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August Reading List – Library Staff Picks

Books, Library News, Staff Reads

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Antonia Stephens

See what the Library Staff is reading for the month of August! Click on a book title or cover to access it in the CLAMS catalog and check a copy out for yourself.

Want to see more book suggestions? Browse previous monthly Staff Picks to add to your reading list and follow the library on Facebook for updates, events, and more!

Adult Collection

A colorful book cover with two people about to kiss, titled "Love in Color."

Love in Color: Mythical Tales From Around The World, Retold
by Bolu Babalola
Genre: Romance / Folk Tales / Adaptation

A white book cover with a knight riding a horse, with pink accents, titled "The Story of Silence."

The Story of Silence
by Alex Myers
Genre: Fantasy Fiction / Speculative Fiction

A blue book cover with a gold Trojan war helmet, titled "The Song of Achilles."

The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
Genre: Fiction / Greek Myth/ Romance

A book cover with a blue building with one yellow light on in a window, titled "When No One is Watching."

When No One Is Watching
by Alyssa Cole
Genre: Psychological Thriller

A book cover with a red-hued image of the city, and three men walking, titled "Button Man."

Button Man
by Andrew Gross
Genre: Historical Fiction / Gangsters

A light blue book cover with a black image of a wolf with open jaws above a young girl holding a knife in a forest, titled "The Second Bell."

The Second Bell
by Gabriela Houston
Genre: Fantasy Fiction

A book cover with a woman wearing an apron holding a journal against her chest, titled "The Kitchen Front."

The Kitchen Front
by Jennifer Ryan
Genre: Historical Fiction

A colorful book cover with an image of a snake, titled "Somebody's Daughter."

Somebody’s Daughter:
A Memoir
by Susanna Clark
Genre: Fantasy Fiction

Young Adult Collection

A book cover with a woman surrounded by bird feathers, titled "Six Crimson Cranes."

Six Crimson Cranes
by Elizabeth Lim
Genre: YA Fantasy Fiction

A graphic novel cover with a young woman and a bull, titled "The Black Bull of Norroway."

Norroway Book 1: The Black Bull of Norroway
by Kit and Cat Seaton
Genre: Graphic Novels / Fairy Tales Retold

Mirage
by Somaiya Daud
Genre: YA Fantasy Fiction

Prairie Lotus
by Linda Sue Park
Genre: YA Historical Fiction

Children’s Collection

A colorful cover with a young girl holding a suitcase, titled "Turtle in Paradise, The Graphic Novel."

Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel
by Jennifer L. Holm
Genre: Graphic Novel

A book cover black whale and a row boat, titled "Wow! Ocean!"

Wow! Ocean!
by Robert Neubecker
Genre: Sea Stories / Realistic Fiction

A young boy wearing a sheet as a mermaid tail, titled "Julián Is a Mermaid."

Julián Is a Mermaid
by Jessica Love
Genre: Imagination / Mermaids

A book cover titled "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales."

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka and
Lane Smith
Genre: Comedy / Fairy Tales

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