Girl Online – Read It and Rate It

Girl Online Girl Online #1 by Zoe Sugg Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Penny is an awkward 15-year-old girl who is just trying to fit in. She works for her mom’s wedding shop and they are doing a wedding in New York that allows Penny to meet a boy named Noah. They instantly “click,” and they bring out the best in each other. Penny has to go back … Read more

Paper Things – Read It and Rate It

Paper Things by Jennifer Jacobson Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Paper Things” is about a girl and her older brother. Their mother has passed and they are now under the charge of their mother’s friend, Janna. Gage hates Janna and leaves. Ari promised her mother they would stay together, so she goes, too. The only thing to comfort Ari are her paper things. 

Prisoner of Cell 25 – Read It and Rate It

The Prisoner of Cell 25 Michael Vey #1 by Richard Paul Evans Science Fiction Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book is about a boy Michael Vey with electric shock powers. He also has Tourette’s Syndrome, so that doesn’t help in 9th grade either. He has been here, there, and everywhere in the country because people keep finding out about his power. He meets a girl, Taylor Ridley, and she … Read more

Space Case – Read It and Rate It

Space Case Moon Base Alpha #1 by Stuart Gibbs Funny Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) When 12-year-old Dashiell Gibson and his family get an opportunity of a lifetime, to live on the moon in a station, who could disagree? But, they discover very soon that life there is boring and lonely up until a scientist is found dead. Now it is up to Dashiell and his friends to uncover … Read more

Crash – Read It and Rate It

Crash Visions #1 by Lisa McMann Supernatural Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is about a girl named Jules whose family owns an Italian restaurant. Because of this, she is not popular in school. Jules constantly sees a vision with buildings burning and people dying and feels compelled to save these people and solve this problem. 

Crowfield Curse – Read It and Rate It

The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh Fantasy Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “The Crowfield Curse” is a book about a boy named William (Will for short) who finds out he has The Sight. The Sight give shim the power to see the magical creatures of the forest, both good and bad. One day a man arrives at the abbey where Will is living. Will is left to solve the mystery … Read more

Runaway King – Read It and Rate It

The Runaway King Ascendance trilogy #2 by Jennifer A. Nielsen Adventure Fantasy Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Jaron is now King. He gets attacked by an old friend who needs to deliver a message. This message confuses him and in confusion he makes a big decision. A decision that will change the fate of all Carthya. A decision that will take him right to the center of his enemies’ lair. … Read more

Origin – Read It and Rate It

Origin Corpus #1 by Jessica Khoury Mystery Romance Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Pia is raised in secret, and in the middle of the rainforest, created to be immortal and thought she knew her purpose; to help create more immortals and begin a new race of humans that live forever. Her life rapidly changes as she discovers a hole in the confining and electrified fence that she crawls … Read more

The Huntley Area Public Library will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2024, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Additionally, we will be closing early Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Our exterior book drop will be closing on Wednesday, November 27, at 5:00 p.m. as well. All online resources will be available during this time. The library and exterior book drop will reopen Friday, November 29, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.