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What if your memory was completely wiped? You wouldn't remember anyone... you would have no memory of anything. Restart by Gordon Korman explores that possibility. Chase Ambrose, a football player and middle school bully falls off of his roof to wake up with no memories. Throughout the beginning of the story, Chase interacts with different characters. Some are happy that he's back, like his friends Aaron and Bear, some treat him like a legend, and others like Shoshanna, who poured frozen yogurt on his head, are mad at him. Even the principal talks to him about this being a clean slate in life.  Chase's mom also hides many things about his past from him, like the fact that he was sentenced to community service. Previously, Chase set off cherry bombs during a piano performance, resulting in his arrest. Chase's reputation precedes him, but his new friends from the video club defend him and keep him out of trouble. Even with Chase's new position at the video club, peop...

Sometimes if I want to unwind or if I want a palate cleanser between heavy reads, I pick up a short-and-sweet YA rom-com. The issue is knowing which ones are good, and which ones leave something to be desired. I’ve got a short list of tried-and-true rom-coms that are quick and delightful reads. Nothing too heavy, but with a little bit of cheese on top. The first recommendation is Tweet Cute by Emma Lord. This is a debut Romeo and Juliet-esque novel, but without all the dying at the end. Pepper is the overachieving daughter of a family-owned fast-food empire. Think Whataburger meets Shake Shack. Pepper knows Jack in passing as a class clown, but she has no idea how important he’s going to be to her life and her family’s restaurant chain. This is a fluffy enemies-to-friends read with a You’ve Got Mail twist. If you don’t know what You’ve Got Mail is, it’s basically two people who feel perfect for each other as their anonymous online personas, but their real life relationship gets bogg...

World Book Day could possibly be a librarians favorite day! Books aren't the only part of a librarian's job, but they are certainly one of the more beloved parts. What better way to celebrate this day than a list of the staff's favorite books! Maybe you'll find some of your favorites on this list or maybe you'll find a few new books to add to your To Be Read List! Click the title to reserve the book in the library's card catalog. Happy reading!  Nine Stories by JD Salinger "This has been my favorite book since high school. The short stories are perfection...tiny and sometimes brutal slices of lives that are both real and fictional at the same time. To me, Salinger's appeal is deeply tied to the mystery of how much was make believe and how much really happened." Jamie, Library Director Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte "It's a story about a fellow booknerd who remains her own brave self in a world that seems d...