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February 2019 Books & Beyond
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This Month at the Library
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"Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them." ~Lemony Snicket~
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For the longest time the only books I read were horror. Stephen King and Anne Rice were my go-to authors and I was very faithful. I branched out to Lawrence Sanders and Jackie Collins for some light reading. When I went to school to get my Library Technician diploma I had a glimpse of other genres, but it wasn't until I started working at the library that I discovered just how much I was missing out on!
Fiction, historical fiction, science fiction! Thriller, suspense, drama! Romance, self-help, coming of age! The list goes on! I've selected a small amount of books from a few different genres for you to look at. Maybe I've listed a genre or author you've not read before. If so, take a chance and try it! Maybe you'll find a new favorite.
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No exit : a novel
by Taylor Adams
Trapped at a Colorado rest stop with four strangers during a snowstorm, Darby Thomas must figure out which of them kidnapped the girl locked in a crate in the van parked next to Darby's car. 75,000 first printing.
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An Anonymous Girl
by Greer Hendricks
Participating in a psychology study under the mysterious Dr. Shields, Jessica endures intense, invasive sessions and oppressive behavioral restrictions before she begins to lose her grasp on reality.
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The Au Pair
by Emma Rous
Born years earlier amid her mother's suicide, the flight of an au pair and village whispers about changelings, Seraphine, a twin, uncovers a photograph from the day of her birth that suggests her parents only had one baby.
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Burned : A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't by Edward Humes
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of No Matter How Loud I Shout reveals key flaws in forensic science that have sent thousands of innocent people to jail, tracing the 1989 story of a wrongly convicted mother of three.
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Maus : a Survivor's Tale
by Art Spiegelman
The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp through a series of disarming and unusual cartoons arranged to tell the story as a novel.
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The Complete Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi
Collects a groundbreaking two-part graphic memoir, in which the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran, a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life.
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It : a Novel by Stephen King
It began—and ended—in 1958 when seven desperate children searched in the drains beneath Derry for an evil creature, but in 1985, Mike Hanlon, once one of those children, makes six phone calls and disinters an unremembered promise that sets off the ultimate terror.
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Dracula by Bram Stoker
The classic horror tale of the powerful, centuries-old vampire follows his bloodthirsty trail from the mountains of Central Europe to England, until Dr. Van Helsing comes up with a way to end his reign of terror.
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Dr. Montague, an occult scholar, and his team--Theodora, his assistant; Eleanor, a fragile young woman with a close acquaintance with the paranormal; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House--conduct an unusual research project in a reputedly haunted house.
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Red Clocks : a Novel
by Leni Zumas
Five women—including a high school teacher, a biographer, a frustrated mom, a pregnant adopted teen and a forest-dwelling homeopath—struggle with changes in a near-future America where abortion and assisted fertility have been outlawed and where the homeopath is targeted by a modern-day witch hunt.
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Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
A reunion with two childhood friends--Ruth and Tommy--draws Kath and her companions on a nostalgic odyssey into the supposedly idyllic years of their lives at Hailsham, an isolated private school in the serene English countryside, and a dramatic confrontation with the truth about their childhoods and about their lives in the present.
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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American landscape, struggling to survive and preserve the last remnants of their own humanity.
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Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
The best-selling author of The Lost City of Z presents a true account of the early 20th-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping.
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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
An autobiographical portrait of marriage and motherhood by the acclaimed author details the critical illness of her daughter, Quintana Roo, followed by the fatal coronary of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, her daughter's second bout with a life-threatening ailment, and her struggle to come to terms with life and death, illness, sanity, personal upheaval, and grief.
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There are many other genres as well as sub-genres but I figured I'd quit while I was ahead! Also, don't forget that there are audio books and e-books to try. I hope there is something in the items above that interests you. Just click on the title to place any item on hold. ~Marie~
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Movie Night Every Wednesday 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Each Wednesday, a New Release is shown in the Friends of the Library Program Room. So come and make yourself comfortable, it's movie time! Knit One, Read Too! Wednesday, February 13 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bring your knitting or crochet projects and craft with us at the library! This is not a class but a chance to share your knowledge and find inspiration in seeing other yarn enthusiasts' projects.
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Wiggletime Every Monday 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Walking babies up to two years old, along with their parents/caregivers, are invited to a half-hour program featuring rhymes, music, movement and books. This program is designed to encourage active participation and to promote parent/child bonding. Books for Babies Every Tuesday 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Children from birth to walking, along with their parents/caregivers, are invited to a half-hour program featuring finger plays, rhymes, bouncing songs, walking songs and books. The program is designed to promote parent/child bonding. Tales for Twos Every Wednesday 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Children two years old, along with their parents/caregivers, are invited to a half-hour program featuring rhymes, action songs and books. This program is designed to build their attention span and foster a love of books. Loosey Goosey Every Thursday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. This program is an hour of unstructured, child led play for babies and toddlers. Preschool Storytime Every Friday 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Children aged 3-5 years are invited, along with their parents/caregivers, to a half-hour program featuring rhymes, songs and books. This program is intended to build their attention span and foster a love of books. Loosey Goosey Every Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. An hour long program of unstructured, child led play. This program is for children of all ages.
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