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Fall/Winter Mystery Titles
Fall is almost here and there are a bunch of new upcoming mysteries that I am looking forward to reading. There are some new characters that I want to meet and some old friends with whom I'll be catching up.
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Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on
September 19, 2017
New Titles
September saw the start of the fall publishing season, and October sees the industry hitting its stride. The theme this month is big: big names, big print runs and big hype. For readers, it’s a bounty of options across genres and ages. So make room on your holds lists, set aside some reading time, and prepare to settle down with your pumpkin spice latte, because there’s bound to be something for everyone this month.
--Although it feels like just yesterday that John Grisham and
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Reviewed by Katie H. on
September 18, 2017
A review of
Copper Sun
by
Sharon
Draper
Sharon M. Draper did an outstanding job reminding and educating us about slavery in the United States by crafting this one of a kind story about a 15 year old girl named Amari. Based on Amari’s struggles with being an young African American women in the early 1700’s, Copper Sun gives you the raw and unfiltered look at slavery. It gives the readers the brutal truth in which should never be forgotten. Amari who once lived a beloved life in her peace filled African village, Ziari, got tore apart
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Reviewed by Teen Reviewer on
September 15, 2017
A review of
Newsprints
by
Ru
Xu
Newsprints by Ru Xu features girls as newsboys, strained race relations and a serious look at robot civil rights in what I would describe as a steampunk variation on Annie! The story is beautifully drawn with complicated gender roles and a somewhat mysterious locale and setting.
The main character, Blue, is an orphan who disguises herself as a newsboy. She works for the Bugle, the only newspaper in her town that tells the truth. Blue lives in a house run by the Bugle with a group of
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Reviewed by Molly - Central on
September 13, 2017
A review of
Duchess Deal
by
Tessa
Dare
The Duke of Ashbury needs a wife—any wife, really. Terribly disfigured on the battlefield, the once handsome duke has retreated to his own solitude and never appears in the light of day. But he needs an heir, and the prospect of venturing into London’s brutal social scene with a face that makes children weep doesn’t appeal. So when seamstress Emma Gladstone shows up on his doorstep one evening—in a wedding dress, no less—he does the logical thing and immediately proposes marriage. Emma is no
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Reviewed by Katie H. on
September 12, 2017
Pinney Mini Book Festival
On September 23rd, the Pinney Library will hold it's fourth annual Pinney Mini Book Festival connecting local authors and patrons. In addition to a local author presentation of 5-10 authors, Pinney will host a panel session comprised of 3 successful authors, editors, and/or publishers. We hope this will further foster community and collaboration among local budding authors who are
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Reviewed by Jane J on
September 11, 2017
A review of
Be Quiet!
by
Ryan T.
Higgins
In Be Quiet! Rupert, a mouse, wants to create his very own wordless book. His friends are game, but unfortunately, they won't stop talking about it, filling the book with more and more words and making Rupert more and more frustrated. This book is hilarious, introduces some wonderful vocabulary, and takes advantage of every part of the book, from the cover to the endpapers. It's perfect for elementary school-aged children.
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Reviewed by Janelle on
September 8, 2017
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of Family and a Culture in Crisis
by
J. D.
Vance
Each year Madison Public Library partners with UW-Madison to extend the perennially popular Go Big Read program into the broader community with book discussion groups and programs at our libraries.
There will be a keynote event at the Memorial Union Theater featuring a panel of UW-Madison faculty members. But you can also read it for yourself, join a book discussion, or do some deeper exploration of the topic by delving
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Reviewed by Kylee on
September 7, 2017
A review of
The Thing About Luck
by
Cynthia
Kadohata
This book gave me a glimpse of new and different experiences - while also being very relate-able. It brought up topics that most teens experience - issues of friendship and homework - which helped me further connect to the story and drew me in. I also enjoyed the fact that it wasn’t annoyingly predictable. You didn’t always know what was coming! Other books by Cynthia Kadohata include Outside Beauty, The Floating World, A Million Shades of Gray, and many more.
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Reviewed by Teen Reviewer on
September 6, 2017
A review of
When She Woke
by
Hillary
Jordan
"When she woke she was red. Not flushed, not sunburned, but the solid, declaritive red of a stop sign."
So opens Hillary Jordan's sophomore novel (after Mudbound).
Up until recently Hannah Payne has lived a pretty blameless life. Raised in a fundamentalist christian family she has always followed
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Reviewed by Jane J on
September 5, 2017
