Library Page Recommendations

These books are favorites of the library pages.

Updated April 7, 2026
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Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress
Dai, Sijie
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a...

"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

Five feet apart
Lippincott, Rachael
Ebook
Also a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! Goodreads Choice Winner, Best Young Adult Fiction of 2019 In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that's perfect for fans of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, two teens...

"Stella and Will, two teens with cystic fibrosis, must keep six feet apart from each other at all times. Read about their complex romantic relationship as they grapple with the life-threatening disease." - Grace W. '25

The handmaid's tale
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" (The New York Times) * The sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming ...

"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

Kelala yu tai yang
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Paper Book

"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

La guerre de la limonade
Davies, Jacqueline
Paper Book

"When siblings Evan and Jessie turn a misunderstanding into a lemonade stand competition, their rivalry quickly grows. As they race to earn $100 first, they learn about teamwork, fairness, and the importance of family." - Alex T. '26

Martian
Weir, Andy
Paper Book
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way...

"Mark Watney is stranded on Mars. His crew evacuated because of a dangerous dust storm and left him behind, thinking he was dead. Despite having no way to signal Earth, limited food supply, and damaged machinery, Watney is determined to survive." - Ella L. '25

Station Eleven
Mandel, Emily St. John
Paper Book
An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame and ambition set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, from the author of three highly acclaimed previous novels. One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of...

"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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