Staff picks by Laela T

Reserve now!

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

4

As soon as I saw the cover of this book, I knew an adventure was going to happen. Read more...

Reserve now!

13 Days Of Midnight

4

A necromancer, a wannabe witch, eight ghosts and an appearance by the Devil himself make this book a perfectly creepy October read. Read more...

Reserve now!

Billy and Goat at the State Fair

4

A boy, his goat and a trip to the state fair. What could possibly go wrong? Read more...

Reserve now!

The Pirate Pig

5

This is a high seas caper involvin' a skull-and-crossbones-wearin' pig, a stout captain and t' unwanted attention o' Barracuda Bill. Read more...

Reserve now!

The Penderwicks in Spring

5

This story mixes the modern day family with old fashioned charm and values. Read more...

Reserve now!

Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary

4

Typhoid Mary, a.k.a. the woman who refused to wash her hands. Read more...

Reserve now!

Redeployment

4

This is the story of war. Those who have seen war will never stop seeing it. These stories show the consequences of what these men have seen. Read more...

Reserve now!

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

5

Yippie-i-oh! Leroy, with his horse Maybelline, begins a jaunt that makes me want to wrestle my fate to the ground with a trusty steed by my side. Read more...

Reserve now!

Emma and the Blue Genie

4

This fantasy has a tiny genie, a pesky pup, a spitting dromedary and a blue-patterned grandmother. It is everything I never knew I wanted. Read more...

Reserve now!

Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel: A Graphic Novel

4

Lena Finkle dives right into the world of online dating, and tells it like it is for a single mom in this strange new world. Read more...

Reserve now!

Landline

5

Georgie isn't looking for magic, but she finds it right when she needs it the most. How fortuitous. Read more...

Reserve now!

How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous

4

These funny and irreverent facts are sure to tickle the funny bones of kids and adults alike. If you don't watch out, you might learn something too. Read more...

Reserve now!

Can You Survive in the Special Forces? An Interactive Survival Adventure

4

I wanna be an Airborne Ranger, I'm gonna read about a life of danger. Sound off… Read more...

Reserve now!

Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too

5

Hip, hip, hooray! It's a super-duper daddy and daughter day. The perfect read for little ones and their exceptional dads. Read more...

Reserve now!

Navy SEAL Dogs: My Tale of Training Canines for Combat

4

There are about 600 military working dogs. They are smart, strong and aggressive. I don't want to meet one. Read more...

Reserve now!

Jane, the Fox, & Me

4

What do "Jane Eyre," foxes and little girls who look like sausages have in common? Surprisingly, a lot. Read more...

Reserve now!

The Sweetheart Bargain

4

This is a sweetheart of a romance about dogs, Coast Guard heroes, girls trying to start over and meddling grandmothers. Read more...

Reserve now!

Boris On the Move

4

Boris is a warthog, and he is just like you. Boris dreams of adventures, and not just the kind you can find in your own backyard, just like you. Read more...

Reserve now!

Journey

5

Can an ordinary red crayon take you on a stunning and incredible journey? This flight of fancy says, "Yes!" Read more...

Reserve now!

Navigating Early

4

If "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" got together with "The Odyssey," their book baby would be "Navigating Early." Read more...

Reserve now!

No Fits, Nilson!

5

I am giving you a gorilla stare. You must read this book. You must read this book. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK! I want banana ice cream. Read more...

Reserve now!

Destiny, Rewritten

4

If you're looking for a book that's charming and magical, look no further! Read more...

Reserve now!

Sports Illustrated Kids Full Count: Top 10 Lists of Everything in Baseball

5

Baseball meets Top 10 lists! This book has everything: phenomenal photos, bountiful baseball and fascinating facts. Read more...

Reserve now!

Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives

4

Young widows are those unlucky people who have to make second chances for themselves. This is a story of overcoming the unthinkable. Read more...

Reserve now!

Fake Mustache

4

The Heidelberg Handlebar #7 mustache is ready to take over the world. Be ready to laugh, because this book is 100% ridiculous. Read more...

Reserve now!

Vampirina Ballerina

5

Cute, cute, cute, that's what this book is! And it's full of practical advice for any young vampire looking to become a ballerina. Read more...

Reserve now!

The One and Only Ivan

4

The One and Only Ivan tugs at the heartstrings in a way that only a true story can. Read more...

Reserve now!

The Immortal Rules

4

If Walking Dead were a vampire book, it would be this book. Read more...

Reserve now!

A Diamond in the Desert

4

This book explores the hardships in the Japanese-American internment camps during WWII and the enduring spirit of the people who were held there. Read more...

Reserve now!

Oh no, George!

5

Chris Haughton is quickly becoming one of my favorite children's book writers. Read more...
http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/borrow/recommendations/staff-picks/reviewers/laela-t
www.worthingtonlibraries.org
crawl=CC-MAIN-2016-07
93993
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:HN7FV4STWIXZGK6RDFX452W2QFDFGNMA
<urn:uuid:896bef48-96fe-4fb8-85ee-a81bc752f6ea>
2016-02-07T01:11:02Z
66.213.109.8
sha1:JNVJZXPCR5OS4V5PYXRP4GELMZAYKZ4L
<urn:uuid:35d05649-6389-499b-b3ca-630fc1c1eed2>
http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/borrow/recommendations/staff-picks/reviewers/laela-t
length
response
<urn:uuid:0ae4a8eb-871d-4da4-9d11-880d85a572bd>
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2016-07
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web for February 2016
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf