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Book of the Month – June – Front Lines

Posted on: June 1, 2016 at 9:00 am, in

By Michael Grant In this alternate history set during World War II, a court decision makes women subject to the draft and eligible for service.  Not just desk jobs, either – they’re going to be on the front lines. This doesn’t mean that everyone is thrilled with the idea, though – there’s still a huge […]

Secret Daughter

Posted on: May 26, 2016 at 4:32 pm, in

Secret Daughter   Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda interweaves the stories of Kavita and Somer, two mothers connected by one daughter.  When Somer, in America, realizes she cannot have a child of her own, she and her husband, Krishnan, decide to adopt. Kavita, having already lost one daughter in a country that favours boys, decides […]

Passenger

Posted on: May 16, 2016 at 12:57 pm, in

Passenger by Alexandra BrackenA new YA historical time-travel romance novel where said time travel occurs at the sound of orchestra music and the male protagonist is African-American and our first adventure back in time puts us on a pirate ship in 1776? Was this book written just for me?!Etta is a seventeen-year-old violin prodigy. She […]

To Rise Again At a Decent Hour

Posted on: May 12, 2016 at 8:10 pm, in

by Joshua Ferris Healthy teeth are much more important to one’s overall constitution than I ever gave them credit for. It all ties in, as I learned from reading Joshua Ferris’ To Rise Again at a Decent Hour- not a dentistry textbook but an offbeat novel about a dentist who becomes the victim of an […]

As Dead as it Gets

Posted on: May 1, 2016 at 2:46 pm, in

As Dead as it getsBy Katie AlenderI’ll be completely honest I was waiting for the first book in this trilogy and I got tired of waiting so instead I decided to start at the end. Here at the library we often find ourselves unable to find the first book in a series and we don’t […]

Book of the Month: May – Carry On

Posted on: May 1, 2016 at 12:00 am, in

by Rainbow RowellSimon Snow is your average foster kid in England, shuttled from care home to care home during his summer holidays from Watford School of Magicks.  Did I say average?  Simon’s one of the most powerful mages in England.  Or he would be if only he could get his magic under control.  Usually when […]

Indian Horse

Posted on: April 25, 2016 at 2:57 pm, in

Indian HorseBy Richard Wagamese Lately I have been fascinated by Canadian First Nations writers, and the writing of Richard Wagamese shimmers.  Indian Horse is the story of Saul Indian Horse, an Ojibway from northern Ontario.  His life is marred by the horrors of the residential schools, which systematically separated children from families and tore the […]

The Rithmatist

Posted on: April 18, 2016 at 6:19 pm, in

The Rithmatist  By Brandon Sanderson Joel is a high-school student who, despite his poverty, attends the exclusive Armedius Academy.  He has access to some of the best teachers in the United Isles. Yet he squanders the opportunity to excel at most academic subjects because more than anything, he wants to become a Rithmatist. Rithmatists are […]

We Were Liars

Posted on: April 18, 2016 at 12:00 am, in

We Were Liars We Were Liars by E. Lockhart This book compels you to read to the end as soon as possible so you can actually find out what has happened to this group of  four that nobody will talk about! The story begins simply enough;Welcome to the Sinclair family.  No one is a criminal. No […]

Love in the Time of Global Warming

Posted on: April 11, 2016 at 4:01 pm, in

Love in the Time of Global WarmingBy Francesca Lia Block Penelope Overland’s life has been completely destroyed by the Earth Shaker, the global earthquake-turned-tsunami that has left the world in ruins.  Pen is one of the few survivors, although her parents, best friends and little brother have disappeared.  Seemingly trapped in her Los Angeles home, […]