Category Archives: Book Review

Joint Youth Services Retreat on September 2

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Denise

This year the retreat will be held on Thursday, September 2, via Zoom, 1-5 pm.  Register here by August 31! Presentations and workshops at the retreat will include: 1:00-1:50  American Indian Youth: Living and Learning in the Twenty-First Century with Dr. Barbara … Continue reading →

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One Book, One Nebraska Activities and Book Reviews

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Sharon

The Nebraska Library Commission has created a number of activities and games to go along with this year’s One Book for Nebraska Kids and One Book for Nebraska Teens book selections, which are available on the Library Commission’s website: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/OBOK/. … Continue reading →

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20 Book Series Kids Should Read

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Sharon

20 Book Series Worth Your Kids’ Time

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The Missing Masterpiece by Jeanne M. Dams

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Sharon

The ever-intrepid Dorothy Martin is in France, visiting Mont-Saint-Michel; currently without her husband Alan, who is down with a broken ankle, Dorothy visits the site alone, only to fall and need help getting back down to sea level. While conversing … Continue reading →

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Twenty three books you need to read before watching the movie

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Sharon

Because the book is always better! https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/books-you-need-to-read-before-watching-them-on-netflix?utm_term=.gwZYZPN4PM&bffbbooks#.xpgKpXy2XE

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2017-2018 Golden Sower Nominees

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Sharon

Check out the nominees for this coming year at: 2017-2018 Golden Sower Nominees

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High Jinx

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Sharon

In High Jinx by Shannon Esposito, Elle Pressley is a doga (doggie yoga) instructor on Moon Key, a getaway for the very rich.  Invited to a party by one of her clients, Elle finds the hanged body of the owner … Continue reading →

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Historical Fiction

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Sharon

Looking to update your historical fiction section?  Here is the Top 10 Historical Fiction List 2016 from Booklist.

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Two Cozies

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Sharon

Antiques Cymru is coming to Llanelen in Murder on the Hour, the 7th installment of Elizabeth J. Duncan’s Penny Brannigan series. During the event, a local woman is killed and the quilt she had evaluated by the show goes missing. … Continue reading →

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100 Greatest British Novels

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Sharon

From the BBC: 100. The Code of the Woosters (PG Wodehouse, 1938) 99. There but for the (Ali Smith, 2011) 98. Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry,1947) 97. The Chronicles of Narnia (CS Lewis, 1949-1954) 96. Memoirs of a Survivor (Doris … Continue reading →

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