Staff Picks - Parker Memorial Library

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Christine’s Picks

How to Breathe Underwater

How to Breathe Underwater

Out of My Mind

The Bromance Book Club

The Bromance Book Club

The Inheritance Games

The Inheritance Games

Year of Wonders

Year of Wonders

The Honey Bus

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind

Invisible Women

Invisible Women

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

Becoming Nicole

Becoming Nicole

Oona Out of Order

Oona Out of Order

The Vanishing Half

The Vanishing Half

Up

Red at the Bone

Red at the Bone

Strange the Dreamer

Strange the Dreamer

An American Marriage

An American Marriage

Disappearing Earth

Disappearing Earth

A Little Life

Being Mortal

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Carole’s Picks

Wait Till Next Year

Wait Till Next Year

The Last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 1)

The Last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom Se...

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

Travels with Charley

Travels with Charley

Sisters

Selected Poems

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey

Bloomer Girls

John Adams

A Distant Mirror

A Distant Mirror

Once and Future King

Once and Future King

Founding Brothers

Founding Brothers

The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels

The Midwife

The Midwife’s Tale

The Midwife’s Tale

Maine

CIRCULATION

Cheryl’s Picks

The Downstairs Neighbor

The Downstairs Neighbor

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Ma...

The Last Thing He Told Me

The Last Thing He Told Me

The Pull of the Stars

The Pull of the Stars

Mrs. March

The Good Sister

The Good Sister

Bloomsbury Girls

Bloomsbury Girls

Take My Hand

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Under the Tulip Tree

Under the Tulip Tree

Darling Rose Gold

Darling Rose Gold

Nothing to See Here

Nothing to See Here

The Paris Library

The Paris Library

The Silent Companions

The Silent Companions

Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

The Secret Keeper

The Secret Keeper

The Children’s Home

The Children’s Home

The Other Mrs

Gwendy’s Button Box

Gwendy’s Button Box

My Lovely Wife

The Wicked Sister

The Wicked Sister

Deception’s Daughter

Deception’s Daughter

The Conjurer

Knowing Jesse

Bossypants

In a Dark, Dark Wood

In a Dark, Dark Wood

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

Cemetery Girl

Look for Me

Right Behind You

Right Behind You

Pet Sematary

The Stand

The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love

The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love

Heart-Shaped Box

Heart-Shaped Box

The Keep

The Winter People

The Winter People

The Help

The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain

American Wife

The Mermaid Chair

The Mermaid Chair

The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

The Weird Sisters

The Weird Sisters

The Little Shop of Found Things

The Little Shop of Found Things

Joyce’s Picks

Mystic River

That Was Then, This is Now

That Was Then, This is Now

The Firm

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

Me & Emma

Gone Girl

My Sister’s Keeper

My Sister’s Keeper

The School of Essential Ingredients

The School of Essential Ingredients

Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe

Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle S...

Leslie’s Picks

About My Mother

About My Mother

The Real Lolita

The Real Lolita

In Pieces

Diana Ross

American Heiress

American Heiress

Prairie Fires

The Flight

Kidnapped

The Trial of Lizzie Borden

The Trial of Lizzie Borden

Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir

Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir

De Niro

Anything Goes

Linda’s Picks

The Flight of Gemma Hardy

The Flight of Gemma Hardy

The Great Alone

The Great Alone

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

At Home in Mitford

At Home in Mitford

The Silent Patient

The Silent Patient

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Devil in the White City

The Devil in the White City

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

Another Roadside Attraction

Another Roadside Attraction

Unbroken

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Girl in Hyacinth Blue

Girl in Hyacinth Blue

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

My Antonia

Eight Perfect Murders

Eight Perfect Murders

Beloved

A Mercy

The Art Forger

Finding Dorothy

Finding Dorothy

The Bees

Little Women

All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Melissa’s Picks

I’m Glad My Mom Died

I’m Glad My Mom Died

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Me (Moth)

