What We're Reading

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

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Driving Miss Norma: An Inspirational Story about What Really Matters at the End of Life By Bauerschmidt, Tim Author Liddle, Ramie 2018-05 - HarperOne 9780062664389 CHECK CATALOG When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma--newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to her full height of five feet and told the doctor, "I'm ninety years old. I'm hitting the road." And so Miss Norma …More

Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding By Bowen, Rhys 2018-08 - Berkley Books 9780425283523 CHECK CATALOG In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate, but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her in the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service. If only Darcy and I had eloped What I thought would be a …More

Tiger's Quest By Houck, Colleen 2013-05 - Splinter 9781454903581 CHECK CATALOG The second book in the bestselling Tiger's Curse series. Back in Oregon, Kelsey tries to push aside her feelings for Ren. But when her life is threatened, she is forced to return to India, where she embarks with Ren's brother Kishan on a second, perilous quest that brings them closer to breaking the spell. Winner of a Parent's Choice Award. …More

The Orphan Keeper By Wright, Camron 2017-10 - Shadow Mountain 9781629723327 CHECK CATALOG Based on a remarkable true story Seven-year-old Chellamuthu's life--and his destiny--is forever changed when he is kidnapped from his village in Southern India and sold to the Lincoln Home for Homeless Children. His family is desperate to find him, and Chellamuthu anxiously tells the Indian orphanage that he is not an orphan, he has a mother who loves him. But he is told not to …More

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring By Preston, Richard 2008-02 - Random House Trade 9780812975598 CHECK CATALOG From the #1 bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" comes an amazing account of scientific and spiritual passion for the tallest trees in the world, the startling biosystem of the canopy, and those who are committed to the preservation of this astonishing and largely unknown world. …More

Orders from Berlin By Tolkien, Simon 2012-12 - St. Martins Press-3pl 9780312632144 CHECK CATALOG "Tolkien's writing has a timeless quality [and] the haunting undertones of other great masters."--"USA Today." A compelling thriller laced with Tolkien's signature writing style takes readers back to the case that started it all for Trave, the hero of his last two critically acclaimed novels. …More

It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It By Fulghum, Robert 1991-03 - Ivy Books 9780804105828 CHECK CATALOG In his first phenomenal best-seller, EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN, Robert Fulghum reminded readers everywhere of some plain and still-true truths. Now, picking up where he left off, Fulghum turns our eyes to show-and-tell, weddings, his own ten commandments, and more insightful and unique observations on what our world is and was.... …More

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft By King, Stephen 2010-07 - Scribner Book Company 9781439156810 CHECK CATALOG "Includes an updated reading list from Stephen King"--P. [4] of cover. …More

The Dead Don't Dance By Martin, Charles 2004-05 - Thomas Nelson 9780785261810 CHECK CATALOG Awards: Christy Awards (2005) A BookPage Notable Title As Dylan and Maggie Styles wait expectantly for the birth of their first son, events take a tragic turn in the delivery room. Through friends and grace-filled moments of insight, the defenses around Dylan slowly break away, but it will take a second tragedy--and an anxious period of wrestling with God--to truly awaken him from his stupor and open him up …More

Penguin Day By Bishop, Nic 2017-02 - Scholastic Press 9780545206365 CHECK CATALOG Rockhopper penguins live by the sea, but in many ways their families are just like ours. Penguin parents take good care of their children. Mama penguin fishes for food, while papa stays home and watches the baby. But even little ones get tired of waiting for breakfast, and sometimes they wander off... Luckily, penguin parents always save the day Sibert Medalist …More

The Impossible Knife of Memory By Anderson, Laurie Halse 2014-01 - Viking Books for Young Readers 9780670012091 CHECK CATALOG Awards: Black-Eyed Susan Award (2016) California Young Reader Medal (2017) Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2015) Colorado Blue Spruce Award (2016) Delaware Diamonds Award (2015) Florida Teens Read (2016) Grand Canyon Reader Award (2016) Iowa High School Book Award (2016) Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2015) National Book Awards (2014) Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (2015) South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (2016) Tayshas Reading (2015) Volunteer State Book Awards (2016) Young Hoosier Book Award (2016) For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. Perhaps, for the first time, Hayley can have a normal life, put aside her own painful memories, even have a …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