Ada’s Violin

Ada's Violin by Susan Hood; Sally Wern Comport

Ada’s Violin This inspiring true story, filled with resilience and hope, takes place in a large garbage dump in Paraguay where a girl with a love for music is given the opportunity to use garbage to create an instrument that, when she learns to play it, will take her around the world. 

Book Buzz: Yellowface

Cover image of "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang “Bad Art Friend” meets psychological thriller in this pacy, satirical page-turner.   June Hayward is a struggling author whose debut novel flopped. Her college friend, Athena Liu, is a bestselling author who just landed a Netflix deal. When Athena dies in an accident, June finds herself in possession of the secret manuscript … Read more

Book Buzz: American Mermaid

Cover image of "Amerian Mermaid" by Julia Langbein

American Mermaid by Julia Langbein  This splashy debut novel is part Hollywood satire, part girl-power eco-thriller. High school English teacher Penny moves to LA for the summer to adapt her bestselling novel into a movie. In Penny’s book, also called American Mermaid, protagonist Sylvia is an asexual engineer who discovers that her disability—she has chronic … Read more

Book Buzz: No Two Persons

No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister Some people mark summer by road trips and barbecues. Book lovers track the season by the pages we’ve read. Like Jenga pieces, we pull hardbacks from our teetering “to be read” piles, scan media for trending titles, and turn to library and bookstore staff for the next great book … Read more

Woodpecker Wants a Waffle

Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen

Woodpecker Wants a Waffle Benny the woodpecker wakes up to a wonderful smell one morning. He discovers it’s coming from the new diner serving waffles and he is determined to try one, but the waitress is determined to keep him out of the diner. Will Benny get to try a waffle? Check out this fun … Read more

Wordy Birdy

Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sauer; Dave Mottram

Wordy Birdy Wordy Birdy has lots of things to say and sometimes she is so busy saying them that she misses important things. It’s a good thing she has special friends, but will she get them all in trouble, or will they rescue her? Will Wordy Bird learn to pay attention to what’s happening around … Read more

A Library Book for Bear

A Library Book for Bear by Bonny Becker; Katy MacDonald Denton

A Library Book for Bear Bear has seven books and he his sure they are all the books he needs. His friend, Mouse wants to take him to the library and even though he thinks that it is “completely unnecessary”, he has agreed to the outing. His first impression of the library is that it … Read more