The Guncle

The Opportunist

The Opportunist

The Sea of Tranquility

The Sea of Tranquility

The Good Sister

The Good Sister

The Simple Wild

The Simple Wild

The Four Winds

Without Merit

My Lovely Wife

The Wife Upstairs

The Wife Upstairs

Second First Impressions

Second First Impressions

The Royals Next Door

The Royals Next Door

It Happened One Summer

It Happened One Summer

Circling the Sun

Circling the Sun

Clara and Mr. Tiffany

Clara and Mr. Tiffany

The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette

The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette

Orphan Train

One Thousand White Women

One Thousand White Women

The Husband’s Secret

The Husband’s Secret

Mrs. Poe

Goodnight June

A Man Called Ove

A Man Called Ove

The Wolves of Andover

The Wolves of Andover

The Aviator’s Wife

The Aviator’s Wife

The Daring Ladies of Lowell

The Daring Ladies of Lowell

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

The Address

Saint Mazie

The Stars are Fire

The Stars are Fire

The Stolen Marriage

The Stolen Marriage

Vox

Michelle’s Picks

The Stranger Beside Me

The Stranger Beside Me

The Help

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

One for the Money

One for the Money

Firestarter

Creature

“A” is for Alibi

“A” is for Alibi

The Chamber

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Gone Girl

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Vanishing Acts

Before We Were Yours

Before We Were Yours

Night of Miracles

Night of Miracles

Tara Road

Firefly Summer

Misery

Our House

Patrick’s Picks

Don’t Choke

Flash Boys

The Big Short

The Creature from Jekyll Island

The Creature from Jekyll Island

War Room

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

The Satanic Verses

The Satanic Verses

When Pride Still Mattered

When Pride Still Mattered

Make Your Bed

My Share of the Task

My Share of the Task

Open: An Autobiography

Open: An Autobiography

Into Thin Air

The Politics of Glory

The Politics of Glory

The Mind of Bill James

The Mind of Bill James

Terri’s Picks

The Little Shop of Found Things

The Little Shop of Found Things

The Summer We Read Gatsby

The Summer We Read Gatsby

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

The Bookshop of Yesterdays

The Bookshop of Yesterdays

Death of an Artist

Death of an Artist

Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

First Grave on the Right

First Grave on the Right

Women in Sunlight

Women in Sunlight

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice

Sourdough

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Bill Warrington’s Last Chance

Bill Warrington’s Last Chance

The Little Paris Bookshop

The Little Paris Bookshop

The Glass Kitchen

The Glass Kitchen

Paris in Love

A Man of His Own

A Man of His Own

“A” is for Alibi

“A” is for Alibi

Next Year in Havana

Next Year in Havana

Nathan Coulter

Winesburg, Ohio

Winesburg, Ohio

CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Megan’s Picks

Watch Over Me

Plain Bad Heroines

Plain Bad Heroines

Night Film

American Royals

American Royals

A Head Full of Ghosts

A Head Full of Ghosts

The Hunger

The Flatshare

The Radium Girls

The Radium Girls

Truly Devious

Nothing to See Here

Nothing to See Here

Oona Out of Order

Oona Out of Order

Brain on Fire

Dominique’s Picks

Six of Crows

Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Nickel and Dimed

Nickel and Dimed

Reservation Blues

Reservation Blues

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-T...

Red Glass

The Outsiders

The Queen of Nothing

The Queen of Nothing

A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses

The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again

The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fellowship of the Ring

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Lore

REFERENCE DEPARTMENT

Audrey’s Picks

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

She Gets the Girl

She Gets the Girl

The Great Believers

The Great Believers

Stephen McCranie’s Space Boy Omnibus Volume 1

Stephen McCranie’s Space Boy Om...

One Last Stop

Snapdragon

The Cruel Prince

The Cruel Prince

The Water Dancer

The Water Dancer

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice a...

Every Heart a Doorway

Every Heart a Doorway

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Dracula

Transcendent

Mooncakes

All Systems Red

All Systems Red

Lumberjanes Vol. 1

Lumberjanes Vol. 1

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the G...

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: Lightning Thief

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians, ...

Sean’s Picks

Light in August

Light in August

Tiny Beautiful Things

Tiny Beautiful Things

The Lifespan of a Fact

The Lifespan of a Fact

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden

Say Nothing

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

How to Live, Or, A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer

How to Live, Or, A Life of Montaigne ...

Annals of the Former World

Annals of the Former World

Common Ground

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of...

Wonder Boys

In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle

The Tin Drum

Shadow Country

The Atlas

Collected Works

Collected Works

It Happened in Boston?

It Happened in Boston?

Blood Meridian

Lincoln in the Bardo

Lincoln in the Bardo

Don Quixote

TECHNICAL SERVICES

Laura’s Picks

Borrowed Light

Cold-Hearted Rake

Cold-Hearted Rake

The Great Mortality

The Great Mortality

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Persuasion

Emily of New Moon

Emily of New Moon

Lamb

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the G...

The Blue Castle

The Blue Castle

Rose in Bloom

Jane Eyre

Tyler’s Picks

The Mortal Instruments 1

The Mortal Instruments 1

The Road

The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind

Tithe

Moby Dick

Invitation to a Beheading

Invitation to a Beheading

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

The Hobbit

Neuromancer

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of...

YOUNG ADULT DEPARTMENT

Meghan’s Picks

Hawksong

House of Hollow

House of Hollow

The Duke And I quinn

The Duke And I quinn

A Deadly Education

A Deadly Education

The Grace Year

Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians

You

The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth

Peeps

The White Queen

The White Queen

The Cruel Prince

The Cruel Prince

The Island of Sea Women

The Island of Sea Women

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