Posted in General News, Books on Jan 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Last week the American Library Association announced the winners of its major literary awards, many of which are available (or will be soon!) through the Park County Library System. The association gives out awards every year for the best books for children and young adults. You may well have heard of the John […]
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Children’s books are so much fun to look at. Here is just a sample of some new books that are totally enticing.
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Fiction
Broken Heartland: A Mad Dog and Englishman Mystery by J.M. Hayes
“Mad Dog” is a born again Cheyenne, and Englishman is Sheriff English of Benteen County, Kansas. The Sheriff is up for reelection and is subject to a smear campaign from the Christian right, and, as if that wasn’t enough, he’s also dealing with a […]
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We have two reading groups — one for Memory Keeper’s Daughter and one for Professor and the Madman.
We will meet to discuss Memory Keeper’s Daughter at 7:00 p.m., Monday, Feb. 18 and Professor and the Madman, 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20.
If anyone is still interested in joining our groups, please call us at 527-8820 during open hours […]
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Fiction
Dark of the Moon by John Sandford
Why have three murders occurred in the quiet northern Minnesota town of Bluestem? Virgil Flowers of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is sent to find out.
The Alice Stories by Jesse Lee Kercheval
I began reading Jesse Lee Kercheval’s stories in literary magazines some years ago and thinking they were […]
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