Alexandra's Staff Picks

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1. Bog Myrtle

Book cover for "Bog Myrtle"
Star rating for Bog Myrtle
Author:
Sharp, Sid
Average Rating:
5 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eComic
Description:
"Two sisters, one stubbornly cheerful (Beatrice) and one relentlessly grumpy (Magnolia), live in a drafty old house with a family of helpful spiders. When Beatrice is gifted magic yarn from a giant forest spider obsessed with sustainability named Bog Myrtle, she and the spiders set to work knitting up a perfectly warm sweater. But greedy Magnolia sees only the opportunity for profit, and quickly converts the old house into a magic sweater factory....

2. Howl's moving castle

Book cover for "Howl's moving castle"
Star rating for Howl's moving castle
Author:
Jones, Diana Wynne
Series:
Howl's moving castle (Diana Wynne Jones) volume 1
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.