Staff Picks! Staff Picks!

Here are a few titles that have been recently recommended by the fine readers on staff at the Three Rivers Public Library District:

Tell No One by Harlen Coben - Eight years ago, Dr. David Beck's wife, Elizabeth was kidnapped and killed while they were on their honeymoon - so why suddenly is he receiving emails that could only be from her? With the cops now breathing down his neck, how can he prove his innocence and figure out the mystery at hand? A suspenseful read.

Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman - What I enjoyed about this book was the "what would I do" question. Jorie and her husband have what appears to be a storybook marriage. They are loved by townspeople and one of those families you can count on for anything. Then comes a knock on the door that changes their lives forever. What would you do? Could you stand by your man?

Sweethearts Knitting Club by Lori Wilde - This is a romance about a small town and high school sweethearts meeting up again after the bad boy goes to jail and ends up the sheriff of the town is not as good as every one believed he was.

A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel - Essays from novelist Kimmel on her unusual childhood growing up in a tiny town in Indiana. This book is funny and touching, and reminds me of my own childhood here in Minooka!

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - Circus animals, romance, unforgettable characters (including an elephant!) and a memerizing plot make this book one to savor. Best of all, it has one of the best endings to a story I have ever read!