stop the wicked. Brave people like Jam must speak up and fight to reveal the wolves in sheep’s clothing that live among us.

Sawkill Girls

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Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Format: Book
Who it’s For: Teens

“Beware of the woods and the dark, dank deep. He’ll follow you home and won’t let you sleep…”

23 girls have disappeared from Sawkill Rock when Marion moves to the island with her mother and beautiful sister. 23 girls, and no one has any idea what happened to Zoey’s best friend Thora. 23 girls, and Val is hiding a nasty secret that could tear her apart from the inside out.

This young adult horror story follows three girls as they discover the terrifying secrets that are hidden on their island and if there is truth to Sawkill’s whispered ghost stories.

Sawkill Girls is a great book for those who want a dark, creepy read without the threat of nightmares afterward. Legrand merges the horror and fantasy genres seamlessly to create a story that is absolutely mesmerizing from beginning to end. The story twists from average high school drama, to a complete nightmare, and then back again in a mesmerizing way. She pushes you to the brink of terror and then pulls you back before it becomes too much to handle.

Marion, Zoey and Val are three imperfect, sometimes unlikable, characters that portray strength and ferocity in the face of loss and terror. The idea that strong female friendships can conquer even the most disturbing events is present throughout and creates a fierce girl power message that elevates the book from a good horror story to an inspiring and timely novel.

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White Hot

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White Hot by Ilona Andrews
Format: CD Audio Book #2
Who It’s For: Adults

In this Hidden Legacy Series book, best-selling authors Ilona Andrews a pseudonym for a husband and wife writing team, have put out another magical detective story.

Nevada Baylor is the lead in a family owned detective agency. She possesses a unique secret magic skill –she knows when people are lying.

She has used this skill and good old-fashioned hard work to solve cases, which has built her family business up and kept it afloat. Her magic skill is a secret, in a time when magic users are the norm.

Conner Rogan is a billionaire prime, one of the highest-ranking magic users. They are working together to solve a mystery that has them pitted against powerful magic possessors. The sparks between Nevada and Rogan are undeniable but Nevada refuses to see them. As Nevada hones her magic skills, she and Rogan will soon discover that ice can burn.

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Don’t Touch This Book!

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Submitted by Ms. Tammy!

Don’t Touch This Book! by Bill Cotter. Larry an adorable purple monster with green horns has a new super cool book. You probably want to read it, but… Don’t touch this book! Larry is not very good at sharing. He decides who gets to play with his new super cool book. He decides you can play, but you can only use one finger, then all of your fingers. Each page invites you to do as Larry says, wiggling, spinning, walk and talk like a robot and flap your arms. After saving Larry from a big green dinosaur he invites you to play any time you like. See this book listed in our catalog

The Bath Monster

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The Bath Monster by Colin Boyd. Jackson loved all things that made him dirty and messy: playing in mud, rolling down hills, and climbing trees. Every night, his mother would say, “Look at you! Go and have a bath now or the Bath Monster will come and get you.” Boys and girls everywhere are told about the Bath Monster’s second favorite food, dirty bath water. He waits at bottom of the drain with his special red and white straw to slurp up the dirty water. One night Jackson refuses to take a bath declaring he no longer believes in the bath monster. Everyone knows what the bath monster’s second favorite food is but that night Jackson finds out what his favorite food is! See this book listed in our catalog

My Teacher Is a Monster (No, I Am Not)

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Submitted by Ms. Karen!

My Teacher Is a Monster written and illustrated by Peter Brown. “Bobby has a problem. You see, his teacher is a monster.” It’s a really BIG problem for young Bobby, who thinks his very strict teacher is a big green monster. Remember the funny ideas we all had as kids about our teachers and how weird it could be meeting them outside of school? Well, Bobby and the monstrous Ms. Kirby have just such a chance encounter, which begins with awkward conversation on a park bench and ends with watching an epic paper airplane flight together from Bobby’s favorite spot in the park! You’ll enjoy watching the “transformation” happen as their interaction moves through a windy Saturday morning, with each of them coming to see the other in a whole new way. See this book listed in our catalog