What We're Reading

Here's a snapshot of what the library staff is reading.

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Renegades By Meyer, Marissa 2017-11 - Feiwel & Friends 9781250044662 CHECK CATALOG NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer, comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal. Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The …More

Cry, the Beloved Country By Paton, Alan 2003-09 - Scribner Book Company 9780743262170 CHECK CATALOG An Oprah's Book Club selection Paton's deeply moving story of Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the backdrop of a land and people riven by racial inequality and injustice, remains the most famous and important novel in South Africa's history. Published to coincide with the Miramax film release in December, starring James Earl Jones and Richard Harris. …More

Outliers: The Story of Success By Gladwell, Malcolm 2011-06 - Back Bay Books 9780316017930 CHECK CATALOG In this stunning investigation of success, Gladwell asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? Brilliant and entertaining, "Outliers" is a landmark work that will transform the way success is understood. …More

Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal By Macintyre, Ben 2008-08 - Broadway Books 9780307353412 CHECK CATALOG Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. "Agent Zigzag" offers a unique glimpse into the psychology of espionage, with its thin and shifting line between fidelity and betrayal. …More

Winter's Child By Dokey, Cameron 2009-09 - Simon Pulse 9781416975601 CHECK CATALOG Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale "The Snow Queen is retold in a dramatic new way by a bestselling author of more than 30 teen novels. Original. …More

Alone By Balog, Cyn 2017-11 - Sourcebooks Fire 9781492655473 CHECK CATALOG This must-read for lovers of Stephen King's The Shining will leave readers breathless as Seda and her family find themselves at the mercy of a murderer in an isolated and snowbound hotel. Get ready for what Kirkus calls "A bloody, wonderfully creepy scare ride." When her mom inherits an old, crumbling mansion, Seda's almost excited to spend the summer …More

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century By Bruder, Jessica 2017-09 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393249316 CHECK CATALOG From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of …More

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 By McCullough, David 1978-10 - Simon & Schuster 9780671244095 CHECK CATALOG From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Truman," here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. In "The Path Between the Seas," acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this grand enterprise. "The Path Between the Seas" tells the story of the men and women who fought …More

Only Child By Navin, Rhiannon 2018-02 - Knopf Publishing Group 9781524733353 CHECK CATALOG "Perfect for fans of Room... a heartbreaking but important novel." --Real Simple Readers of Jodi Picoult and Liane Moriarty will also like this tenderhearted debut about healing and family, narrated by an unforgettable six-year-old boy who reminds us that sometimes the littlest bodies hold the biggest hearts and the quietest voices speak the loudest. Squeezed into a …More

All the Light We Cannot See By Doerr, Anthony 2014-05 - Scribner Book Company 9781476746586 CHECK CATALOG Awards: ALA Notable Books (2015), Alex Awards (2015), Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence (2015), Colorado Blue Spruce Award (2016), Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2015), Idaho Library Association Book Award (2014), Indies Choice Book Awards (2015), National Book Awards (2014), Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (2015), Pulitzer Prize (2015) From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. …More

Serafina and the Black Cloak By Beatty, Robert 2016-06 - Disney-Hyperion 9781484711873 CHECK CATALOG "Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul." Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of Biltmore Estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate's …More