Laurie's Picks

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The Hurricane Girls By Kimberly Willis Holt Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316326094
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Published: Christy Ottaviano Books - August 29th, 2023

★ "The girls’ slowly deepening understanding of themselves gives this book its heart. Like their rebuilt city, this friendship cannot reconstitute as an exact replica of what they had before…. [an] appealing and sensitive novel." —The Horn Book, starred review

A coming-of-age middle grade novel about three best friends born in the


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Educated: A Memoir By Tara Westover Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399590528
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - February 8th, 2022

Great story of perseverance and survival.


The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy By Jeanne Birdsall Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780440420477
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Published: Yearling - March 13th, 2007

Cute story of friendship and summer adventures.  


The Proposal: Reese's Book Club By Jasmine Guillory Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780399587689
Availability: Not currently on our shelves, but available to order (usually within a few days)
Published: Berkley - October 30th, 2018

Fun romantic story that I read from cover to cover in one day.


The Cousins By Karen M. McManus Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9780525708032
Availability: Not currently on our shelves, but available to order (usually within a few days)
Published: Delacorte Press - November 8th, 2022

This book kept me guessing from the very beginning right up until the end. A book of family secrets on many different levels. Fast read.


Firefly Lane: A Novel By Kristin Hannah Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250787972
Availability: Not currently on our shelves, but available to order (usually within a few days)
Published: St. Martin's Griffin - December 29th, 2020

It has been a long time since I have read a book that keeps me wanting to read more until the end. Great story of the true ups and downs of friendships. 


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Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike By Dashka Slater, Laura Hughes (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Dashka Slater, Laura Hughes (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781536215670
Availability: Not currently on our shelves, but available to order (usually within a few days)
Published: Candlewick - February 14th, 2023

This is a cute little story about a girl getting a new bike and naming it. Her imagination is amazing and the illustrations are just as good. Great read for the spring time when someone is learning to ride a bike.


Leeva at Last By Sara Pennypacker, Matthew Cordell (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sara Pennypacker, Matthew Cordell (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063114425
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Published: Balzer + Bray - March 7th, 2023

This book is a lot like Matilda. The main character, Leeva, lives with her parents that are not warm and nurturing at all. Leeva is more like an employee to her parents than a child. Leeva discovers a library next door to her house and her world quickly changes. Find out how Leeva saves the town of Nutsmore.


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