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June 2015 Library Reads Picks
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! Eight Hundred Grapes: A Novel […]
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May Library Reads Picks
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! Uprootedby Naomi Novik“A young girl is unexpectedly uprooted from her family and becomes involved in a centuries-old battle with The Wood, a malevolent entity which destroys anyone it touches. Fast-paced, with magic, mystery and romance, Novik’s stand-alone novel is a fairy tale for adults.”- […]
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April 2015 Library Reads List
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! At the Water’s Edge: A Novelby Sara Gruen“Set in Loch Ness, right in the middle of WWII, a foolish group of rich Americans arrive in search of the famous monster. Narrator Maddie must make sense of the circumstances that have brought her to this wild […]
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March 2015 Library Reads List
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! The Love Song of MissQueenie Hennessy: A Novelby Rachel Joyce“Miss Queenie Hennessy, who we met in Joyce’s first book, is in a hospice ruminating over her abundant life experiences. I loved the poignant passages and wise words peppered throughout. Readers of The Unlikely Pilgrimage […]
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February 2015 Library Reads List
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! A Spool of Blue Threadby Anne Tyler“In this book, we come to know three generations of Whitshanks–a family with secrets and memories that are sometimes different than what others observe. The book’s timeline moves back and forth with overlapping stories, just like thread on […]
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January 2015 LibraryReads List
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Alan Bradley“After the unexpected recovery of her mother’s body brings the de Luce’s family secrets to light, Flavia’s life is turned upside down. Now on her way to a Canadian boarding school, […]
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LibraryReads Favorite of Favorites 2014
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry:A Novelby Gabrielle Zevin“A middle-aged bookseller mourning his lost wife, a feisty publisher’s rep, and a charmingly precocious abandoned child come together on a small island off the New England coast in this utterly delightful novel of love and second chances.”- Beth Mills, New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle, NY The Rosie Project: A […]
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November 2014 Library Reads
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! Us: A Novelby David Nicholls“Every once in a while you stumble upon a book that makes you wish you could meet the characters in real life. This is the case with Us, the poignant story of a middle-of-the-road British family spiraling out of control, […]
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October 2014 Library Reads
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! A Sudden Light: A Novel by Garth Stein “Garth Stein has given us a masterpiece. This beautiful story takes readers on a thrilling exploration of a family estate brimming with generations of riveting Riddell family ghosts and secrets. This is a true exploratory novel, […]
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September 2014 Library Reads List
Visit LibraryReads for more information about how this list was created, and to view favorites from previous months! Smoke Gets In Your Eyesby Caitlin Doughty“Part memoir, part exposé of the death industry, and part instruction manual for aspiring morticians. First-time author Doughty has written an attention-grabbing book that is sure to start some provocative discussions. Fans of Mary Roach’s Stiff and anyone […]