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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Retelling Fairy Tales: Snow White
Fairy Tales have never disappeared from our collective memory. Disney keeps updating them for us and re-releasing them every few years so it’s difficult to forget. But over the past few months, there’s been a considerable resurgence on TV, in … Continue reading
Book Club Kit: Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones First Published: 2011 10 Copies & Reading Guide Set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s, Silver Sparrow revolves around James Witherspoon’s two families-the public one and the secret one. When the daughters … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Copies, books, family, PCLD, reading, Sisters, Tayari Jones
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We Recommend…Blue Monday by Nicci French
Blue Monday by Nicci French Available Formats: Hardcover The husband and wife writing duo that is Nicci French writes mysteries with a definite psychological twist. In the latest French novel, Blue Monday, we first meet psychiatrist Frieda Klein, a single … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Crime, Frieda Klein, literature, nicci french, psychological, reading, recommendations, Suspense
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We Recommend…The Innocent by David Baldacci
The Innocent by David Baldacci Available Formats: Hardcover | Large Print | Audio Book David Baldacci’s newest thriller, The Innocent, takes place in Washington, D.C. but this time the characters are not his Camel Club members. Will Robie is an … Continue reading
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Tagged books, camel club, David Baldacci, reading, recommendations, Thriller, Will Robie
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Summer Reading Programs in Pinal County
There are great summer reading programs all over Pinal County this summer, make sure you find the one (or two) nearest you and sign-up. Superior – Come celebrate “Our State, Our Story: Celebrating 100 Years of Arizona” at the Superior … Continue reading
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Tagged books, events, libraries, library, literature, programs, public libraries, reading, summer, summer reading
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Book Club Kit: The Cold Light of Mourning
The Cold Light of Mourning (Penny Brannigan #1) by Elizabeth J Duncan First Published: 2009 6 Copies & Reading Guide The picturesque North Wales market town of Llanelen is shocked when Meg Wynne Thompson, a self-made beauty who has turned out … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, 6 Copies, AJPL, books, Elizabeth Duncan, literature, Mystery, Penny Brannigan, reading, Traditional Mystery, Wales
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We Recommend…Mechanique by Genevieve Valentine
War has destroyed civilization as we know it. The Mechanical Circus Tresaulti performs outside of any cities still standing, with acts we would recognize: acrobats, aerialists and jugglers, but there is something different about the performers under the surface. Something magical … Continue reading
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Tagged books, fantasy, Genevieve Valentine, Hugo, Hugo Awards, Nebula, Nebula Awards, post-apocalyptic, reading, recommendations, Science Fiction, Steampunk
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We Recommend…Fall from Grace by Richard North Patterson
Fall From Grace by Richard North Patterson Available Formats: Hardcover | Large Print | Audio Book Fall from Grace grabs your attention from page one. As we tour the tangled relationships of the Blaine family, secrets long held begin to emerge. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, family, Psychological Fiction, reading, recommendations, Richard North Patterson, Suspense
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