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Written by Bette Ammon   
Monday, 07 January 2008 16:00

Here's an open invitation to readers to post recommended titles.
 

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#15 Sherry B 2010-07-26 10:55 Vinyl Cafe Unplugged by Stuart Mclean, 813.54, Mclean
Stuart has a weekly radio show broadcast in Canada. This book was a sampling of some of his shows. You will laugh outloud, and nod your head in agreement if you've ever had a neurotic, over-grooming, pet, kids in theatrical programs, relatives from abroad who show up with little advance warning, or decided to start that "how hard can it be" project in the kitchen on a weekend.

Light hearted fun and a glimpse into the workings of our northern neighbors and their lives. Quote
 
 
#14 ray 2009-11-20 17:15 OMG i absoultly love your books.u have the biggest variety and all the books are AWSOME. i would never regret going to your library.

sincerly,
ray, the geek who reads and blogs Quote
 
 
#13 Wilson 2009-07-26 13:55 Just Joshin' ya: Books

I have just finished a most intruiging and mind warping experiece: Ender's Game. It is a book of war, and death. But, all of that is really just a backdrop to the inner workings of this prodigy of a little boy called "Ender".
The Battle School is looking for children: particularly smart ones. The Second Invasion was successfully repeled over a century ago. Now, the human race prepares for the Third Invasion. However, not just anyone can lead.
The International Fleet needs someone who can understand the enemy, to become so intimate with the way the enemy thinks it is bordering on a loving relationship. Then, and only then, will they be able to grind their existance into dust.
ENDER'S GAME is a great read for anyone, not just lovers of science fiction. For a deeper look into the true nature of love and war, try this one.

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ENDER'S GAME, by Orson Scott Card Quote
 
 
#12 Garrett 2009-07-22 15:58 If you’re aching for more epic fantasy you might want to try Jim Butcher’s Codex Alera Series. The series is good for fast paced action intensive fun. Jim, of the Dresden Files fame, writes hard to put down novels set in a unique fully realized world. Any fan of R.A. Salvatore should enjoy.
JIM BUTCHER
Codex Alera series
Furies of Calderon | Call Number FIC BUTCHER
Academ's fury | Call Number PB BUTCHER
Cursor's fury | Call Number BUTCHER
Captain's fury |Call Number NEW BOOK BUTCHER Quote
 
 
#11 Garrett 2009-07-22 15:53 For some fantastical fast paced library themed fun try “Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians” by Brandon Sanderson. Follow your young male (possibly orphaned) protagonist through nearly nonsensical adventures in this memoir styled novel. Watch out for an inside look at the super secret most definitely classified look inside how your library really functions. If you’ve read and enjoyed either Harry Potter or Artemis Fowl give Alcatraz a try.

Call Number:
YA
SANDERS
ALCATRA BK.1 Quote
 
 
#10 Bette Ammon 2009-07-22 15:53 Books written by Molly Gloss are always terrific - and this newest novel, The Hearts of Horses", is no exception. Set in eastern Oregon during World War I, this heart-warming western story stars 20-year-old Martha - a young woman who leaves home and travels from farm to farm breaking (really gentling) horses. She has a peculiar talent - both with horses and people - in spite of her awkward shyness. Gloss is truly an authentic western voice for women and history. Quote
 
 
#9 Garrett 2009-07-22 15:51 My most recent read was “Gods Behaving Badly” by Marie Phillips. Ever wonder what your twelve favorite Olympians are up to? Marie Phillips answers they are living in London and not large. O how far the mighty have fallen. God of the Sun, Prophecy, and Medicine, Apollo is now a T.V. psychic. The wise Athena, is just as wise but completely incomprehensibl e to everyone else. The mighty Artemis; goddess of the Hunt, Chastity and the Moon is now a dog walker. Some things, however, never change the Greek gods and goddesses still love their mischief. Watch as their antics spill into the lives of the unassuming mortals around them. If you are easily offended you might want to miss this mischievously entertaining waltz through mythology sprung to life. Quote
 
 
#8 Bette Ammon 2009-07-22 15:51 Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley is set in Smokehill. This wilderness park (in a parallel universe) is a threatened haven for scarcely-seen dragons. Teen protagonist Jake relates how he illegally saves and raises a dragonlet whose mother was killed by a poacher. The style here is memoir so there’s not much dialogue and the action is definitely third-person. But dragon aficionados will love the detail and the “scientific” information. Quote
 
 
#7 Garrett 2009-07-22 15:49 It’s time again not to judge a book by its cover. I recently fell prey to the cliché myself by not reading “The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss. The Coeur d’Alene Library copy has what looks to be a red haired mad man on the cover, which didn’t appeal. I only read the book after checking out the Post Falls copy of the book that had a more modest cover. What makes the book a great read is what’s inside. What’s behind the cover of “The Name of the Wind” is a fast paced fantasy story in a unique world with a loveable character. If you make it past the first a slow chapter in the expository period you will be in for quite an enjoyable ride. I would say ‘Tolkienesque,’ but that has been placed on so many books of I fear we will all be soon jaded against it. Reader’s should take a chance though and find our copy of “Name of the Wind.” If you don’t believe me you can trust Publishers Weekly who gave it the Best of the Year award. Quote
 
 
#6 Bette Ammon 2009-07-22 15:48 "The Crazy School" is Cornelia Read's second book. It too features the fearless and frank Madeline Dare ("A Field of Darkness"). Here Madeline is teaching in a boarding school for wayward teens. Her feelings of outrage and unrest turn out to be justified when two students are murdered and Madeline herself becomes a suspect. The dialogue is snappy and the language is realistically graphic. Quote
 

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