The chosen; a novel by Potok, Chaim — (July 8, 2010) — A baseball game between two different Jewish schools becomes the catalyst that starts a bitter rivalry between two boys and their fathers.

The help by Kathryn Stockett — (August 12, 2010) — Limited and persecuted by racial divides in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, three women, including an African-American maid, her sassy and chronically unemployed friend, and a recently graduated white woman, team up for a clandestine project against a backdrop of the budding civil rights era.

The road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway — (September 9, 2010) — A woman of intellect and ambition describes growing up on an Australian ranch, coping with her father's death and her mother's depression, her intellectual awakening at the university, and her path to becoming the first woman president of Smith College

Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr — (Octoboer 14, 2010) — Richard and Sara Everton move to Ibarra, Mexico to reopen Richard's grandfather's copper mine and learn that Richard is dying of leukemia.

Mennonite in a little black dress: a memoir of going home by Rhoda Janzen — (November 11, 2010) — A poet describes how, after her husband left her for a relationship with a man and she subsequently was seriously injured in a car crash, she returned home to her close-knit Mennonite family and came to terms with her failed marriage and her choices in life.

The list below is for someone who likes reading Stephanie Meyer, Nicholas Sparks, Rebecca Wells, Dan Brown and Judy Blume:

• Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
• Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
• The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners by Luanne Rice
• Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
• The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would particularly benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions, an endeavor for which his life has been repeatedly threatened.

March by Geraldine Brooks. In a story inspired by the father character in "Little Women" and drawn from the journals and letters of Louisa May Alcott's father, a man leaves behind his family to serve in the Civil War and finds his beliefs challenged by his experiences.  See the Program Calendar for more details.

The Canton community will gather together for a special ceremonial pep rally on Tuesday, February 2 to honor the American Ice-Dancing Team of Meryl Davis and Charlie White and the Canadian Team of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir as they depart to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The public is invited to pay tribute to these Olympic athletes from 5:30–7:00PM at the Summit on the Park, located at 46000 Summit Parkway in Canton, MI 48188. This FREE event will celebrate the achievements of these two ice-dancing teams who have spent months training in their quest for Olympic gold at Canton’s Arctic Edge Ice Arena, located at 46615 Michigan Avenue. Maia and Alex Shibutani, U.S. Junior Gold Medalists who train as well at Arctic Edge Ice Arena will also be in attendance.

According to the article in the New York Times Magazine yesterday, James Patterson is one of the most popular authors of all time. This very lengthy, but fascinating, portrait of a marketing-executive-turned-author, details the impact he has had on the Publishing industry. Patterson's latest title Worst Case is due to be published early February.