Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
(1877)

This story follows the life of the Countess Anna Karenina after she has an affair with the Count Vronsky. This book was written in a Literary Realism style.

Elenore and Park
​by Rainbow Rowell
(2012)

This is the story of a girl named Elenore as she deals with the struggles of a hard family life at home, and the young man Park and the friendship which grows between them. This is a tragic retelling of Romeo and Juliet, and is told in the Literary Realism style.

Five Feet Apart
by Rachael Lippincott
(2018)

In this retelling of Romeo and Juliet there are two teen who are both diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, which means they can never get closer than 5 feet. This book to movie story is sure to pull at your heartstrings. 

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
by Winifred Watson
(2008)

Set in the 1930's Miss Pettigrew is a strict nanny who gets sent to the wrong house. As soon as she arrives she realizes something is wrong. This is a delightful comedy which made the transition from book to movie really well.

Murder at the Vicarage
by Agatha Christie
(1930)

Miss Marple is sent on a case when Colonel Protheroe is found murdered in the local vicarage. Set in the 1930's the investigation of this man's death will keep you on your toes

Cry Wolf
by Patricia Briggs
(2008)

This is a story following Anna and her new friend Charles who are werewolves sent on a mission by the head of the werewolves to investigate a man's death which was too out of control to be allowed to be continued.

-MH

We are THRILLED to debut our newest blog addition! This fun new blog format is brought to us by our new (again) clerk Maegan. These blog posts are not necessarily staff picks, but rather give you an idea of the basic plot of 6 different books while connecting them in unexpected ways to each other. These posts will now be interspersed with our regular staff picks blogs! If you have any ideas for us, send them over! 

THE BOOK THIEF
by Markus Zusak
(2005)
 
This story begins with Liesel’s brother dying on the train from Russia to Germany. Death is a character in this book and shows up periodically during the story.
 
THE COLOR OF MAGIC
by Terry Pratchett
(1983)
 
This is the first book in the Diskworld series. In this amazing adventure novel there is an inept wizard and Death is a character.
 
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
by J.K. Rowling
(1998)
 
Harry is an orphan boy in his second year of school at Hogwarts. This year the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is an inept wizard, Gilderoy Lockhart.
 
OLIVER TWIST
by Charles Dickens
(1837)

Oliver is an orphan boy, when he runs away from the workhouse he finds himself in a den of thieves. This classic by Charles Dickens was the first to discuss child labor laws and bring these issues to light.
           
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
by Charles Darwin
(1859)

The Origin of Species was written by Charles Darwin. This book is considered controversial because it talks about how animals have evolved over time, which many thought threatened Christian Ideals.
 
THE DAVINCI CODE
by Dan Brown
(2003)
           
This story begins with the curator of the Louvre dying in a gruesome manner. The main character, Robert Langdon is then sent to discover what happened. This book was considered controversial by many Christian leaders due to its “blasphemous material”.