We've got our latest crop of staff picks ready to read! These Fall stories will knock your socks off (or leaves off if you're a tree)...
The Worst Halloween Book in the Whole Entire World by Joey Acker
This book is no trick OR treat...
because it is The WORST Halloween Book in the Whole Entire World! Poor Nameless finds himself in another one of the Worst books and he does NOT want it to be Halloween! Will he escape the green-haired witch? Is there really a pumpkin named Jerry in this book?? Will he get any of his beloved candy???
The Worst Halloween Book in the Whole Entire World is a humorous and witty tale for young and seasoned readers. Come join Nameless on this new adventure in this quirky, silly and a little ridiculous easy reader for children.
In the Electric Mist with Confererate Dead by James Lee Burke
Hunting a sadistic killer who targets young prostitutes, Detective Dave Robicheaux has no mind to be sidetracked into persuading ex-schoolmate mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni to leave town. And it turns out that Balboni is the money behind a Civil War movie that's bringing in good business. But then the film crew stumble on a skeleton out in the bayou, and the links between a thirty-year-old lynching, a Civil War general, Balboni and the serial killer lead Dave into treacherous waters, with only a handful of unexpected allies to help him protect his own.
Boo... and I Mean It! by Barbara Park
In the 24th Junie B. Jones book. Junie B. is afraid to go trick-or-treating. Cause what if witches and monsters are really real And what if pumpkins with sharp teeth can eat your feet And dont even get her started on the candy corn problem. So how is Junie B. supposed to enjoy this scary holiday?
Ebook Available from WV Reads!
The Attic on Queen Street by Karen White
After the devastating events of the past few months, the last thing Melanie Trenholm wants is to think about the future. Why, when her husband, Jack, has asked for a separation—a separation that might have been her fault? Nevertheless, with twin toddlers, a stepdaughter leaving for college soon, a real estate career to resume and a historic home that is still being restored, Melanie doesn’t have much time to wonder where it all went wrong—but that doesn’t stop her from trying to win her husband back.
Their relationship issues are pushed aside, however, when longtime nemesis, Marc Longo, comes to them with a proposition: allow their Tradd Street house to be used as the filming location for the movie adaptation of Marc’s bestselling book, and he will help Jack re-establish his stalled writing career. Despite Melanie’s hesitation, Jack jumps at the chance. But Melanie’s doubts soon prove to be well founded when she uncovers ulterior reasons for Marc wanting to be back in their house—reasons that include a hidden gem so brilliant that legend links it to the most infamous jewel of all, the Hope Diamond.
But Melanie has an unexpected ally in protecting the house and its inhabitants—the ghost of a Civil War era girl warns her of increasing threats to her family. But she’s not the only spirit who is haunting Melanie. A malevolent ghost seems determined to stop Melanie from investigating the decades-old murder of a friend’s sister, and this spirit will stop at nothing to protect its secrets—even from beyond the grave.
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