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Ten Summer Reading Recommendations from Library Director Betsy Thompson and the staff of the Sioux City Public Library, June 2009
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Geography of Bliss: One Grumps Search for the Happiest Place in the World by Eric Weiner
Do some armchair traveling, with a lot of humor thrown in, as you join the author in determining both what happiness is and where it can be found
The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown The All Iowa Reads title for 2009
Alice McCauley, a motherless young girl, protected by her father and five brothers realizes she is lonely as she celebrates her 10th birthday. That summer she encounters two people who change her life--Theo, a biracial boy from New York City, and Kenneth, an artist suffering from the ravages of AIDS. You will want to talk about this story, as the All Iowa Reads program encourages readers to do.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Read other people ’s mail and "join" a book club born as an alibi during the Nazi occupation of Britain’s Guernsey Island. You’ll be glad you met the characters in this charming novel written as letters.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, the narrator, Death, relates the story of young Rudy and his friend Liesel, a German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding.
Big Russ and Me by Tim Russert
In a heartwarming memoir of growing up in 1950s Buffalo, New York, television newsman Tim Russert reflects on the influence his father had on his life.
A Lion Called Christian: the T rue Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two F riends and a Lion by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall
A lion cub named Christian, that spent his childhood in a London flat, is reintroduced into the wild with the help of George Adamson.
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Fact and fiction are blended in this novel depicting the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his scandalous affair with intellectual feminist Mamah Borthwick Cheney .
Bats at the Library written and illustrated by Brian Lies
A story in rhyme, with delightful illustrations, about a group of bored bats who spend the night in the library. Great summer reading to share with your child or grandchild.
Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson
The caterer solves the crime in the latest of the Goldy Schulz mystery series set in Aspenwood Colorado. A light-weight mystery, complete with recipes that are not-so-light-weight, offers a summer reading escape.
And, recommended by FM90 ’s General Manager Gretchen Gondek:
The River Road by Sioux City author Tricia Currans-Sheehan
Childhood imagination, unique characters, and some shocking scenes are all part of this novel in stories.
All titles are available for checkout from the Sioux City Public Library and many can be borrowed from other area libraries. |
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