“The Boy Sheriff” Ed McTeer, Jr. was a lawman for almost 40 years. A man of diverse interests, he ran a real estate company, collected curios, wrote poems and works of history, held listeners spellbound with his tales, helped start the Beaufort Museum, and practiced some white magic from time to time. In Coffin Point, author Baynard Woods mixes stories and first-hand accounts from McTeer's friends, enemies, and family with archival research and critical readings of McTeer's own books in order to conjure the charismatic sheriff and the bygone world he inhabited. When you're done with the book, perhaps you'll check out our blog post about one of Beaufort District’s most famous characters.

A seventh grade student starts a new school and struggles to fit in and find his people. Once you start reading this book, you can't put it down! If you're like me, by the time you make it to the end you have an understanding that this is an important book. It's also the perfect example of how graphic novels can have just as much depth as other novels. I can imagine it being such a helpful read for tweens who may look differently, act differently, but ultimately all share the desire to be accepted for themselves.

The world is ending in 144 days - should Henry Denton save it?! Don't let the labels of "YA" or "sci-fi" scare you off! This book was a huge hit for me as a realistic fiction fan with lots of emotion and heart. I laughed, I definitely teared up, and I DEVOURED this book. Check it out if you want something fresh!

The Queen of Mystery writes a perfectly paced, edge-of-your-seat mystery that will keep you reading until the last page! But you don't have to take my word for it ;)

A great psychological thriller, for those who like to be scared, this is the book for that.

A hurricane traps the adult employes of a theme park within and it looks like a horror movie when rescue efforts finally arrive.  Instead of banding together for survival, the employes broke apart into separate groups within the theme park and things dissolved into a Lord of the Flies situation.  Told through a series of interviews, this psychological thriller will leave you wondering who is telling the truth and what really happened in that park.

This is an action-packed sci-fi/fantasy story that is zany, hilarious, and more than a bit unhinged. After Earth is very suddenly taken over by aliens, many are killed instantly, but Carl and other survivors become contestants on an intergalactic game show where they fight to the death in a series of underground dungeons full of monsters, quests, puzzles, and magical loot. Carl teams up with his ex-girlfriend's now magically enhanced cat Princess Donut in the fight to survive.

A sarcastic, media-obsessed android hacks his management system and has to learn to make his own choices. Funny, snarky, action and drama packed, and short - you might want the next one in the series on hand!

This book is about Marcellus (an octopus) and Tova Sullivan (an after-hours aquarium worker) developing a friendship together while she is working at the aquarium.  Marcellus eventually discovers what has happened to Tova's son when he went missing more than thirty years ago.

Bewitched cats seek help from Elsby, who is stuck at her great-aunt's house for the summer. Can she help the cats survive their enchantment? What if she needs help? Who would believe her that walking, talking cats are her aunt's neighbors? A gentle read with a heartfelt end.

This is a fun enemies-to lovers novella, but of course I'm a fan of Ali Hazelwood! Even though it's set during a winter getaway, it's a perfect quick read to pick up any time of the year.