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When I was a kid, I loved to prop myself up in a wing chair by the fire, stick my feet out, and read a good book. While I don't have a fireplace in my house, I have established a comfortable little reading ritual for myself when the nights are cool, and this fall I'm reading a few books that...
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Several fiction books about Elections and the Presidency: Vote for Larry by Janet Tashjian Josh Swensen made national news as Larry, an anti-consumerist blogger, in The Gospel According to Larry . He's back, and running for President in Vote for Larry . He knows he's too young to serve, but wants...
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Life as you know it totally and forever changed due to natural disaster. Rebuilding infrastructure, restoring power and being reduced to basic survival. As Evansville rebuilds, cleans up, and moves on after remnants of Hurricane Ike hit, consider the courage of Miles and Seth, two teens who survive deadly...
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Dick Francis is an author I came to by way of listening to someone else talk about what she likes about his books. Dick Francis books are set against a background of the English horse-racing world, and character, especially such values as loyalty and courage, are as central to the books as the action...
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1/ Twilight (movie) release 3 weeks earlier than planned. When Warner Brothers decided (on their own) to postpone the new Harry Potter movie, that decision left an opening in the Fall schedule, so the Twilight movie starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as Edward and Bella will now be in theaters...
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Amongst the blogs I subscribe to through the aggregator Bloglines are a couple of book group/book discussion blogs, Book Club Girl and Book Group Buzz , a Booklist blog. This week Book Club Girl had a touching post about a forthcoming book, Hannah's Dream . Her post includes a video of a zookeeper...
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Is anyone familiar with this publisher and the Usborne Books? I don't mean Mary Pope Osborne, but that's what came to mind when my next door neighbor started raving about the beautiful educational books she buys for her daughter. Then I remembered, I have one on my bookshelf- On the Beach a lift...
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For some wacky fun, join us at McCollough Branch for "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," a program based on the popular book series by Jeff Kinney. We'll have some crazy activities, mostly involving toilet paper, and you can earn "Mom Bucks" just like Greg and Rodrick. Be there at 3:00 p...
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Do you ever wonder what goes on underneath your feet? Will does. His Dad does. They love to discover what the past has left behind. It is one of the only things they have in common. In fact, Will feels like an outsider to everyone in his family. Then his Dad disappears! Will is drawn deeper and deeper...
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...Never fear - we have a support group for you!!! If you're a fan of chick lit, and you're looking for a book discussion, why not try the Oaklyn Chick Lit book discussion? The group meets monthly in the Oaklyn Cafe. We've discussed books by Emily Giffin, Jennifer Weiner, Meg Cabot, Marian...
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If you're not familiar with author Margaret Maron, you should be. Maron sets her mysteries in North Carolina. Her protagonist, Judge Deborah Knott, is the youngest of 12 and the only girl. In this installation there is murder, 2 to be exact, as those who want to cover the gorgeous Carolina countryside...
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Okay; I admit it. I have never liked vampires. From a very young age, I have been really very scared of them. So when the Twilight books came out, I was reluctant to take them on. Sure, Harry Potter had his Dementors, but you could be pretty sure Harry would come out okay. With vampires, though, you...
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Woodrat Jill by Nicky Laak Keep an eye open for this one. The author, (a Keys resident of 16 years originally from Sussex England) feels it's very important to protect endangered species - especially the Key Largo woodrat which has been maligned in the past. She wants to share this with childr en...
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"It is very dark when I wake." This is the first line in Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper based on a true account of a girl in 1650 who was hanged, declared dead, and miraculously was discovered to be alive while on the disection table! While lying, unable to move, and thinking herself to...
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Here is a post from Seeker@evpl, whose posts can be found on the EVPL Research blog : Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs "Becoming a werewolf brought nothing but problems to Anna every since she'd survived the vicious attack that turned her. Now, she couldn't decide if meeting Charles, a strong...