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Short Stories and Essays

January 25, 2016 | strande

Can't Choose? Try a collection of short stories or essays. Read one or read the whole book, either way it's an adventure. Don't forget to take advantage of the alternate formats listed. Titles available as audio or eBooks can be used to earn eLectrified versions of the You Choose badge.

Take the cannoli : stories from the New World by Sarah Vowell
The empathy exams : essays by Leslie Jamison
Also available in: e-book
The salmon of doubt : hitchhiking the galaxy one last time by Douglas Adams
Also available in: audiobook

Soup's On: Picture Books and Easy Readers

January 19, 2016 | strande

Sit down to a delicious soupy read. 

Picture Books

Tiger in my soup by Kashmira Sheth

Left in the care of his older sister, a boy begs her to read his favorite book but she is too absorbed in her own reading even to notice when a tiger comes to life in the steam from his soup.

Octopus soup by Mercer Mayer

An octopus struggles with misadventure when he leaves home but is relieved to know how and where to find a safe haven.

Best Evar: Audiobooks for YA

January 17, 2016 | Boydl
Audiobooks are awesome. They allow you to relax while you listen to a story unfold. Road trips are great for audiobooks too. Here are some audiobooks for you to enjoy:
William Shakespeare's Star Wars collection [sound recording] by Ian Doescher

A retelling of Star wars stories the style of Shakespeare.

Skink no surrender [sound recording] by Carl Hiaasen
Also available in: e-audiobook | large print

When their reckless cousin runs off with a guy she met online to avoid going to boarding school, long-suffering Richard and renegade Wild Skink brave storms, wildlife, and violence in a swampy region of Florida to find her.

We were liars by E Lockhart
Also available in: e-book | audiobook

Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.

Great Video Games for Kids

January 17, 2016 | Boydl
Make sure to check out these kid family video games for a night of fun with the kids. 
Super Mario 3D world

Explore a whole new world! Make your way to the goal pole on your own or with friends!.

Lego City undercover

Go undercover as officer Chase McCain using the Wii U GamePad controller, your ultimate detective tool..

Zoo tycoon
Also available in: e-book

"The wildly popular 'Zoo Tycoon' series is fully reimagined and set to crank up the excitement, challenge and fun of building the ultimate zoo. Packed with a huge variety of visually stunning animals and incredibly detailed zoo environments. Create the zoo of your dreams with intuitive yet powerful controls designed for Zoo Tycoon fans of all ages." --. 

 

Also available for Nintendo DS and Xbox One 

YA Nonfiction as Good as Fiction

January 17, 2016 | Boydl

Tired of boring nonfiction? Try one of these titles:

Most dangerous : Daniel Ellsberg and the secret history of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin

"The story of Daniel Ellsberg and his decision to steal and publish secret documents about America's involvement in the Vietnam War"--.

This strange wilderness : the life and art of John James Audubon by Nancy Plain

Describes how the writer and naturalist set about recording in both word and image the birds of North America, and details the legacy his work has left behind.

Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the siege of Leningrad by M. T Anderson

An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.

Adult Contemporary Book Discussion August 17

July 24, 2015 | sobczakd

Please join the Adult Contemporary Book Discussion Group on Monday, August 17 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room to discuss:
 

South of superior by Ellen Airgood ?? When Madeline Stone walks away from Chicago and moves five hundred miles north to the coast of Lake Superior, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, she isn't prepared for how much her life will change.

Adult Contemporary Book Discussion July 20

June 24, 2015 | sobczakd

Please join the Adult Contemporary Book Discussion Group on Monday, July 20 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room to discuss:

Death comes to Pemberley by P.D. James ?? It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy's magnificent estate. Their peaceful, orderly world seems almost unassailable until a coach careens up the drive carrying Lydia, Elizabeth's disgraced sister, who stumbles out of the carriage, hysterical, shrieking that her husband Wickham has been murdered.

Surviving Pregnancy and Parenthood

May 31, 2015 | Boydl

Let's panic about babies!: how to endure and possibly triumph over the adorable tyrant who will ruin your body, destroy your life, liquefy your brain, and finally turn you into a worthwhile human being by Alice Bradley and Eden M. Kennedy

Captain dad: the manly art of stay-at-home parenting by Pat Byrnes

Expecting better: how to fight the pregnancy establishment with facts by Emily Oster

Free range kids: giving our children the freedom we had without going nuts with worry by Lenore Skenazy

Sh*tty mom: the parenting guide for the rest of us by Laurie Kilmartin ... [et al.]

Canton Seniors Book Discussion: June 25, 2015

February 7, 2015 | madame librarian

Canton Seniors Book Group will meet on Thursday, June 25 at 2:00-3:00pm in Canton Public Library's Group Study Room A. We will be discussing THE PARIS ARCHITECT by Charles Belfoure. Request a copy from the librarian at the Information Desk.

The Paris architect: a novel by Charles Belfoure

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