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Nov 242020
We will be closed Thursday. Stop in on Friday and have a relaxing day. Pick out books you will love.
Nov 122020
| This book has lots of action and violence (as you would expect from a book about an enforcer). Wierdly, I only believed in the authenticity of the protagonist about 50% of the time. When Virgil is musing over his family and home, it feels very real. However, when he is referring to his job as an enforcer, he sometimes seems more like a caricature. |
| What is it like to be a teenage immigrant to the United States? Leaving behind your friends and all that you know to move to a country with different customs and a different language. This graphic novel does a great job of showing the difficulties and joys of making a new home. |
| This was masterfully written and formatted. The first short nine chapters are written in prose. Following a critical event, the story is told in verse with imaginative formatting. This is a story of hard times but with an inspiring and hopeful arc. |
A gorgeous picture book starring Patience and Fortitude, the lions of New York City Library. A beautiful story of books and friendship.
Oct 082020
“All the Devils Are Here” by Louise Penny
The latest in the beloved Three Pines series is not set in Three Pines! Inspector Gamache and family have to duke it out with evil in the streets of Paris. Great characters and a fabulous plot provide the entertainment while the City of Light provides the atmosphere.
“A Winter’s Promise” by Christelle Dabos
A Winter’s Promise is the first in a quartet. Imaginative and exciting without the standard love triangle. This was a great beginning to a new series. Overall the translation from French to English is smooth with only a few minor bumps in the road. If you like magic and dragons, this one’s for you.
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
This was first told as a story to calm down a frustrated child. A sweet, tender story of friendship with adventure but little danger, it would definitely work for a bedtime story.
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
This quick picture book is just spooky enough to be fun!
Sep 232020
A young fantasy reader was in yesterday morning and we were discussing and recommending books to each other when I pointed out a very good young adult fantasy series and said it was so good I had read the whole series. (I notoriously read the first book in a series and then don’t continue). She looked at me and said in a voice of awe “You actually finished something!” I told her I do finish a lot of things, just not series! I decided to show her that I haven’t actually started and not finished THAT many series; however, I think I proved her point for her….. What is your bookish guilt?
Jul 232020
Jul 162020
Drugs, crime, poverty…the people who live in the Cause are ground down daily by their circumstances. However, they love and look out for each other. They understand the sorrows of their neighbors and community. This was a story at turns, sad, humorous and hopeful. Loved it.
Apr 142020