Summer Reads
We are trying to add good books for everyone based upon what we've read or had a recommendation to read...
All Adults Here
A Novel
By Emma Straub
Narrated by Emily Rankin / 11 hours 4 minutes
All Adults Here
“The Strick family: dysfunctional people just trying to navigate life. Astrid is a quirky, uptight mother of three adult children. She recently witnessed a woman get hit by a bus, triggering her to explore her life and act before it's too late. Meanwhile, her three children Porter, Nicky & Elliot are making mistakes in their own lives. All Adults Here explores friendships, family, morality, sexuality and most importantly love. I always enjoy a book with some family dysfunction, because whose family isn't a little dysfunctional? Listening to this book was pretty entertaining and found myself chuckling throughout. This book covered many topics without feeling pushy or forced. The characters came off like a real family, that should be on a sitcom. The growth of the family was really well thought out. This book was a win for me, and I will be recommending it to all of my dysfunctional friends.”
Alexandra, Birdy's Bookstore
Little Secrets
A Novel
By Jennifer Hillier
Narrated by Kirsten Potter / 10 hours 33 minutes
Little Secrets
“I started listening to this book before knowing anything about it. The narrative is split between two female characters. As the book opens, Marin is a successful businesswoman who is happily married with one child. Kenzi is a young art student in her twenties. Her boyfriend just happens to be Marin's husband. One day, Marin is a candy store with her precious son. She looks away to pay the cashier. When she looks down on her son, he has vanished. There are many surprising twists throughout this well-written story. The final plot twist is one that I never saw coming. The narration was beautifully done. I highly recommend this novel to the reader who treasures a razor-sharp thriller.”
Katie, Buttonwood Books and Toys
A Tangled Web
A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice
By Leslie Rule
Narrated by Tanya Eby / 10 hours 43 minutes
It was a bleak November in 2012 when Cari Lea Farver vanished from Omaha, Nebraska. Cari, thirty-seven, was a devoted mother, reliable employee, and loyal friend—not the type to shirk responsibilities, abandon her son, and run off on an adventure while her dying father took his last breaths. Yet, the many texts from her phone indicated she had... Read more »
Parable of the Sower
Earthseed: Book #1
By Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by Lynne Thigpen / 12 hours 2 minutes
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler paints a stunning portrait of an all-too-believable near future. As with Kindred and her other critically-acclaimed novels, Parable of the Sower skillfully combines startling visionary and socially realistic concepts. God is change. That is the central truth of the Earthseed movement, whose... Read more »
With the Fire on High
By Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo / 7 hours 26 minutes
With the Fire on High
“Another fantastic piece of literature by the remarkable Elizabeth Acevedo. "With the Fire on High" weaves together a beautiful story told from the perspective of high school senior and culinary prodigy Emoni Santiago. While tackling the challenges of school, young love, and raising her two-year-old daughter, Emoni must find the strength to fight for the ones she loves while also fighting to pursue her dreams.”
Colleen, An Unlikely Story
A Wolf Called Wander
By Rosanne Parry
Narrated by Kirby Heyborne / 3 hours 53 minutes
A New York Times bestseller
“Don’t miss this dazzling tour de force.”—Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only Ivan
This gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolf’s incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. This irresistible tale by award-winning author Rosanne Parry is... Read more »
Felix Ever After
By Kacen Callender
Narrated by Logan Rozos / 8 hours 23 minutes
From Stonewall and Lambda Award–winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.
Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy... Read more »
Clap When You Land
By Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo & Melania-Luisa Marte / 5 hours 32 minutes
Clap When You Land
“When a plane bound for the Dominican Republic crashes shortly after takeoff, two girls grieve the loss of their father. Camino lives in the Dominican Republic with her aunt and dreams of studying in New York City, where her father lives. Yahaira, a skilled chess player, lives in New York with her parents. Unbeknownst to them, they share a father who maintained two separate families. Camino and Yahaira struggle to understand the complicated man they knew as their father while beginning to develop a familial bond of their own. Elizabeth Acevedo returns to poetry as she takes a close look at grief, betrayal, and family.”
Ann, Blue Willow Bookshop
Smoke Bitten
A Mercy Thompson Novel: Book #12
By Patricia Briggs
Narrated by Lorelei King / 10 hours 9 minutes
Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, faces a threat unlike any other in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman.
