by envisionmg | Oct 31, 2022 | Alissa Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction
If you like sweet, uplifting stories, and you like books with a little magic sprinkled in, I highly recommend The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna. Mika Moon was orphaned young, as most witches are, due to a centuries-old spell-gone-haywire....
by envisionmg | Oct 24, 2022 | Ari Reviews, Fiction, Horror
This gothic chilling ghost story tells about the eccentric Winterbourne Hall that resides in the English countryside in Cornwall by the sea. The book is set in time periods in 1947 Cornwall and present day New York City. We are introduced to Alice Miller in the...
by envisionmg | Oct 10, 2022 | Ari Recommends, Ari Reviews, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Romance
This was such a great, charming, and sweet romantic young adult graphic novel that had all the feels and an amazing storyline. Crumbs is about a teen named Ray who is a seer that is trying to figure out her place in the world as well as work on her magical powers...
by envisionmg | Sep 29, 2022 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Reading Lists, YA Fiction
This Bookshelf does not existLatinx Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15-October 15 every year. This reading list highlights 30 titles (non-fiction and fiction for adults, children, and young adults) by Latinx authors available here at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers.
by envisionmg | Aug 26, 2022 | Fiction
Colleen Hoover. So many patrons have been coming in lately looking for her books. Many don’t have a particular book in mind, but they’ve heard she’s good and want to try a book of hers. Wondering what brought on this surge in popularity, I Googled it: TikTok. She had...
by envisionmg | Jul 27, 2022 | Fiction, Staff Review
Ray is a talented young black musician who inherits an old violin from his grandmother. The violin turns out to be a very rare and priceless instrument. He is well on his way to achieving international success when the violin is stolen. The suspects are many,...
