Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes & Bryan Collier

Add this book to younger student's libraries.  A good book to add.  
 

Chu’s Day at the Beach by Neil Gaiman & Adam Rex

 

An adorable picture book.  Chu is a delightful character/panda that has one powerful sneeze.  A good picture book for young children.  Enjoy.

Chu’s Day by Neil Gaiman and Adam Rex

 A cute story for little children to enjoy.  Neil Gaiman writes for children all the way to adults. 

Enjoy.

Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes and Elizabeth Zunon

 This is a sweet book to read to little ones going to sleep.  A nice gift.  The images are whimsical animals and a realistic little child.  It's a sweet read.  Enjoy.

Where It All Lands by Jennie Wexler

Back in the 90's there was a movie called Sliding Doors.  This is similar to that story told in a teen perspective.  In one story Drew dates Stevie and in the next story Shane is dating Stevie.  An interesting read. 
 

The Age of Darkness Into the Dying Light by Katy Rose Pool

 A fantasy that is a fellowship of a band of people working to stop an evil force.  Fine for high school libraries.

The Age of Darkness As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool

This fantasy has many different characters with their problems that they are dealing with as they try to fight an evil entity as well as a crazy aunt who has taken over a country.  A good read.  And who can you really trust.
 

Nevermoor Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend

 Book 3 keeps the action and mystery going.  Think Harry Potter meets magical Nancy Drew.  A good read.  Fine for middle school. 

Chet and Bernie Tender is the Bite by Spencer Quinn

 A good cozy mystery to read.  Reads like a gumshoe novel.  Lots of action in this one.  Enjoy.

Eat That Frog! By Brian Tracy

A good and helpful book if you want to manage your time better.  A good read.
 

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

 Definitely not a cozy mystery. This one is a dark mystery and slow.  The build up takes a while, with a lot of the back story built up.  Worth the wait.  Take this one slow and easy.  

The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Folley

 An excellent for adult book clubs to enjoy.  A good read.  Paralleling stories that merge together.  Enjoy.

Death of an Italian Chef by Lee Hollis

 

I liked this cozy mystery.  It's a good read.  Enjoy.

Bookmobile Cat Mystery Checking Out Crime by Laurie Cass

 It's a cozy mystery.  Okay you had me at librarian solving a mystery.  Ah I would love to be a mobile librarian.  Enjoy.

Farm to Table Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flowers

A cozy mystery to read and enjoy.  I like the characters and the writing style.  I'm adding this series to my reading list.  Enjoy.
 

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Welin

 There are times when I needed a breather on this book.  Mom is not mentally well.  She knows how to manipulate people in a terrible way.  It's an intense read.  A good read but unsettling.  Right up there with Educated and Glass Castle.

Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall

 I loved watching how each of the main characters grow.  Innocent Starla faces the harsh world of unkindness and unfair and learns about the darker side of life.  Meanwhile, Eula grows to learn that there is good in the world and that she has her own life that she can live.  She has seen the dark side of life but now, she has the opportunity to see the light.  A good read.

Savage the Stars Ravage the Dark by Tara Sim

 An intense Young Adult fantasy with romance.  It's a good read and fine for high school library shelves.  It's a page turner.

The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost Kiss by Amy Noelle Parks

 I have to say this was a cute story.  At first it started a bit slow but as you watch Caleb patiently waiting for Evie, and all their friends trying to help, it perks up.  They are a bit of nerds and that's great.  A good read and fine for any high school library.

The Overthrow Bloom By Kenneth Oppel

 This is a page turner.  A great weird mystery, danger and adventure and three teens who don't always like each other.  Add this one to your library.  I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.  Enjoy.

A Bread Shop Mystery Flour In the Attic by Winnie Archer

 

Another cozy murder mystery to enjoy.  

Marshmallow Hollow Jingle All The Slay by Dakota Cassidy

 I'm hooked on cozy murder mysteries.  This one is fine.  A bit fanciful but cute.  Enjoy.

Aaron Tucker Mystery As Dog Is My Witness by Jeffrey Cohen

 

A cozy mystery with snappy banter and an engaging plot makes this a good read.  The bonus part is including a character with Autism is a smart move.  It's a good mystery to enjoy.

The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur

 

This may not be for mainstream teen readers.  It has a slow and steady pace with lots of flashbacks.  Go back to a different time in Korea.  Girls are disappearing, and no one knows what is going on.  A masked man threatens those who venture in to the forest.  Two sisters experience something that happened when they were very young.  A good read but for I would say for serious readers.

Castle Glower Saturdays At Sea by Jessica Day George

 A fun series to read.  Young readers will enjoy this fantasy adventure.  Add this series to your library shelves.

Girl Out Of Water by Laura Silverman

I liked this book.  It grew on me.  At first I though she was a bit vapid but then the main character turned it around for her family.  It's fine for any high school library.
 

Show Me A Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

There was a deaf community thriving in the Martha's Vineyard area for quite a while.  This story was written by a librarian who is also deaf.  A good read, to see the world of the non-hearing.  Add this one for your middle school library.
 

