Book of the Week: Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl By Eoin Colfer (Young adult fantasy, 280 pages, 2001) Artemis Fowl is a delight of a read. Pragmatic, cut-throat boy wonder Artemis posits himself against the entirety of The People, the collective species of fae and fairy folk world over. From dwarves to gnomes, these beings have hidden themselves underground to hide from the threats and encroachments of humans. Artemis discovers their existence and plots to steal...
Book of the Week: Cold Hard Truth: On Men, Women, and Money
Cold Hard Truth: On Men, Women, and Money By Kevin O’Leary (Nonfiction, 272 pages, 2013) You know him as Mr. Wonderful on ABC’s Shark Tank. Now hear what his thoughts really are on his one true love, money. How does one of the well-known millionaires actually live and spend his beloved dollars? This book has reader participation. Mr. Wonderful himself has you fill out an income and expenses list to get your true financial...
Book of the Week: Vivid depictions of subterranean
Underland By Robert Macfarlane (Non-fiction, 496 pages, 2019) There are few fears as universal as darkness and claustrophobia. Few concepts as alien as the geological timescale of the Earth. Few experiences as life changing as placing your palm against a hand-print older than your language. Robert Macfarlane, a renowned naturalist, explorer, and author, wrote Underland as a bridge between our shared myths of the...
Book of the Week: A riotous romp through space
Gideon the Ninth (Locked Tomb Trilogy Book 1) By Tamsyn Muir (Sci-fi/fantasy, 448 pages, 2019) Gideon is a sassy, sword-wielding ward of the desolate Ninth House. She is desperate to break free of her imprisonment and be anywhere else in the solar system, so she can kick butt, win glory, and flirt with other lady knights in peace. Harrowhawk Nonagesimus, heir to the Ninth House and a prodigy who can summon legions of the undead from...
Book of the Week: A YA must read
Alanna; The First Adventure By Tamora Pierce (Young adult fantasy, 288 pages, 2010) Currently on Libby for audiobook download A must-read for budding fantasy readers, this is the first in a series weaving rich tapestries of magic and human nature in the fantastical Kingdom of Tortall. This captivating book chronicles the adventures, mishaps, and learnings of Alanna, a young girl yearning to become a knight of the...
