A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN DEMIAN by HERMANN HESSE (1919) Demian by Hermann Hesse may seem like an odd choice for this review, especially since my reviews focus on young adult novels, but hear me out: It’s a young adult novel. Maybe you read Demian in high school. Maybe you…
A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI by SANDHYA MENON When Dimple Met Rishi is an “older” new release, considering it came out in May of 2017, but after reading it, I knew it had to be the subject of my review. YA is currently undergoing a transformation…
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A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN UNEARTHLY (Unearthly #1) by CYNTHIA HAND (2011) Unearthly by Cynthia Hand was published amidst a wave of YA fiction centered around angels. Along with Fallen by Lauren Kate and Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, Unearthly was something of a vanguard for the angel trend. I…
A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN THE CRUEL PRINCE (The Folk of the Air #1) by HOLLY BLACK (2018) The Cruel Prince by Holly Black comes thirteen years after the publication of her first book, Tithe. With the release of Tithe and her subsequent books, Ms. Black has enjoyed great success.…
A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN THE IRON KING (The Iron Fey #1) by JULIE KAGAWA (2010) The Iron King by Julie Kagawa came out in 2010, just five years after the publication of the first Twilight novel, and two years before the movie adaptation. This is important to note because…
The regularly scheduled Board of Trustees Meeting has been cancelled for Monday, October 23, 2017. The board’s next meeting will be on November 13, 2017 at 4:30 PM at the Argenta Public Library.
The Book Club met yesterday to discuss Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Overall, it got a lot of positive comments. This is a coming of age story in small town USA where several deaths in the summer of 1961 leads to grace. It has strong writing and well-developed characters.…
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