Echo Mountain

This week’s first chapter for adult listeners is Born a Crime: Stories from an Authentic South African Childhood by Trevor Noah.  This memoir documents Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to stand up comedy to eventually taking over as host of Comedy Central’s the Daily Show. Can…

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a 2017 Newbery Medal-winning novel by Kelly Barnhill. In this book, we follow the story of Luna, who, after being raised by a witch, must figure out how to handle the magical powers she was accidentally given. She must control her powers before it's too late. This bo…

A festive entry in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, which sees wizards, a monster bashing nanny, and actual gods racing to save the Hogfather.

Our YA pick this week is Puddin’ by Julie Murphy, a cozy, realistic fiction about unexpected friendship, romance, finding your own voice, and Texas-size girl power. Millie Michalchuk has gone to fat camp every year since she was a little girl. Not this year. This year she has new plans to chase he…