Fiction

Great Choices For Teens

Thanks to fr3shmanal0na for our latest Fave Five!

Whirlwind Trips to Faraway Places

A Fave Five from our Children's, Tween and Teen Department Assistant.

Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Quirky and fantastical short stories about the stranger parts of suburban life.  Includes a water buffalo and other mysterious places and things.  A must-read just for the pictures.

Can't Miss

Thanks to Drose1976 for another Fave Five!

A Painted House
by John Grisham
This is just simply a great story. Grisham knows how to keep pages turning and this is him at his best.

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Theological Thrillers or Who Said Biblical had to be Boring?

Thanks to Elaine of the Adult Services Department for this great Fave Five!

People of the Book
 by Geraldine Brooks

The Flowers


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Recommended by tagrant, a patron of the Canton Public Library.

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Fresh Voices in Fantasy


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Recommended by Jacqueline Carey, a bestselling fantasy author, based in Michigan, whose titles can be found at the Canton Public Library.

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Cool Reads from the CPL Email Book Club


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Recommended by Marcia, program coordinator for the Canton Public Library.

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Enthralling Page-Turners: 'Unputdownable' Fiction


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Recommended by Ruchi, a patron of the Canton Public Library.

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Fried Green Fiction


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Recommended by members of the Canton Public Library's Green Team.

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Books So Engrossing, My Family Had to Fix Their Own Dinner


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Favorites from Danielle, with the Tech Services Department of the Canton Public Library.

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Sci-Fi for People Who Don't Like Sci-Fi


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Recommended by Amy, one of our adult reference librarians.

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Graphic Novels for Lovers of Crime/Mystery Fiction and Thrillers


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Favorites from Dave Richards, with the Tech Services Department of the Canton Public Library.

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Compelling Christian Fiction: From the Charming to the Chilling


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Recommendations from Elaine, a reference librarian in our Adult Department.

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Favorite Short Stories


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Recommended by Nicole, a former adult reference intern at the Canton Public Library.

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Lad Lit Rocks!!


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Recommended by Lit Lad, a patron of the Canton Public Library.

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Best Friends


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Recommended by Maureen, an adult reference librarian at the Canton Public Library.

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Some Humor, Some Drama, and an Occasional Mystery


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Recommended by Cheryl, a member of the Canton Public Library's Lunch and a Book discussion group.

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Adult Graphic Novels

fave120.jpgRecommended by Betty, a patron of the Canton Public Library.

The sandman. Vol. 1. Preludes & nocturnes by Neil Gaiman — Series about the Lord of Dreams and his siblings. These books introduced me to graphic novels.

Lucifer. Vol. 1. Devil in the gateway by Mike Carey — Lucifer tries to make changes as the world heads to its possible end. Very intriguing concept.

Romance, Mystery & Adventure


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Recommended by Melissa, a patron of the Canton Public Library.

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Books That Mattered To Me


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Recommended by Chris, a patron of the Canton Public Library

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