Barb Reardon, Information
Services
940.5421 AM, LARGE TYPE 940.5421 AM,
TC 940.5421 AM
Ambrose, Stephen.
Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army
from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany June
7, 1944 — May 7, 1945
A vivid and compelling account of
G.I.s on the European front, from D-Day to VE Day.
Barbara Kuttler, Special
Project Librarian
F WELL, TC F WELL
Wells, Rebecca.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya
Sisterhood
Like a hybrid of 3 other of my
favorites, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (F TAN), Prince of
Tides by Pat Conroy (F CONR, TC F CONR), and Fried Green Tomatoes
at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg (F FLAG, TC F FLAG).
Divine Secrets is set in the bayous of Louisiana and is a
multigenerational tale of mothers and daughters which will bring tears of
laugher and sorrow, "I gah-ran-tee"!
LARGE TYPE F LORD
Lord, Bette Bao.
Spring Moon
A historical romance spanning
China's transition from Imperialism through the Cultural Revolution. Easy
reading, but with an authority brought by the author’s experience as
the daughter of a Chinese Ambassador and wife of a U.S. Ambassador to
China.
Chad Becker, Maintenance
Page
(Bookworm)
SF JORD
Jordan, Robert.
The Wheel of Time
series
It'll start off slow, but if you
stick with it, I guarantee it'll be worth your time!
1. Eye of the World
2. Great Hunt
3. Dragon Reborn
4. Shadow Rising
5. Fires of Heaven
6. Lord of Chaos
7. Crown of Swords
8. Path of Daggers
Faye Clow, Director
IOWA 306.38 KL
Klaus, Carl H.
Taking Retirement: A
Beginner's Diary
A journal that describes the emotional
impact of leaving work. Written by a professor of writing from the University
of Iowa, it is a beautiful, gentle reminder of the losses involved in a
life change as well as the promise of a new direction.
Hedy N. R. Hustedde, Information
Librarian
F MALO
Malouf, David.
Remembering
Babylon
A 13-year-old British cabin boy is
cast ashore in the far north of Australia. The story begins 16 years later
in the mid-19th century as he moves back into the world of European settlers
who are hopeful about making a new beginning in Australia and yet are
terrified of its foreignness. The author deals with the sense of "other"
in actual others and in ourselves, all the different ways to communicate,
the influence of spirituality/mystery/magic. The choice of words is
intense and compelling, interesting and thought-provoking — beautiful
too.
M HARS
Harstad, Donald.
Eleven Days
Donald Harstad was a deputy sheriff
in Clayton County, Iowa, for 26 years, so when he writes a police
procedural, he knows what he’s talking about. Real-life events are
the basis for the gruesome crimes depicted in this story of Satanism and
cult murders - right in rural Iowa. Who would’ve thought it? We
discussed this book in September 1999 in the Library's Mystery Books
Discussion Group. At first the members were disgruntled that we were
reading a first-time author from Iowa (therefore, probably not very good).
They were by and large pleasantly surprised. He's presently working on the
third book in the series.
Jeanette O'Leary,
Page
F GRAY, LARGE TYPE F GRAY
Grayson, Emily.
The Gazebo
A wonderful love story about a couple
who met each year at the same time and place for 50 years even though they
were married to other people and lived on opposite sides of the
ocean.
LARGE TYPE F STUB
Stubbs, Jean.
The Witching
Time
Imogen Lacey is young and recently
widowed. She moves from London to Haraldstone to try to rebuild her
life. She befriends a group of women in Haraldstone who are rumored to
be witches. Set in modern-day England.
Judi Sarafin, Information
Librarian
976.4139 LA
Larson, Erik.
Isaac's
Storm
This is the true story of a huge
hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas, 100 years ago. Fascinating
look at weather forecasting at that time, interspersed with the human
drama of a huge storm and flood and the tragic aftermath.
Julie, Youth Services Library
Assistant
J TURN
Turner, Ann.
Finding Walter
(This is a fantasy story.) What really
happens in a dollhouse when we humans aren't "around"! This dollhouse
family is missing a special family member. They are trying several ways to
find Walter. They, of course, have limited ways & resources. Will they
EVER find him? A GREAT story; fun read aloud for the whole family!
