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Bad Things Happen

By Harry Dolan
Series David Logan Mysteries
Recommended By Ed Goldberg, Head of Reference

 “The story takes place in Ann Arbor, Mich., where David Loogan has just accepted a position at Gray Streets mystery magazine - and embarked on an affair with his new boss's wife. It's not long before bodies begin turning up left and right, and a young investigator is involved (Publishers Weekly).”

Beet

By Roger Rosenblatt
Recommended By Brenda Cherry, Reference Librarian

 “In his second novel, Rosenblatt creates a satire about higher education that would be hilarious if it didn't come quite so close to the truth. The essence of college life taken to the extreme will make readers laugh out loud (Library Journal).”

Castaways

By Elin Hilderbrand
Recommended By Rosemarie Germaine, Senior Library Clerk

“Once again, Hilderbrand masterfully weaves an intense tale of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of endless summer island life (From the Publisher).”

Clara’s War

By Clara Kramer
Recommended By Jackie, Head of Readers' Services

“This heart-stopping story of a young girl hiding from the Nazis is based on Clara Kramer's diary of her years surviving in an underground bunker with seventeen other people (From the Publisher).”

Devil Wears Prada

By Lauren Weisberger

“A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses (From the Publisher).”

 

Became the movie: The Devil Wears Prada.

Execution Dock

By Anne Perry
Series William Monk and Hester Latterly Mysteries
Recommended By Sue Ann R., Head of Children's Services

“Set in 1864, bestseller Perry's outstanding 16th novel to feature William Monk finds Monk suffering from a series of hard knocks, including memory loss (Publishers Weekly).”

Gate at the Stairs

By Lorrie Moore
Recommended By Audrey Honigman, Library Clerk

“Ms. Moore has written her most powerful book yet, a book that gives us an indelible portrait of a young woman coming of age in the Midwest in the year after 9/11 and her initiation into the adult world of loss and grief… (New York Times).”

Gathering Storm

By Robert Jordan
Recommended By Megan Kass, Systems Manager

“In this epic novel, Robert Jordan’s international bestselling series begins its dramatic conclusion… The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow (From the Publisher).”

Have a Little Faith

By Mitch Albom
Recommended By Marie McLaughlin, Head of Circulation

“Have a Little Faith is a book about a life’s purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man’s journey, but it is everyone’s story (From the Publisher).”

Homer & Langley

By E.L. Doctorow

A tale inspired by a true story finds the blind Homer Collyer closeted within a once-grand Fifth Avenue mansion with his damaged brother and remembering a life marked by colorful characters, political events, and technological achievements.

Jane Eyre

By Charlotte Bronte
With Sonia Grgas, Health Reference Librarian

Tuesday, September 27, 2011.  1 PM & 7:30 PM.

“In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester (From the Publisher).”

 

Became the movie: Jane Eyre.

John Adams

By David G. McCullough
Recommended By Barry Ernst, Reference Librarian

Superb biography of the man some thinkis truly the father of our country.

 

Became the TV mini-series: John Adams.

Juliet, Naked

By Nick Hornby

“Hornby seems, as ever, fascinated by the power of music to guide the heart, and in this very funny, very charming novel, he makes you see why it matters (New York Times).”

Look Again

By Lisa Scottoline
Recommended By Pam Martin, Assistant Library Director

“If you received news that threatened your family, would you ignore it or devote yourself to proving it false …Scottoline's best novel to date will have faithful fans and new readers singing her praises (Library Journal).”

Lovely Bones

By Alice Sebold
Recommended By Sharon Long, Assistant Library Director, Evelyn Hershkowitz, Readers' Services Librarian

“In the hands of a brilliant novelist, this story of seemingly unbearable tragedy is transformed into a suspenseful and touching story about family, memory, love, heaven, and living (From the Publisher).”

Outliers: The Story of Success

By Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" – the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high–achievers different?

Reaper Man

By Terry Pratchett
Series Discworld
Recommended By Jessikah Chautin, Community Engagement Specialist

“To get the fresh start he deserves, Windle and the rest of Ankh-Morpork's undead and underemployed set off to find DEATH and save the world for the living and everybody else, of course (From the Publisher).”

Sarah's Key

By Tatiana de Rosnay
Recommended By Susan L., Library Page

American Journalist Julia Jarmond researches the brutal 1942 Nazi roundup in Paris and stumbles upon a connection between her family and one of the victims, which compels Julia to learn more about the girl's life.

Scarlet Letter

By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Recommended By Josephine Amoia, Children's Librarian

“The landscape of this classic novel is uniquely American, but the themes it explores are universal—the nature of sin, guilt, and penitence, the clash between our private and public selves, and the spiritual and psychological cost of living outside society (From the Publisher).”

 

Became the movie: The Scarlet Letter.

Slip of the Knife

By Denise Mina
Series Paddy Meehan Novels
Recommended By Sonia Grgas, Reference Librarian

“This gripping read, with its intricate plotting and realistic regional dialogue, will leave even the most astute reader guessing until the end (Publishers Weekly).”

Tis

By Frank McCourt
Recommended By Amy B., Children's Librarian

 “And now we have 'Tis, the story of Frank's American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. The same vulnerable but invincible spirit that captured the hearts of readers in Angela's Ashes comes of age (From the Publisher).”

Zeitoun

By Dave Eggers
Recommended By Ralph Guiteau, Readers' Services Librarian

“Eggers chronicles the tribulations of Syrian-born painting contractor Abdulrahman Zeitoun, who, while aiding in rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, was inexplicably arrested by military personnel and swept into a bureaucratic maelstrom of civil injustices (Library Journal).”