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. This is a quick read!
Julie Rodrian, Youth Services
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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