My only “superpowers” are that I turn into a thirty-five pound coyote and fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd places and a pack of werewolves at my... Read more »
The Book of Lost Friends
A Novel
By Lisa Wingate
Narrated by Sophie Amoss, Sullivan Jones, Robin Miles, Bahni Turpin, Lisa Wingate, Lisa Flanagan & Dominic Hoffman / 15 hours 6 minutes
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a new historical novel: the dramatic story of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post–Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who learns of their story and its vital connection to her students’ lives.
Bestselling author Lisa... Read more »
Hoot
By Carl Hiaasen
Narrated by Chad Lowe / 6 hours 25 minutes
This Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times bestseller is a beloved modern classic. Hoot features a new kid and his new bully, alligators, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes.
Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on... Read more »
The Happy Ever After Playlist
By Abby Jimenez
Narrated by Zachary Webber & Erin Mallon / 9 hours 17 minutes
One trouble-making dog brings together two perfect strangers in this USA Today bestselling romantic comedy full of "fierce humor and fiercer heart." (Casey McQuiston, NYT bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue)
Two years after losing her fiancé, Sloan Monroe still can't seem to get her life back on track. But one trouble-making pup... Read more »
The City We Became
A Novel
The Great Cities Trilogy: Book #1
By N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by Robin Miles / 16 hours 12 minutes
The City We Became
“I love N.K. Jemisin’s books, I love New York City, and I love this book about the soul and personification of New York. The City We Became might just be my favorite book to be published in 2020. This story is filled with tension, humor, and great characters, with a guest appearance near and dear to me. While this book is the beginning of a trilogy, it is completely satisfying as a stand-alone novel. Read it and be happy.”
Doug Chase, Powell's Books
The 20th Victim
Women's Murder Club: Book #20
By James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Narrated by January LaVoy / 8 hours 25 minutes
Sergeant Lindsay Boxer tackles an ambitious case that spans San Francisco, L.A., and Chicago in this pulse-pounding thriller of "smart characters" and "shocking twists" (Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
Three victims, three bullets, three cities. The shooters' aim is as fearsomely precise as their target selection. When... Read more »
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
Stories
By N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by Shayna Small, Gail Nelson-Holgate, Robin Ray Eller & Ron Butler / 14 hours 10 minutes
Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories.
"Marvelous and wide-ranging." -- Los Angeles... Read more »
To Kill A Mocking Girl
A Bookbinding Mystery
Bookbinding mysteries
By Harper Kincaid
Narrated by Renee Dorian / 9 hours 40 minutes
Quinn Victoria Caine is back in her quirky town of Vienna, Virginia, starting her new life as a bookbinder in her family-owned charm-for-days bookshop Prose & Scones. With her trusty German Shephard RBG—Ruff Barker Ginsburg—by her side, what can go wrong? Okay, sure, bumping into her ex Scott or her former high-school nemesis Tricia is a... Read more »
We Are Not From Here
By Jenny Tores Sanchez
Narrated by Marisa Blake / 9 hours 30 minutes
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no... Read more »
Big Summer
A Novel
By Jennifer Weiner
Narrated by Danielle Macdonald / 10 hours 54 minutes
Big Summer
“I have never read or listened to anything by Jennifer Weiner before, I thought would be a bit too fluffy for me. I was really surprised to find that I really enjoyed this audio. This story about friendship, loyalty, being comfortable with yourself and staying true to yourself, was very well written and I also really enjoyed the narration. I liked it even more once I got to the twist and realized there was a bit of a mystery thrown in! I very much enjoyed listening to this audio. I highly recommend this one to get your summer reading/listening started!!”
Julie, Gottwals Books
Strega Nona
By Tomie dePaola
Narrated by Tomie dePaola / 11 minutes
Featuring Tomie dePaola retelling his classic story against a charming musical score!
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works in this classic Caldecott Honor book from Tomie dePaola.
Strega Nona—“Grandma Witch”—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort... Read more »
The Day You Begin
By Jacqueline Woodson
Narrated by Jacqueline Woodson / 5 minutes
Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson has created a poignant, yet heartening audiobook about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.
There will be times when you walk into a room
and no one there is... Read more »