Grieshaber
- Feb 5, 2020
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli
The totes adorbs factor of this cover is OFF THE CHARTS and fits one aspect of this story very well. However, the cover is tricky in...
Grieshaber
- Jan 30, 2020
Don't Read the Comments by Eric Smith
I’d like to think I’m pretty down with the young people of today (even though I realize that sentence proves quite the opposite, lol). ...
Grieshaber
- Jan 28, 2020
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
“I do like fights and it has been a month or two,” is Ryann’s response to Tomas when he asks her to beat someone up for him. It’s a good...
Grieshaber
- Jan 16, 2020
Loki: Where Mischief Lies
Mackenzi Lee is the perfect choice to write Loki’s “origin story”. She writes Loki as fabulous, funny, fashionable, conflicted, tortured,...
Grieshaber
- Jan 15, 2020
We Used to be Friends by Amy Spalding
I read A LOT of YA, particularly books that focus on friendship, and I have never read a book quite like this one. The story focuses on...
Grieshaber
- Jan 15, 2020
Happy Bookish New Year
Your Lit Librarians may have slacked on blogging first semester but they did NOT slack on reading. Combined, they read almost 300 books...
Grieshaber
- Oct 28, 2019
Rachael Ray 50 by Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray premiered on Food Network with 30-Minute Meals in 2001. She wasn’t a chef, just a thirty-something-year-old gal (like me) who...
O'Daniels
- Oct 24, 2019
After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
This was not what I expected. Boys and basketball, yes, but not the story of friendship between Nasir and Bunny. YA has plenty of female...
O'Daniels
- Sep 30, 2019
Gut Check by Eric Kester
I adored this book. I laughed a ton, I got a little teary, and my heart broke a few times for this loveable character. Wyatt’s got a big...
Grieshaber
- Sep 23, 2019
A Heart In A Body of the World by Deb Caletti
I didn't have many five star books this summer but this was a no brainer. An under the radar book for me, Deb Caletti has written a...
Grieshaber
- Sep 17, 2019
That Night by Amy Giles
That Night reads like a realistic account of what life must be like for the survivors of mass shootings. While Jess was at the concession...
Grieshaber
- Aug 15, 2019
We're Back!!! Lit Librarians' Summer Reading
Grieshaber and O'Daniels accepted the St. Charles City County Library's challenge of completing 10 Summer Reading game boards in order to...
