- February 10, 2022
The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
“Totally lives up to the hype and critical acclaim.”
Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
“Absolutely phenomenal. A spy story, a WWII story and a love story all in one. Nothing is sugar coated and there are some heartbreaking moments that keep it super real.”
Anita and the Dragons by Hannah Carmona
The Sentence By Louise ...
Read more… - February 3, 2022
I’ve been using CloudLibrary quite a bit over the last several months as it allows me to discover books even when the library isn’t open. One book that caught my attention while I was browsing was Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho. The first sentence of the description mentioned both food and family history, ...
Read more… - January 28, 2022
This book is a companion piece to Rodsky’s Fair Play, which delves into the challenges of modern motherhood, especially the “invisible workload” that women take on and how to divide these tasks equitably with a partner. In that book, Rodsky suggests that women should also carve out time for self-care, social connections, and “Unicorn Space” ...
Read more… - January 20, 2022
Nora, her ex boyfriend (but still best friend) Wes, and new girlfriend Iris visit the bank one morning for a routine errand, only to have their day turn anything but routine when they and everyone else inside the bank are taken hostage. Luckily for them, but unluckily for the would be bank robbers, Nora is ...
Read more… - January 13, 2022
For Kids:
Rise Up! The Art of Protest by Jo Rippon
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higganbotham
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
For Teens:
The March Trilogy by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
An Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Accused! : the ...
Read more… - January 6, 2022
I am a fan of Miriam Toews, a Canadian writer whose characters and stories are often derived from her experiences growing up in a strict Mennonite community outside Toronto (a religion and life which she ultimately rejected). It clearly was not a joyous upbringing. Toews was also scarred by the suicide of her father and ...
Read more… - December 31, 2021
There are a lot of favorite reads list going around this time of year, but ours is the best! Below are the favorite books PFL staff read this year.
Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault
Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty, Illustrated by David Roberts
Year Round Indoor Salad Gardening by Peter Burke
Parable of the ...
Read more… - December 16, 2021
Golden Arm by Carl Deuker
Here is sports fiction with a likeable underdog, swift action, short chapters, and epic play-by-play descriptions, that also doesn’t shy away from questions about poverty and affluence.
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Lady Jane Grey’s history gets a wacky retelling involving animal shapeshifters. It’s funny and impossible ...
Read more… - December 9, 2021
A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
Life, death, friendship, love (and the uncertain place in between), a cross country bicycle trip, Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad (the musical). A sad but funny coming of age novel.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Children are recruited to train as soldiers in the event ...
Read more… - December 2, 2021
We Were Liars by E Lockhart
Teenager Cadence tries to piece together what happened to her on her wealthy family’s private island two summers ago. Short, fast-paced, mysterious fiction with an ending you won’t see coming.
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
Emotional true story of a 2013 assault in Oakland, California, when an African-American public school teen ...
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