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The Books & Bites Reading Challenge: Award Winning Reads January 2020
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This month Carrie, Melissa, and Michael talk about the Books & Bites Reading Challenge for 2020. The first challenge on the list is to read an award winning book. There are tons of awards out there, so you're bound to find one to fit the bill. Visit jesspublib.org/books-bites for more information and check out the titles below to get started on the challenge!
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The salt path
by Raynor Winn
A true story of a couple who lost everything follows Raynor and Moth Winn, as they, after learning that Moth is terminally ill and their farm and house are taken away, embark on a remarkable and life-affirming journey walking the 630-mile South West Coast Path in England.
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Red at the bone
by Jacqueline Woodson
As Melody celebrates a coming of age ceremony at her grandparents’ house in 2001 Brooklyn, her family remembers 1985, when Melody’s own mother prepared for a similar party that never took place in this novel about different social classes.
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Days without end : Library Edition
by Sebastian Barry
Entering the U.S. army after fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland, seventeen-year-old Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, experience the Indian wars and the American Civil War between the Wyoming plains and Tennessee. Audio recommended!
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Long way down
by Jason Reynolds
As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.
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The North water : a novel
by Ian McGuire
A 19th-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard, in a dark, historical thriller.
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The devil all the time : a novel
by Donald Ray Pollock
Presents a dark tale set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia between World War II and the 1960s that follows the experiences of tormented and violent individuals whose struggles culminate in the adult patterns of an orphaned son.
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Join us in person or on the air!
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Books & Bites Wednesday, February 12, 3:00pm Wednesday, March 11, 3:00pm Davis Conference Room Enjoy some refreshments and good conversation with other book lovers in this no-pressure book club! JCPL librarians will provide lists of recommended books. We'll also discuss your recent favorites. Please register.
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Jessamine County Public Library 600 South Main Street Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356 859-885-3523www.jesspublib.org |
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