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| Today is Saturday, February 4th, 2012 · The Library is open today from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | ||
Why should kids have all the fun? Adult summer reading is a joy in itself! Everyone who posts a review on our Summer Sizzlers web page will be entered in a drawing to win a gift certificate to a great local business. Drawing will be held September 6th!
To submit a review please click here
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The Bells : a novel Check our catalog for availability. I can honestly say that The Bells was just about the best book I have ever read. And I read a lot of books. The story pulls you in from the first word. It is beautifully written, and takes you back several hundred years to various locations in Europe, as you follow an opera singer from his childhood. You will become completely immersed in the story of how he became castrated to preserve his voice, and how that shaped the rest of his life. The characters will consume you completely. I was so sad when this book ended, but at the same time felt so completely fulfilled from having read it. -HRM |
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Le Divorce Check our catalog for availability. Interesting point of view on divorce. A story of an American (living in Paris) married to a French man who has left her with a child and pregnant. Divorce laws are quite different in Europe. - Ann Grillo |
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The Dry Grass of August Check our catalog for availability. On the order of The Help, this is another moving story of how African Americans were treated in the south in the 1950s. It's well written and thought-provoking. - Ann Grillo |
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Rabbit, Redux Check our catalog for availability. I hate a book to end, so happening upon the Rabbit series by Updike was a real treat this summer. Racy and loaded with delectable literary quips, it has been entertaining... - Kim |
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The Risk Pool Check our catalog for availability. A great follow up of his first work "Mohawk" which I also enjoyed. - JM |
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The Story of Beautiful Girl
Check our catalog for availability. ASecrets are kept and lies are told all to keep the baby safe. Lynnie and Number 42 escape, if only for a few days, from the horrible institution where they live. Lynnie's only audible words "hide her" tell the lonely old widow that she must do what Lynnie's parents couldn't do for her, raise the baby. And, so, the running and hiding begins, as well as the search for truth and justice. This is a wonderful book about love, compassion, and hope.
- Laura |
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The Tea House on Mulberry Street Check our catalog for availability. The story takes place in Belfast, the author's home, and is centered around the comings and going of the patrons of the Mulberry Tea House. The tea house, having been in the family for years is in desperate need of a face lift, but that costs money. The tea house provides each character with what he or she needs: a meal for the starving artist, a window seat to watch the beautiful florist, the sweets not allowed on a diet, and a thinking spot of revenge and infidelty. As you read each character's chapters you see how the tea house holds the secrets of this town, especially those of the owners. - Laura |
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The Things That Keep Us Here Check our catalog for availability. The story takes place in Ohio and revolves around Ann, her soon to be ex-husband Peter, and the world around them. A pandemic of avian flu hits and hits hard. The story makes you think of how far you would go to keep your family safe. This is a first book for this author and a great read.
- Laura |
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What Alice Forgot
Check our catalog for availability. What a fantastic book! I read it in two days and couldn't put it down. Alice looses 10 years of her memory after falling at the gym. The "new" Alice has a softer personality than "old" Alice. Alice is so confused and can't figure out how her "perfect life" has change so dramatically.
- Laura |
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Island of the Lost Girls Check our catalog for availability. A great quick read! The story tells of three long time friends that have grown up. Due to a child gone missing, two, of the three friends, must revisit the events of their childhood.The chapters flip between the present (2003) and the summer when their world and friendship change (1993). - Laura |
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Treachery In Death Check our catalog for availability. Good cop (Detective Eve Dallas and her handsome hubby Roarke) vs. bad cop set in the futuristic setting of 2060 and all technology will offer. The strong women in this book work hard to keep the force in their control. It's a fun easy read. - Laura |
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The Necklace: Thirteen Women and The Experiment That Transformed Their Lives Check our catalog for availability. In this true story, you learn about 13 women who join together to purchase a stunning diamond necklace. Each month a different owner gets to wear the necklace and they hold a "bookclub" type of gather to discuss all the adventures the wearer has had while wearing it. While the necklace is what originally brought these very different women together, it is their generosity and need to better the world that really makes them shine, not just the diamonds. - Laura |
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Outliers Check our catalog for availability. I know Gladwell is a writer for my favorite magazine, but "Outliers" (dare I say it?) was ever so slightly a disappointment for me. (Yes, it's a bestseller, but then so is all the fiction by James Patterson, so what does that tell you?) I found it a bit formulaic, and not of the caliber of his seminal "The Tipping Point." So, I'll go back and read it again. - Marco |
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Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet
Check our catalog for availability. Sheepish is a true story of women raising sheep and producing fine wool. Their struggles and joys of rural life are shared with honesty and humor. This book is a joyful experience about sheep and farming and daily extra ordinary spiritual moments. Easy reading. I didn't want it to end!! Also includes very valuable information about sheep and wool and products and the plight of farmers in America. - Arlene Shako |