Staff Recommendations - April 2023

Beachy reads that aren't too beachy

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Crete Public Library

The “Beachy Reads That Aren’t Too Beachy” list has been updated to include new books from the last 12 months. These are easy-to-read books that have some depth to them. All recommended by Crete Public Library staff. For more information, visit the library, or search the online library catalog.

• Grace after Henry, by Eithne Shortall (C) 
• Fresh Water for Flowers, by Valerie Perrin (C)
• Sparks Like Stars, by Nadia Hashimi (C)
• We Are Not Like Them, by Christine Pride (C)
• The Unsinkable Greta James, by Jennifer Smith (C)
• A Quiet Life, by Ethan Joella (C)
• The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted, by Robert Hillman (H & R)
• One More River to Cross, by Jane Kirkpatrick (H)
• The Henna Artist, by Alka Joshi (H)
• Under the Tulip Tree, by Michelle Shocklee (H)
• West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge (H)
• The Girls in the Stilt House, by Kelly Mustian (H)
• The Moonlight School, by Suzanne Fisher (H)
• Still Life, by Sarah Winman (H)
• The Sunshine Girls, by Molly Fader (H)
• The Paris Apartment, by Kelly Bowen (H)
• Have You Seen Luis Velez?, by Catherine Ryan Hyde (M)
• The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett (M)
• Raft of Stars, by Andrew Graff (M)
• Miss You, by Kate Eberlen (R)
• Beach Read, by Emily Henry (R)
• Thank You for Listening, by Julia Wheland (R)
• Oona Out of Order, by Margarita Montimore (S-F)
• The Child Finder, by Rene Denfeld (S)
• The Last Mrs. Parrish, by Liv Constantine (S)
• He Started It, by Samantha Downing (S)
• The Night Swim, by Megan Goldin (S)
• The Last Flight, by Julie Clark (S)
• The Wives, by Tarryn Fisher (S)
• Leave the World Behind, by Rumaan Alam (S)