More Books That We Have Enjoyed
American Band: Music, Dreams and Coming of Age in the Heartland by Kristen Laine (784.83/LAI)
This page-turner documents a year in the life of a champion high school marching band from northern Indiana. An entertaining and absorbing portrait of teenagers, their parents and their community.
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg (Adult Fiction)
Eliza comes from a brilliant family but regards herself as very ordinary until she wins her school and district spelling bees. Her success changes her father’s attitude towards her and disturbs the balance of her family’s life.
City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin (Adult Fiction)
Set in the decadent Berlin of the 1920s and 30s this suspenseful tale concerns a woman claiming to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, those who try to profit from her claim, and those who try to save her life.
Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton
(Adult Mystery)
Constable Hamish MacBeth enjoys his quiet life in the village of Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands but the peace is spoiled when a body is found in the mountains. This book is part of a series about the likeable and unambitious policeman.
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (910.4/GIL)
Elizabeth Gilbert goes in search of herself in Italy, India and Indonesia.
Her honesty and humor turn her quest into an enjoyable and enlightening journey for all of us.
Eat, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss (428.2/TRU)
If you get crabby when you see a misplaced comma or agonize over apostrophes, you will love this book.
Even if commas leave you cold Ms. Truss will make you laugh and teach you a thing or two.
The End of Evolution by Peter Ward (576.84/WAR)
Twice in the distant past mass extinctions have swept the earth, causing the ‘end’ of evolution for some creatures, and the beginning for others. Is another wave of extinctions happening now?
Girls of Tender Age by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith (813.54/SMI)
This author is well known for her fiction but here she tells her own story of growing up in 1950’s Connecticut. Her childhood was a happy one but a shadow fell on her life when one of her friends was murdered at the age of eleven.
High Profile by Robert B. Parker (Adult Mystery)
Jesse Stone is the chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts and when the death of a talk show host forces him into the glare of the national media spotlight the pressure becomes hard to deal with.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (Fiction)
In 1940’s Seattle Henry Lee and Keiko Okabe become friends. Then Keiko and her family are sent to an internment camp and Henry can only hope that he will see her again one day when the war is over.
Identical Strangers by Elyse Schein and Paula Berstein (306.875/SCH)
Elyse always knew she was adopted but when she searched for her birth mother she also found out that she was a twin. Meeting for the first time in their mid-thirties the two women struggled make the transition from strangers to sisters.
In the Company of Liars by David Ellis (Fiction)
Allison Pagone commits suicide after being accused of murdering her former lover, whose company is under Federal investigation. Was she really guilty? The author tells the story in reverse, revealing both truth and lies in a tangled tale that’s full of suspense.
It seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time by Moira Hodgson (Biography)
Because her father was in the British Foreign Service Moira spent her early childhood in a number of countries all over the world. She developed adventurous tastes in food and travel and is able to write entertainingly about both.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick (Youth Fiction)
Twelve-year-old Hugo is an orphan making his living repairing clocks inside the walls of a Paris train station. When he meets a toy seller and his goddaughter, Hugo’s secretive life is disturbed.
The Mighty Queens of Freeville by Amy Dickinson (Biography)
When she was chosen to replace columnist Ann Landers, writer Amy Dickinson began to wonder if she was qualified to hand out advice. In this memoir she cites the women in her family who shared their wisdom about life with her.
Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy (Adult Fiction)
Tragedy strikes on a small Greek island and brings a group of tourists and the local residents together in unexpected ways.
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Adult Fiction)
An alienated teen goes on a shooting spree at his high school. This tragic and involving story examines what drove him to it and how his actions affect the entire community.
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
(Adult Fiction)
A young newly married couple arrives for their honeymoon at a hotel on the Dorset coast. It’s 1962 and Florence and Edward will find that their innocence is a barrier to happiness.
One For the Money by Janet Evanovich (Adult Mystery)
Stephanie Plum is a New Jersey bounty hunter who is not only tough but also funny. If you enjoy this fast paced and witty book you will be delighted to know that it ‘s the first in a series.
Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Science Fiction)
This is a prequel to the immensely popular Dune, written by Frank Herbert who was Brian’s father. If you enjoy being swept up into alternate universes, this is for you.
Richistan: a Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich by Robert Frank (305.5234/FRA)
It’s not easy being rich. You have to worry about your household staff and whether it’s time to upgrade the yacht. A fascinating and funny look at people who have far too much money.
Sarah's Key by Tatania Rosnay (Fiction)
Sarah is a young Jewish girl in 1942 France. One day she and her family are rounded up by the police. Sarah hides her brother in a cupboard and locks him in, thinking that she will be back soon.
Small Favor by Jim Butcher (Science Fiction)
Harry Dresden is Chicago’s only professional wizard. In a city full of warring supernatural factions, including the vampires’ Red Court, he often hires himself out for dangerous assignments. This book is part of the Dresden Files series.
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Steig Larsson (Fiction)
The eighty year old uncle of a wealthy Swedish girl who disappeared forty years ago wants to know what happened to her. He hires a journalist and a ruthless young hacker to solve the mystery.
The Guernsey Literacy and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Fiction)
In post war England, an author corresponds with several residents of the British island of Guernsey. They tell her about their lives during the German occupation. Eventually she visits the island and meets them all.
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (Fiction)
Towner Whitney has the gift of being able to read the future in lace patterns. When her aunt and another woman disappear in her home town of Salem, the truth also emerges about the death of her twin sister.
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (Fiction)
In post war Germany a teenage boy has a brief affair with a woman in her thirties. Years later, as a law student, he attends the trial of some Nazi prison camp guards and recognizes his former lover as one of them.
Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About by Mil Millington (Adult Fiction)
Pel and his girlfriend live in the North East of England, have two children and any number of differences between them. An enforced search for a new house leads to even more sparring. An entertaining romp through the trials of coupledom.
Where Did I Leave My Glasses? by Martha Weinman Lear (155.6713/LEA)
Having trouble remembering where you put the car keys lately? Don’t worry; you very likely don’t have Alzheimer’s. Be entertained while you find out that becoming more forgetful as you age is perfectly normal.
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