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  • 4 stars out of 5

Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas

Cascade Failure is a thought-provoking read that combines some of the best elements of the science fiction and thriller genres.

Posted by on June 1, 2024

  • 5 stars out of 5

The Witch’s Wings And Other Terrifying Tales by Tehlor Kay Mejia

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. ...

  • 5 stars out of 5

The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum

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...

  • 5 stars out of 5

Long Distance by Whitney Gardner

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...

Posted by on September 1, 2023

  • 5 stars out of 5

The Last Beekeeper by Julie Carrick Dalton

With the perfect amount of mystery, worldbuilding, and character building, The Last Beekeeper, is very compelling.

Posted by on June 1, 2023

  • 5 stars out of 5

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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...

Posted by on May 20, 2023

  • 5 stars out of 5

The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris

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...

  • 5 stars out of 5

Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

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...

Posted by on August 1, 2022

  • 5 stars out of 5

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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 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...

Posted by on November 4, 2021

  • 4 stars out of 5

The Kill Lock by Livio Ramondelli

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...

Posted by on October 19, 2021

  • 5 stars out of 5

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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”...

Posted by on October 12, 2021

Manga Essentials

Enjoy this selection of essential manga by Westmont Public Library Librarian, Gil!

Essential Graphic Novels

Enjoy this selection of some of the best graphic novels available with your Westmont Library card!

Posted by 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...

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