Recommended by the Library Pages

These books are favorites of the library pages.

Updated April 17, 2026
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Recommended by the Library Pages

These books are favorites of the library pages.

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Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress
Dai, Sijie
Paper Book
An enchanting literary debut—already an international best-seller. At the height of Mao’s infamous Cultural Revolution, two boys are among hundreds of thousands exiled to the countryside for “re-education.” The narrator and his best friend, Luo, guilty of being...

"A narrator and his friend Luo journey to a remote village in the mountains for re-education labor. With a backdrop of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, this novel sheds light on the influence of culture and westernization." - Grace W. '25

Daisy Jones & the Six
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup--from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and...

"An awesome whirlwind of rockstars, 70s vibes, musical references, and a love triangle; and it's all in an interview format!" - Ginna A. '25

The handmaid's tale
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
First published in 1985, The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader is unable to forget its images and its forecast. With more than two million copies in print, it is Margaret Atwood's most popular and compelling novel. Set in the near future, it describes life in what once was...

"Picture a future where the United States has been taken over by a totalitarian regime. That's exactly what happens in this dystopian novel. Women, 'the handmaids,' are forced to conceive children for the members of the ruling privileged class. The story follows Offred as she emphasizes her struggles with oppression and hierarchical issues, reflecting many modern day problems." - Grace W. '25

Klara and the sun
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is "an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a...

"Can artificial intelligence develop human-like emotion? Narrated by an AF or 'artificial friend,' this sci-fi novel explores the feelings of AI and its relationships with humans." - Ella L. '25

Station eleven : a novel
Mandel, Emily St. John
Paper Book
This Anniversary Edition of Station Eleven, a finalist for the National Book Award and named a Best Book of the Twenty-First Century by the New York Times, celebrates ten years of this now iconic novel with a new color illustration and a guide to "The Mandelverse" A...

"At an evening showing of King Lear, the lead, famous actor Arthur Leander, collapses of a heart attack on stage. Later that night, a deadly epidemic called the Georgia Flu reaches North America. In the wake of this devastation, a group of traveling performers attempt to restore a broken world with music and passion." - Ella L. '25

The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
DiCamillo, Kate
Paper Book
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie enlightens us with a tale of adventure, despair, love, and soup. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called...

"In a kingdom where soup is forbidden and shadows hide many secrets, a small mouse with giant ears and an even larger heart defies the laws of his kind to fall in love with a human princess. When she is led into the treacherous darkness of the castle dungeons, Despereaux must embark on a dangerous quest involving a light-craving rat and a hopeful servant girl. It is a magical story of courage, forgiveness, and how even the smallest creature can change the fate of a kingdom." - Alex T. '26

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