Recommends

At the store I work at we have Recommends flags we place in books so customers can know what we liked even when we aren't there. We have A LOT of them.  A lot of independent bookstores do this, and I think it is an extra personal touch that you can't get in box stores or on Amazon. I'm going to try and post a few of my store recommends here on occasion. They are short and often I ignore grammatical rules.

(I know not everything on the table is YA but we have limited space!)

Here are two recommends from the past few months: 

Somebody Everybody Listens To

- Suzanne Supplee

One thing I love about this book (other than the Southern setting and main character) is that it seems so real and honest. Retta has dreams of being a famous country music star which lead her to Nashville. This is not a “suddenly she is a superstar” story, which is why I love it. Bonus – Country music references!

 

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour

- Morgan Matson


An awesome road trip book. Amy, still reeling from the death of her father, must take her mother’s car across the country with the son of a family friend she barely knows. Both funny and heartfelt, this is a perfect summer read!