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Cascade Failure
Cascade Failure is a thought-provoking read that combines some of the best elements of the science fiction and thriller genres.
Posted by Alex C. on June 1, 2024
The Witch’s Wings And Other Terrifying Tales
Alicia wants to become the newest member of the Midnight Society, a group of kids who share scary tales around the campfire. Most are not welcoming her with open arms. Read more...
Posted by Heidi E. on February 15, 2024
The Area 51 Files
12-year-old orphan Sky Patel-Baum has lived with her grandmother as far back as she can remember. When her grandmother moves to a retirement home, Sky and her pet hedgehog Spike Read more...
Long Distance
Vega has begrudgingly moved to a new city and she needs to make friends. Her parents are sure that summer camp is the solution. Vega disagrees. This camp also seems Read more...
Posted by Heidi E. on September 1, 2023
The Last Beekeeper
With the perfect amount of mystery, worldbuilding, and character building, The Last Beekeeper, is very compelling.
Posted by Kimberly M. on June 1, 2023
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Linus Baker is a very ordinary man with a very plain life. He goes to work, he comes home, his cat hisses at him and the whole pattern repeats the Read more...
Posted by Heidi E. on May 20, 2023
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
This book is just the perfect mix of fun, ridiculous, and adorable. There is a cat who has been bioengineered to to be a hero, a toe-nail clipping robot looking Read more...
Posted by Heidi E. on January 26, 2023
Kaiju Preservation Society
When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end food delivery driver. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom. Tom Read more...
Posted by Natalie D. on August 1, 2022
All Systems Red
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.
Posted by Natalie D. on December 28, 2021
Superb Science Fiction
Dune by Frank Herbert “Science fiction’s supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the Read more...
Posted by Alex C. on November 4, 2021
The Kill Lock
Four robot criminals, an addict, a solider, a murderer and a child; are bound together with the Kill Lock. If one of them dies, the rest die as well. Their Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on October 19, 2021
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
It’s been centuries since anyone has seen a robot, but when Sibling Dex travels to a remote hermitage on a quest they end up meeting Splendid Speckled Mosscap, a “wild-built” Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on October 12, 2021
Manga Essentials
Enjoy this selection of essential manga by Westmont Public Library Librarian, Gil!
Posted by Adult Services on September 23, 2021
Essential Graphic Novels
Enjoy this selection of some of the best graphic novels available with your Westmont Library card!
Posted by Alex C. on September 16, 2021
A Century of Reading: The 2000s
Veronica Mars by Rob Thomas After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on July 26, 2021