Books & Reading Events for Readers Monthly Book Club
Monthly Book Club | Men's Book Club | 20-Something Book Club
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Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before each program.
Free. No registration required.
Monthly Book Club
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By Emma Donoghue Tuesday, May 22, 2012. 1 PM & 7:30 PM."A 5-year-old narrates a riveting story about his life growing up in a single room where his mother aims to protect him from the man who has held her prisoner for seven years since she was a teenager (From the Publisher)." |
State of Wonder
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By Ann Patchett Tuesday, June 26, 2012. 1 PM & 7:30 PM."A researcher at a pharmaceutical company, Marina Singh must step out of her comfort zone when she is sent into the heart of the Amazonian delta to check on a field team that has been silent for two years - a dangerous assignment that forces Marina to confront the ghosts of her past (From the Publisher). |
The Descendants
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By Kaui Hart Hemmings Tuesday, July 24, 2012. 1 PM & 7:30 PM."A descendant of royalty and one of the largest landowners in Hawaii, Matthew King struggles to deal with his out-of-control daughters, ten-year-old Scottie and seventeen-year-old Alex, as well as his comatose wife, whom they are about to remove from life-support (From the Publisher)." |
The Buddha in the Attic
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By Julie Otsuka Tuesday, August 28, 2012. 1 PM & 7:30 PM."The author of When the Emperor Was Divine presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early 20th century San Francisco are marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage and the prospect of wartime internment (From the Publisher)." |
