STAFF PICKS
Chelsea´s Pick: Prepare yourself to be on a game show.
Michael´s Pick: Complete, engaging and revealing!
Lindsay´s Pick: Dsytopian Romance
Jimmy´s Pick: Amazing story telling! Upbeat! Steampunk, time travels, flying blimp ships! Good book.
Jimmy´s Pick: The age of discovery is paved with blood. Cultures do not seek unity when they are utterly dominant.
Bayley´s Pick: A great nonfiction book about the fall and rise of Pixar.
Colby´s Pick: So funny! Some of the references that she uses to describe her life made me laugh out loud.
Lindsay´s Pick: Action packed!
Marilyn´s Pick: For readers who like Jane Austen and mysteries.
Lindsay´s Pick: The founder of Tom´s Shoes talks about merging business with philanthropy.
Kayla´s Pick: A Chinese family saga that is both enlightening and heart-wrenching.
Lindsay´s Pick: This is an enchanting Cinderella story with a surprising twist.
Lindsay´s Pick: This is a sweet princess story with unforgettable characters.
Jason´s Pick: A beautifully illustrated story of a 20-year-old girl in an arranged marriage to a much younger boy.
Mike´s Pick: Interesting, unique viewpoints and good words about our Southern Utah desert.
Mike´s Pick: Good story, character development and funny at times.
Michael´s Pick: Harrowing, inspiring, and historically accurate, Unbroken is an excellent look into a past era and an incredible life.
Julia´s Pick: An honest and inspirational story that causes you to look at your own life, your actions, and gives you great hope in humanity.
Chelsea´s Pick: This inspirational read shows how love and God can get you through anything.
Natalie´s Pick: This was a funny, witty novel that I enjoyed from beginning to end. I love anything by Sophie Kinsella!
Lindsay´s Pick: A really accessible book on the benefits of yoga.
Marilyn´s Pick: Compelling missing person mystery set in a Gypsy community in England.
Colby´s Pick: Super inspirational, superb sports memoir.
Marilyn´s Pick: Set in Portland, Maine in the near future, when love is a disease all are “cured” of at age 18.
Marilyn´s Pick: A suspenseful mystery set in rigid, gender-segregated Saudi-Arabia.
Kayla´s Pick: An enlightening blend of science and family history.
Lisa´s Pick: So suspenseful, I couldn´t put it down.
Lisa´s Pick: Very unique and touching book about how a 13-year-old boy deals with death.
Marilyn´s Pick: Amazingly well-plotted murder mystery set in the small town of Three Pines, Quebec.
Stephanie´s Pick: Smarter than your average chick lit! Alice takes a fall at the gym and forgets the last ten years of her life.
Chelsea´s Pick: Awesome facts and incredible photographs with a message.
Jimmy´s Pick: Grisly realism in a fantastic setting a good book makes!
Michael´s Pick: Fun and exciting teen adventure story. The fantasy aspect is very original.
Kayla´s Pick: Best series since Hunger Games. Perfect sequel to Divergent. Fast paced and exciting dystopian novel.
Ellen´s Pick: The quirky actions of the Spellman family are as enjoyable as the cases taken on by their detective agency. Funny and non-violent. Read all five!
Teresa´s Pick: Spine-chilling mystery where your nightmares come true!
Teresa´s Pick: Homesteading on the Kansas prairie wasn´t easy. Beautiful book of survival. Written in verse.
Teresa´s Pick: Amazing photos and story of the discovery of a perfectly preserved baby mammoth. Published by the National Geographic Society.
Tag Archives: Relationships
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