Russell, Rachel, and Rachael discuss our October challenge, books with a supernatural (or spooky) element.

Books we discuss include:

• “My Darling Dreadful Thing” by Johanna van Veen
• “‘Til Death” by Jason Anspach
• “Parade: A Collection of Delightfully Odd Stories” by V.R. Christensen
• “Mile 81” in “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams” by Stephen King
• “Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales” edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent
• “Rougarou Magic” by Rachel M. Marsh
• “The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society” by C.M. Waggoner
• “Through the Woods” by Emily Carroll
• “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman
• “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman
• “The Haunted Mask: A Goosebumps Graphic Novel” by R.L. Stine, illustrated by Maddi Gonzalez
• “Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark” by Alvin Schwartz, illustrated by Stephen Gammell
• “Under the Dome” by Stephen King

Amanda Paez, assistant to the city manager, and wearer of many hats, talks about her library crimes.

*CORRECTION: A note from Rachael -
Our Classics book club meets on Monday, September 30 at 5:30 PM to discuss “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie. Call 434-799-5195 to register! We hope you join us.

Books we discuss include:
“I Want a Pet - A School Zone Start To Read Book”
“And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie*
“Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone” by Benjamin Stevenson
“Throne of Glass” series by Sarah J. Maas
“Monster Hunter Mystery” series by Annelise Ryan
“The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” by Ian Fleming
“IT” by Stephen King
“Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls
“Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens
“Pippi Longstocking” by Astrid Lindgren
“Jaws” by Peter Benchley
“Jurassic Park” by Michael Crichton
“The Neverending Story” by Michael Ende
“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll
“Winnie-the-Pooh” series by A.A. Milne

Russell and the Rach(a)els explore works by authors with Hispanic heritages.

Book we discuss include:

• “The Bullet Swallower” by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
• “Family Lore” by Elizabeth Acevedo
• “Fruit of the Drunken Tree” by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
• “My Favorite Thing Is Monsters” by Emil Ferris
• “River Woman, River Demon” by Jennifer Givhan
• “Mexican Gothic” and “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• “Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez
• “Solito” by Javier Zamora
• “Hippie” and “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho