Olivia's Staff Picks


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Book cover for "Circe"
Star rating for Circe
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Follows Circe, the banished witch daughter of Helios, as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals.
Book cover for "The song of Achilles"
Star rating for The song of Achilles
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Book cover for "Michelle's garden"
Star rating for Michelle's garden
Description:
"The story of Michelle Obama and her time in the White House, where she led in the growth of a kitchen garden"--
Book cover for "A monster calls"
Star rating for A monster calls
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
Book cover for "Dinosaurs before dark"
Star rating for Dinosaurs before dark
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Description:
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic tree house, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.
Book cover for "The tale of Peter Rabbit"
Star rating for The tale of Peter Rabbit
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.
Book cover for "The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo"
Star rating for The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
"Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?"--Amazon.com.
Book cover for "Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children"
Star rating for Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children
Series:
Miss Peregrine volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.
Book cover for "The lightning thief"
Star rating for The lightning thief
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Book cover for "The son of Neptune"
Star rating for The son of Neptune
Series:
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled. "Percy is confused. When he awoke after his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain-fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. Somehow Percy...
Book cover for "House of furies"
Star rating for House of furies
Series:
House of furies volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Escaping from her harsh school before finding work as a maid in an English boarding house, Louisa realizes that her mysterious employer and his staff execute cruel judgments on the guests.

32. Fangirl

Book cover for "Fangirl"
Star rating for Fangirl
Series:
Fangirl (Manga) volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Feeling cast off when her best friend outgrows their shared love for a favorite celebrity, Cath, a dedicated fan-fiction writer, struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words and worrying about her fragile father.
Book cover for "Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone"
Star rating for Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
Book cover for "Tales from a not-so-fabulous life"
Star rating for Tales from a not-so-fabulous life
Series:
Dork diaries volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group.
Book cover for "The sinking of the Titanic, 1912"
Star rating for The sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Series:
I survived volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:
Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, ten-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink.
Book cover for "Partials"
Star rating for Partials
Series:
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
"In a post-apocalyptic eastern seaboard ravaged by disease and war with a manmade race of people called Partials, the chance at a future rests in the hands of Kira Walker, a sixteen-year-old medic in training"--
Book cover for "Fourth wing"
Star rating for Fourth wing
Series:
Empyrean volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
As war grows more deadly, Violet Sorrengail joins the elite Navarre: the dragon riders. But she'll need to keep her wits because once you enter the Basgiath War College, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.
Book cover for "The book thief"
Star rating for The book thief
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Book cover for "Bluey 5-minute stories"
Star rating for Bluey 5-minute stories
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Cheese and crackers! This treasury includes 6 stories of Bluey and Bingo and their amazing adventures with their friends and family! It's the perfect read for bedtime, when you're on-the-go, and anytime in-between."--
Book cover for "Bluey and Bingo's fancy restaurant cookbook"
Star rating for Bluey and Bingo's fancy restaurant cookbook
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Learn how to make yummy food with Bluey and Bingo! Bake some Shadowland Cupcakes, make BBQ Sausages and Capsicum Salad with your parents, and more! This cookbook includes fun recipes that everyone will enjoy. For real life!"--