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Realistic Fiction for Tweens

Tweens

July 7, 2012 | Brad B.

Here's some great realistic fiction for tweens:

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary; illustrated by Tracy Dockray

Every soul a star: a novel by Wendy Mass

The secret language of girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell

Ida B—: and her plans to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world by Katherine Hannigan

A corner of the universe by Ann M. Martin

When you reach me by Rebecca Stead

Murder Will Out: From Book to Screen

July 5, 2012 | madame librarian

Are you a fan of A&E's Longmire and/or FX's Justified? These two popular television dramas are based on books by Craig Johnson and Leonard Chang

The cold dish by Craig Johnson — the first book in the Walt Longmire's series.

Over the shoulder: a novel of intrigue by Leonard Chang — Leonard Chang is a staff writer on FX's Justified and the author of several books including an award winning noir trilogy featuring Allen Choice, a Korean-American investigator. In this, the first book in Chang's trilogy, the murder of Choice's business partner leads Allen to the mysterious death of his father twenty years earlier.

Picture Books Celebrating American Independence

July 3, 2012 | mebbitt

Enjoy some wonderful picture books that celebrate America and our independence!

Apple pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong ; pictures by Margaret Chodos-Irvine

Celebration! by Jane Resh Thomas ; illustrated by Raul Colon

Cranberry summer by Wende and Harry Devlin

A Fourth of July on the plains by Jean Van Leeuwen ; pictures by Henri Sorensen

Grandma drove the garbage truck by written by Katie Clark ; illustrated by Amy Huntington

Hunger Games Read-A-Likes

Teens

July 3, 2012 | Brad B.

If you liked The Hunger Games, then try one of these out:

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Under the never sky by Veronica Rossi

Starters by Lissa Price

Partials by Dan Wells

The maze runner by James Dashner

Matched by Ally Condie

You've Got Mail!

July 2, 2012 | SuzyQ

A fascinating look at personal correspondence throughout history:

Dear America: letters home from Vietnam by edited by Bernard Edelman for The New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission; [with a new introduction by Senator John McCain; foreword by William Broyles, Jr.]

The 50 greatest love letters of all time by [selected] by David H. Lowenherz

Letters of the century: America, 1900-1999 by edited by Lisa Grunwald & Stephen J. Adler

Mary Todd Lincoln: her life and letters by [by] Justin G. Turner [and] Linda Lovitt Turner. With an introd. by Fawn M. Brodie

Letters from Black America by edited by Pamela Newkirk

Poems with Bite

June 29, 2012 | Michelle

Have you earned your Go Wild Badge yet? If not, here is a great way to do it — check out some of our wild animal poetry! We have a wide variety of poems about animals and after you read them, be sure to try and come up with your own. Have a wild time!

Canton Seniors Book Group Reading List 2012

June 28, 2012 | madame librarian

The Canton Seniors Book Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:00 PM in Group Study Room A. We meet every month except December. Adult Librarians Elaine Skrzynski and Joyce Simowski alternate leading the discussion. Copies of the discussion book can be picked up at the monthly meeting or after the meeting at the Adult Desk.

Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet: a novel by Jamie Ford — July 26