WCLS asks: Can you spot a scam?

cartoon image of detective with giant magnifying glass

By WCLS Executive Director Christine Perkins I was talking to a library patron recently and asked how her week was going. “Terrible,” she reported, and went on to explain that her computer had been “hacked” while shopping online and she had been on the phone with someone who insisted she send him thousands of dollars. … Read more

Warcross

Warcross by Marie Lu

Warcross Dystopian VR video games, eccentric billionaires, and lots of hacking. What’s not to love? This YA novel from Marie Lu is fast-paced and fun.

Miss Quinces

Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo

Miss Quinces When Sue’s mom surprises her with a quinceañera, Sue just about loses it. Dresses? Speeches? The dreaded color pink? How could this be happening? Sue isn’t quite so sure that she’s going to let it happen. I love this book because it balances the need to be an individual while simultaneously living with … Read more

Allergic

Allergic by Michelle Mee Nutter; Megan Wagner Lloyd

Allergic Just when it seems Maggie is about to bring home her forever friend she discovers something terrible. She’s allergic to just about every pet you’d ever want!

Click

Click by Kayla Miller

Click The only thing Olive wants is to find where she fits in. But in 5th grade when she realizes cliques are forming all around her, she doesn’t feel quite at home in any of them.