February 2018

Staff Picks

Karen: Calvin by Martine Leavitt Born on the day the last Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published, seventeen-year-old Calvin, a schizophrenic, sees and has conversations with the tiger, Hobbes, and believes that if he can persuade the strip's creator, Bill Watterson, to do one more strip, he will make Calvin well. Mary: The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg An emotionally powerful novel about three people who each lose the one they love most, only to find second chances where they least expect them

Megan: Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood. A really cute and funny picture book to read to your little “love bugs!” & Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown DVD.

Susan: The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy a local librarian who must find a way to rebuild her community and her own life in this touching, enchanting novel set on Ireland’s stunning West Coast.