 
Tish - Collection Management: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Why? Funny, light, great food descriptions! |
 
Gail - Public Services Supervisor: The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine
Why? In Moundville, Alabama, in 1917, 12-year-old Dit hopes the new postmaster will have a son his age, but instead he meets Emma, who is black, and their friendship challenges accepted ways of thinking and leads them to save the life of a condemned man. Their story resonated with me as I can remember a more innocent time in the world. |
 
Michelle - Librarian: The Last Child by John Hart
Why? A year ago, Johnny’s twin sister disappeared and the 13-year-old’s life has been changed for the worse. With his father gone, his mother in a black hole of drugs and abuse, Johnny is determined to find his sister, as is Clyde Hunt, the detective still obsessed with the case. Separately, these two uncover mysteries that have haunted their North Carolina town for years. Readers will be turning the pages and gasping as surprises come one after another.
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Kate - Librarian: The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
Why? Fascinating and poetic exploration of man’s nomadic nature through examination of Songlines of Australian Aboriginal peoples. p>
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Chris - Outreach Specialist: Beach Music by Pat Conroy
Why? Our hero, Jack McCall, has run from his sixties past. This book helped me look back at the tumultuous time of the Viet Nam War in a spirit of understanding and forgiveness for the choices we each made.
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