Melanie Travis Death of A Dog Whisperer by Laurien Berenson

 This cozy murder story had me at dog.  A good series that I am starting.  If you enjoy cozy murder mysteries, add this one to your reading list.

Miep and the Most Famous Diary by Pincus & Solano

This true story of the saving of the Diary of Anne Frank, told in the eyes of the woman who was hiding the 8 people.  Miep is the hero in this story. A good woman who chose to do the right thing.  Add this picture book to your school library.

Flying Paintings by Alznauer, Zhou & Zhou

 A very dynamic book to add to library shelves.  History and Art blended together to tell the brothers' stories.  A good book to use in world history when talking about China, when they changed to a very strict communism.  

Pax: The Journey Home by Sara Pennypacker

 A fantastic story that will touch the heart.  Told in two perspectives, you can see the growth of these two friends, an animal and a boy as they survive the terrible war that has changed the world.  A good read.  Seriously, add this to you library.

This Very Tree by Sean Rubin

 This gentle book is an excellent book to add to any library no matter what grade.  The focus is on the survival of the book.  20 years later this tree has lived on.  A good book to add.  

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

 I thought this would be for Young Adult readers but I would say it would be more for adult.  Sort of reminds me of Space 2001 with the computer HAL add with some other science fiction films.  There's a mystery going on and when the two find the answer, they have to work together to survive.

Curses by Lish McBride

 A good read for high school teens who enjoy grown up fairy tales.  Basically a retelling of Beauty and the Beast with some extra fairy tale characters from other books are included in the story.  A good read and a fun read.  Fine for any high school library.

Linked by Gordon Korman

 Excellent book to add to middle school.  A good read and audio book.  An angry boy creates havoc and pain.  It's a good read to bring community together.  

A Fiancée's Guide to First Wives of Murder by Dianne Freeman

 I enjoy a good murder mystery and this is a series I have been enjoying.  The audio books are good and I love the fusion of humor and a hint of romance and the investigating of a murder.  A good cozy mystery.

The Floating Field by Scott Riley

Add this picture book to your middle school library.  It's based on a true story of a group of boys who have a passion of to play soccer but live on a small island with no ground to play on.  They end up building their own field on the water.  Read this story and be inspired.

Within These Lines by Stephanie Morrill

 Overall I liked this book and it is fine for high school libraries.  It would have been nice if there were more Evalinas in the world, especially during this time.  But this character can be an inspiration because we still need more Evalinas. Two teens in love, from different cultures hide their love as they are pulled apart when Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.  Facing racial bullying and even with in one's own culture, it's a good read.  Fine to add to any high school library.

The Revenge of Magic The Last Dragon by James Riley

 I'm finished book 2 in the series.  So far, so good.  It's fine for middle school libraries.  Lots of action and mystery, relationship building for trust.  A good book to add to young middle school reading shelves.  Good audio book also.

Across the Airless Wilds by Earl Swift

 This is an informational book that covers the moon exploration and the devices the astronauts used to get to the moon.  I enjoyed reading about the rover trips as they were designed and fixed and used to scoot around the moon.  It's a good read or listen to (audio book), probably not for everyone, but if you know someone who is in to space exploration and the moon, this book would be great for them.

The Missing Piece of Charlie O’Reilly by Rebecca Ansari

 I really didn't like this story because it's so muddled.  

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Are you a fan of the Shadow Hunter Series?  Here's a new one, with a southern flare.  I already have this one in my high school library.  An entertaining read.  Enjoy.
 

The Last Hours Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

 This is a popular series: The Shadow Hunter and it's spin offs.  Here's a new one.  Teens saving the world no matter what century they live in.  Lots of action and subterfuge.  To be lady like and also wield a sword. It's a fun read.  Fine for high school libraries.

A Life Without Flowers by Marci Bolden

 I love this series.  The author keeps it real.  It's a hard subject to write about but she nails it. A good read. Add this to your adult book club reading list.

Enola Holmes The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

 This is spin off of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories.  The exception?  It's Enola Holmes, much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes.  It's a great mystery story that never stops from page 1 till the end.  I look forward to reading more of the series.  A good read.  Enjoy.

An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi

 

This is an artfully crafted book that I want in my library. Each word is weighted with depth and poignancy.  The story grabs you from the beginning.  A book that I need to add to the library.  An excellent read.

Starter Portrait of a Starter by Lissa Price

 One more novella for a great series.  Enjoy.

Starters Portrait of a Marshal by Lissa Price

 A good science fiction series to follow.  I think I have it in my high school library the main books, not the novellas.  A good add.

A Starters Story Portrait of a Donor by Lissa Price

 A great series.  It's a good read.  This short mini-novel is an intro to the main series.  There are two more mini-novels in the series.

There Will Come A Darkness by Katy Rose Pool

 I loved this book.  A new saga.  The different characters:  A prince with out a country.  Two sisters, one can kill with a touch of her hand, a reluctant prophet.  An evil brother. Different graces or abilities and an evil entity trying to take the graces away from people.  A good book.  I would like to add this to my high school library.  A good read.