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Spring reading
Staff Reads

It's been a while since I've touched base with some of the staff about what they've been reading. So today's the day. Molly has been really obsessed with happy/pretty kid's graphic novels lately, in particular Chi's Sweet Home by Kanata Konami and Hildafolk by Luke Pearson. Jaime's ...read more

Reviewed by Jane J - Central on May 14, 2013 | 0 comments

Food matters
Award Winning Cookbooks

Looking for a new recipe to try? Then check out the winners of the 2013 James Beard Foundation Book Awards. Cookbook of the Year: Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America by Maricel E. Presilla American Cooking: Mastering the Art of Southern ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on May 13, 2013 | 0 comments

Who needs everything?
A review of Mole Had Everything by Jamison Odone

 Mole thought he had everything he needed. That is, until his good friend Emerson stops by for tea and points out the he only has one cup. Mole sets out on a mission to acquire "everything." But once he finds it and brings it home, will it truly make him happy? With soft illustrations and short, easily digestible text, this is the perfect book for kids who really do have everything and may need a gentle reminder. ...read more

Reviewed by Krissy on May 10, 2013 | 0 comments

More hot pink superheroes, please
A review of Who is AC? by Hope Larson and Tintin Pantoja

 All of Hope Larson's books feature strong female characters, dreamy/magical elements and cool artwork. Her latest graphic novel is somewhat different from her previous works, Gray Horses, Chiggers, and Mercury in that it's about a teenage superhero and illustrated by ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on May 9, 2013 | 0 comments

Edgars announced
Year's Best Mysteries by

The Edgar Award winners were announced on May 2nd and I'll admit to being surprised especially by the Best Novel winner. Not that Dennis Lehane isn't very deserving. He's a great writer. But he beat out the literary phenom known as Gone Girl (which ...read more

Reviewed by Jane J - Central on May 7, 2013 | 1 comment

A List of New Classics
Classic Novels for the 20th Century and Beyond

According to GQ there is a list of new classic novels that every man should read (and probably women too). The article The New Canon: The 21 Books from the 21st Century Every Man Should Read lists the following: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen The Human Stain by Phillip Roth The Road by Cormac McCarthy White Teeth by Zadie Smith True History of the Kelly Gang by ...read more

Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on May 6, 2013 | 0 comments

Coming Soon: Teen’s Choice Award Review Books
A review of Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

 It’s that time of year again, and I’m reading as many books as I can to find the lucky ten titles that will serve as the summer’s Teen’s Choice review books. This year’s list will include the cross-over kid’s/teen’s non-fiction title that has swept up so many awards that it is fairly dripping with medals. Yes, Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin. National Book Award Finalist, Sibert Award for best children’s non-fiction, Best Non- ...read more

Reviewed by Karen on May 3, 2013 | 0 comments

Are you excited?
Inferno by Dan Brown

 The hold list is already growing and the buzz is building. So tell me, are you excited about the return of Professor Robert Langdon in Dan Brown's Inferno? The book is due in a couple weeks and I'll admit I'm curious. It's been a few years since The Lost Symbol and it will be interesting to see what Brown and Langdon are up to. If you want a sample, Knopf is offering a sneak peak of the prologue and ...read more

Reviewed by Jane J - Central on May 1, 2013 | 0 comments

Lean way in, just a little bit further, and just a little bit further still
A review of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

 I think most of us know who the Facebook guy, Mark Zuckerberg, is and have heard of the movie The Social Network. But do we know about Facebook's second in command? Sheryl Sandberg is the C.O.O. of Facebook and currently number eight on "Fortune" magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business list. She has an amazing resume that includes both an A.B ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on April 30, 2013 | 0 comments

One choice, two paths
A review of Pivot Point by Kasie West

 At a school where the football team uses telekinesis to keep balls aloft and other students can manipulate mass to walk through walls, Addie Coleman doesn't think her ability to search the possible outcomes of her choices is terribly glamorous, since she can only see her own future, and only when she faces a specific choice. Still, it's a pretty handy power, and it's one that is particularly useful as she faces the biggest decision of her life so far: which parent she wants to live with after ...read more

Reviewed by Kylee on April 29, 2013 | 0 comments
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