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• Every Breath May 27, 2020
  Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks takes place for much of the time in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Hope Anderson is a trauma nurse who goes to her family’s summer home to attend a friend’s wedding and to get the house ready to sell. She has an on-again/off-again relationship with her boyfriend of 6 years and she is […]
• Big Little Books May 21, 2020
  Short on time, but looking for something good to read? Try one of these titles, little books with big stories. Another Brooklyn — Jacqueline Woodson  The Awakening — Kate Chopin The Buddha in the Attic — Julie Otsuka  Daisy Miller — Henry James  An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good — Helene Tursten  The […]
• Literary Road Trip – The Northeast May 20, 2020
  If you cannot take a traditional road trip this Memorial Day weekend, try a literary road trip with one of these titles set in the Northeastern US. Connecticut – Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates Maine – Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Massachusetts – The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri New Hampshire – Sea Glass by Anita […]
• Simona’s YA Top 5 May 19, 2020
  Young Adult librarian Simona’s top five list – you can read them now, all are available on Hoopla and/or Overdrive. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus (Overdrive) It’s the Breakfast Club with a sprinkling of murder. For four teens this Monday afternoon detention should’ve been one like any other. None of them are […]