Karen Madesian, Circulation
Manager
F HOAG
Hoag, Tami.
Cry Wolf, Dark Paradise, Night
Sins (also LARGE TYPE), Guilty as Sin (also LARGE
TYPE F HOAG), A Thin Dark Line, Lucky’s Lady, Ashes
to Ashes (also TC F HOAG);
ROM HOAG
Sarah’s Sin and
Still Waters
Suspenseful page-turners. Particularly
good are: Night Sins and its sequel Guilty as Sin. A cold-blooded
kidnapper palys a twisted game with a terrified Minnesota town until the
police catch him — or do they?
F MCDE
McDermott, Alice.
Charming Billy
An Irish-American family and their
friends deal with the death of the alcoholic Billy and with the secrets
in his life. This well-written novel explores how a lie touches many in
its path.
Also by this author:
At Weddings and Wakes
(also LARGE TYPE F MCDE) and Bigamist’s Daughter
Lynne Bauercamper, Circulation
Aide
F HACK
Hackman, Gene, and Daniel Lenihan.
Wake of the Perdido Star
“Actor Gene Hackman and one of America’s
leading authorities on shipwrecks and diving, Daniel Lenihan, have combined
their considerable talents and passions to revive a genre of adventure
storytelling that will have wide appeal — a rousing novel of men, sailing
ships, pirates, and the sea in the early 1800s, full of authentic nautical
and historical detail, including fascinating descriptions of underwater
diving and salvage operations of the period.” (from book cover)
Mark Edwards, Page
Nielsen, Leslie.
The Naked Truth
The book is a made-up autobiography
of a famous actor named Leslie Nielsen. It is a humor book. I like this
book because it made me laugh.
Other favorites: Video — Summer
Rental starring John Candy
Sound Recording — Superman II
(movie soundtrack)
Magazine — TV Guide
Newspaper — USA Today
Mary Burkhead, Technical
Services and Circulation Services
ROM HOWA, TC ROM HOWA
Howard, Linda.
All the Queen’s Men
Great romance/suspense!
Nancy Medema, Circulation
Services
M EVAN, TC M EVAN
Evanovich,
Janet.
High Five
Funny mystery about New Jersey
bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. 5th in the series so far. Good Read!
Nathan Bignall, Maintenance
Page
YA SF CARD
Card, Orson Scott.
Ender’s Game
It transcends the genre. Then read
Card'’s latest: Ender’s Shadow
Paul Odell, Student Liaison
Librarian
SF CARD
Card, Orson Scott.
Ender's
Shadow
Ender's Shadow is a parallel
novel to Ender's Game but told from the perspective of another
character. After reading Ender's Shadow, you'll want to read
Ender's Game again to put some new information into context. I
enjoyed Ender's Shadow more than Ender's Game if you can
believe that!
J ROWL SF
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone (also J* ROWL), Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban
The Harry Potter books are pure fantasy
and a lot of fun for all ages. Adults and children will enjoy the adventures
of Harry and his friends. And just think, we have four more books to look
forward to!
Rita Rosauer, Adult Services
Manager
F KING, LARGE TYPE F
KING
Kingsolver, Barbara.
The Poisonwood
Bible
In 1959, Nathan Price, a humorless
doctrinaire Baptist minister, takes his wife and four daughters to the
Congo where he intends to "convert the natives." Undeterred by the lack of
interest on the part of the local population or the meager support from
his church at home, he blunders on, convinced of the importance of his
work. The author lets us view the spiraling decline of the family's
fortunes and the father’s loss of touch with reality through the eyes
of Orleanna Price and her four daughters, who narrate the chapters by
turn. A moving, surprising, and enlightening novel.
Tami Chumbley, Youth Services
Manager
J CLEM
Clements, Andrew.
The Landry
News
I really enjoyed this book because
of the idea that one child can impact an adult's life so dramatically! I
recommend it to teachers that need a bit of encouragement that what they
do does make a difference. A good story about freedom of information for
middle-grade readers.
