Staff Favorites

The following items are recommended by the staff of the Jesse Yancy Memorial Library. You can click on the title to find the item in our catalog.

New Arrivals @ DRLS

Recommended by Emily Taylor

Princess academy by Shannon Hale

While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.

 

Recommended by Emily Taylor

Somebody is going to die if Lilly Beth doesn't catch that bouquet by Gayden Metcalfe & Charlotte Hays

A humorous guide to planning and hosting a southern-style wedding makes recommendations for every step, featuring such tips as reading between the lines of etiquette books and avoiding trendy practices.

Recommended by Emily Taylor

Twice told Tombigbee tales by Michael P. Mills

“Mills’s account of his adventures running for public office, staying in the Sun-N-Sand Resort Motel in Jackson, and hunting with Sut-N-Goober are recounted with a deft comedic touch that will have readers laughing out loud.  More than just a book of funny stories, Twice Told Tombigbee Tales mixes humor with frank observations of the roles that tradition, custom and faith play in the lives of people in north Mississippi.  Mills’s book will tickle your funnybone and warm your heart.”

Recommended by Emily Taylor

Alchemyst by Michael Scott

According to legend, Nicholas Flamel discovered the secret of eternal life from the powerful book of Abraham the Mage--a book he has protected since his death in 1418. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. When the book is stolen, Sophie and Josh Newman find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time.

Recommended by Emily Taylor

Rainbow's end and other stories by John M. Floyd

These thirty tales run the gamut from contemporary Tokyo to the Old West to the swamps of Georgia, and compelling characters fill their pages.....

 

 

 

 
 

Page last updated 05/08/2008