A kind of "Hush"...

Hi! This is Miss Jo at the Library. I have just finished reading a book titled Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.

All I can say is my years in high school were nothing like Nora's.

Nora Grey is a sophomore in high school. She likes school. She has her best friend, Vee. She has high hopes for college and her future. But like everyone else, she also has the regular, everyday high school drama to deal with.

One day, her life is changed forever. A seating change in biology class introduces her to Patch. Patch (we later find out) is a fallen angel.

What does he have to do with Nora? Nora is drawn to him and she doesn't want to be. Vee mistrusts him and her mother is leery of him, but he seems to be everywhere she is. Why? And how does he keep getting into her head? Who is he? What does he want with her? Is she in grave danger? And is she falling in love with him?

The Bible records that there were angels who were cast out of heaven. Could Nora's father be a fallen angel, too? Could there be fallen angels around you?

Check this book out. I don't think you will be disappointed.

Note: The second book in this series is called Crescendo.

See you at the library!

Poignant and moving...

Hi! This is Miss Jo at the Library. I just finished reading a book titled God is in the Pancakes, by Robin Epstein.

Grace Manning, a 15-year-old student, is working in a retirement home. She has become close friends with a patient, Mr. Sands, and eventually becomes friends with his wife who also lives there. Grace looks up to Mr. Sands as if he was her father. Grace's parents are separated and she looks forward to seeing Mr. Sands every time she works. He helps her work out her problems. But Mr. Sands has Lou Gehrig's disease, and one day he asks her to help him die. He even gives her the pills to do it.

This book will definitely leave you with many questions. Would you do the same thing if you were in her shoes? Would you help knowing the person was not going to get better? Could you make this kind of decision on your own? What would you do if this happened to you?

Pick up this book and find out what Grace does.

(This book is in our Young Adult section.)

See you at the Library!