Langley-Adams Library Recommendations

" S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (those idiots), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®. Then Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, and S.T. starts to feel like something isn't quite right. His most tried-and-true remedies--from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis--fail to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. S.T. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis, where he discovers that the neighbors are devouring each other and the local wildlife is abuzz with rumors of dangerous new predators roaming Seattle. Humanity's extinction has seemingly arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a foul-mouthed crow whose knowledge of the world around him comes from his TV-watching educat...

" At its heart,  Dearie  is a story about a woman’s search for her own unique expression.  Julia Child was a directionless, gawky young woman who ran off halfway around the world to join a spy agency during World War II.  She eventually settled in Paris, where she learned to cook and collaborated on the writing of what would become  Mastering the Art of French Cooking,  a book that changed the food culture of America.   She was already fifty when  The French Chef  went on the air —  at a time in our history when women weren’t making those leaps.  Julia became the first educational TV star, virtually launching PBS as we know it today; her marriage to Paul Child formed a decades-long love story that was romantic, touching, and quite extraordinary" (Goodreads.com) This is a very in depth look into the life and career of Julia Child and her Husband. The page count is a bit daunting but the audiobook makes the commute fly by. Get re...

" After watching her circle of friends seemingly fade away, Lora is determined to still have fun on her own, so when a tea party leads Lora to discovering Alexa, the ghost that haunts her house, they soon become best friends." *(Goodreads.com) This is an fun-spirited children's graphic novel that addresses the feeling of growing up. I enjoyed the way it addressed self-expression, finding new interests and the way circles of friends change over time. Reading it as an adult didn't take away from my enjoyment of the book because I believe everyone knows how nerve wracking it feels to grow up. The art style and panel designs were also really cool, they definitely added to the story. Kelsey Fitzgerald Library Assistant Available at the Langley-Adams Library 

"For as long as she can remember, it’s been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up in the 1990s as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn’t always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together.  So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocation—following her mother’s announcement that she’s getting married—Robin is devastated. Overnight, her life changes. She is dropped into a new school where she doesn’t understand the language and struggles to keep up. She is completely cut off from her friends at home and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesn’t fit in with her new stepfamily. And worst of all, she is furious with the one person she is closest to—her mother.  Then one day Robin’s mother enrolls her in a local comic drawing class, which opens the window to a future Robin could never have imagined." (Goodreads.com) This is a bittersweet account about how Ha and her mother strugg...