July 08, 2009
July 06, 2009
Mission Control, This is Apollo...The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
For those of us who remember gazing up at the moon on July 20, 1969 and thinking, "Wow! There are two men up there," this book is a must read. Author Andrew Chaikin details the Apollo program from start to finish as he vividly describes each Apollo mission. Paintings done by astronaut Alan Bean and authentic photographs beautifully illustrate this book.
Cindy Dingwall, Youth Services
June 05, 2009
Distant Waves- A Novel of the Titanic By Suzanne Weyn
Jane is teenager who grew up with her sisters and mother who have "special powers" and speak to those who have crossed to the other side. In a twist of fate she ends up on the Titanic ship. Her sister, Mimi, gets married on board, but her sisters and her also have to fight for their own survival. Not everyone will make it through... for neither love nor sisterhood can escape the threat of death. Or can they? You find out!
June 03, 2009
The Carbon Diaries: 2015
by Saci Lloyd (YA LLO)
After "The Great Storm", people have finally realized that drastic
measures must be taken in order to curb global warming. Great Britain
will now be the guinea pig for carbon rationing, and teen Laura Brown
is NOT pleased. Everything will now be a choice- use up your ration on
the car? Nope. Vacation to Ibiza? Not anymore. Hairdryer or toast? Heat
or computer? All of Britain seems to be in complete chaos, and things
just get worse when the weather goes nuts. A drought means water
rations too, and things really get messed up when the government shuts
off individual water supplies for standpipes in the street. Will Laura
and her family make it?
This book is an interesting look at what could happen if we don't stop and think about the resources we waste everyday.
Beth Klein, Youth Programming Librarian
May 27, 2009
Because I Am Furniture
by Thalia Chaltas
Anke is a young girl living in a family with an abusive father. She struggles with being invisible in the family and wanting to be heard and acknowledged. It is a quick read!
Julie Rodrian, Youth Services
May 22, 2009
A Stir of Bones
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Susan Backstrom lives with her parents in a home that is filled with dangerus secrets. Susan gets involved with several other students exploring a nearby haunted house. The house has secrets of it's own and Susan becomes entangled with those secrets.
If Twilight was your kind of book you may enjoy this book and others by Nina Kiriki Hoffman.
Rosalie, High School/Adult Services
May 18, 2009
Losing Mum and Pup
by Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley was the only son of two famous parents: William F. Buckley Jr., the conservative editor and founder of National Review and host of the renowned "Firing Line" and Patricia Taylor Buckley.
This is a touching and droll book narrating the death of both of his parents in the space of a year. As with all families famous or not, there are stories and Christopher Buckley shares his stories in such a way that you find yourself nodding your head and smiling. It is a quick read and a great read! Enjoy!
Maureen Dunne, Circulation
May 06, 2009
Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story Of A Great American Road Trip
by Matthew Algeo
In 1953, when Harry Truman left the Oval Office he did so without any Secret Service protection or pension to provide for his retirement. After witnessing Eisenhower's inauguration, Harry and Bess Truman were driven to a farewell luncheon, and at the end of the day they caught the train home to Independence, Missouri. On June 19, 1953 Harry and Bess took a road trip back East so that he could address the Reserve Officer's Association convention in Philadelphia. They traveled 2500 miles in 19 days, roundtrip, in a 1953 Chrysler New Yorker and had the time of their lives. The former First Family slept in motels, ate at diners, stopped for ice cream, met local people, and did it all without a bullet-proof car or a bodyguard--the last ex-President somewhat able to live the life of a private citizen. Both the Truman's agreed that it had, indeed, been an excellent adventure.
Betty Shubeck, Adult Services
March 16, 2009
The Lost German Slave Girl
by John Bailey
In 1843 a New Orleans socialite encounters a waitress named Sally Miller, a "white looking" mother of four. Is Sally a slave born of racially mixed parents as her owners claim, or could she be the socialite's goddaughter Salome' Mueller? Salome' had been sold 25 years earlier along with her father, brother and sister to pay for their passage from Germany. Read this fast paced legal thriller as historian Bailey traces the court records thru state and federal courts. Plantation owners fighting for their reputation embattled against the immigrant community who are aided by an overwhelmed attorney fighting for freedom itself for this woman and her children.
Maria Ampulski, Adult Services
February 19, 2009
The Last Days Of The Romanovs: Tragedy At Ekaterinburg
by Helen Rappaport
Imperial Russia came to a horrifying end on July 17, 1918 when the Tsar, the Tsarita, their five children, and several of their servants were massacred in the basement of the House Of Special Purpose in the city of Ekaterinburg, Siberia. Such a fury of hatred had been unleashed by the Revolution that the Imperial Family had no hope of rescue or reprieve by forces inside or outside the country. Indeed, their Royal relatives throughout Europe kept silent and did nothing to save them. The final hours of the Romanov Family are minutely described, and the story of their restoration as revered figures in Russian history (the Family was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church) brings their saga to a close.
Betty Shubeck, Adult Services
