Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

by HRevvdon@evpl on Saturday, January 16 2010, 7:03am

A friend recommended Tricks (2009) by Ellen Hopkins; I am not sure why he would have thought that I would like this book. I read the book jacket quote, “When all choice is taken from you, life becomes a game of survival.” I thought I would...

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Filed under: Ellen Hopkins, Tricks, Young Adults

Social Networking for Book Lovers

by evillebibliophile@evpl on Wednesday, January 6 2010, 12:37pm

I have a librarian friend who is constantly telling me about the books she has read that she thinks I need to read. We are talking two and three books in a day! She always has good suggestions and I do want to read them, but I was struggling for a way...

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Spenser creator Robert B. Parker dead at age 77

by MediaPhile@evpl on Thursday, January 21 2010, 4:24pm

Prolific and beloved mystery/suspense author Robert B. Parker died suddenly on Monday, January 18. He was at his desk working on his latest Spenser novel. Parker actually wrote three different series, as well as a number of unrelated titles, but his most...

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Filed under: reviews, mystery series, robert b parker, spencer

"John Dillinger : the life and death of America's first celebrity criminal" by Dary Matera

by MediaPhile@evpl on Wednesday, January 27 2010, 4:16pm

Because of the Indiana connection, I've always been somewhat interested in John Dillinger. But it was only after watching Johnny Depp bring the notorious bankrobber to life in his latest flick , that I decided to check out the details. This book was...

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Filed under: reviews, John Dillinger, Indiana Welcome Center, public enemies, Dillinger Museum, Johnny Depp, movies

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

by evillebibliophile@evpl on Friday, January 29 2010, 11:20am

What a delicious piece of fiction! A truly precocious eleven year old girl delves into the gory details of a murder in her family's cucumber patch with the zeal and insight of Sherlock Holmes. The year is 1950 and Flavia de Luce lives in a giant manor...

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"Catcher in the Rye" one of the most censored books of the 20th century

by MediaPhile@evpl on Saturday, January 30 2010, 12:26pm

Reclusive novelist and short story writer J. D. Salinger died on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the age of 91. "Catcher in the Rye" the penultimate novel of teen angst -- first published in 1951 -- has sold 65 million copies worldwide and over...

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Filed under: reviews, catcher in the rye, J D Salinger, censorship

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

by HRevvdon@evpl on Saturday, January 16 2010, 7:36am

The year is 1991 and doctorate student Connie Goodwin is looking for the subject for her dissertation. Connie is a student of early American history at an Ivy League university. Her mother, a native New Englander transplanted to Arizona where she reads...

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Filed under: witchcraft, salem, marblehead, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Katherine Howe

Colorful Fantasy Adventure

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Saturday, January 9 2010, 3:04pm

A few months ago I realized it had been a long time since I'd read any science fiction or fantasy novels. When I started making a list of titles to try, a friend recommended Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson . Now I'm recommending it to you because...

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Filed under: politics, fiction, Fantasy, love, sisters, religion, Brandon Sanderson, speculative fiction

New Ed Mat Books

by TeachersPet@evpl on Monday, January 11 2010, 2:41pm

OK - my New Year's Resolution is to send out the lists of new books in the Educational Materials area in a more convenient format and faster notification time! Let's hear it for 2010! (Please be patient - I have several months of new 2009 books...

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The Girl With Glass Feet by Ali Shaw

by evillebibliophile@evpl on Monday, January 25 2010, 9:02am

I just finished this book a few days ago, and I still have yet to find the right words to describe it. Here is what I wrote on GoodReads right after I read it: At once monochrome, dull, and gray and at the same time hauntingly beautiful, The Girl with...

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Filed under: Fantasy, love stories, books and reading, strong female

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