December 7, 2020
Adult Fiction
Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson & Peter de Jonge.
A year ago, unknown
golfing amateur Travis McKinley shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior
Open at Pebble Beach. Now he's famous, he makes his living playing the game he
loves, and everything should be perfect. Still, Travis can't shake the feeling
that he's a fraud, an imposter who doesn't deserve his success-and after a
series of disappointments and personal screw-ups, he might just prove himself
right. A shot at redemption arrives in an unexpected form: a teenage outcast
with troubles of his own . . . and a natural golf swing. As this unlikely duo
sets out to achieve the impossible on the world's most revered golf course,
Travis is about to learn that sometimes the greatest miracles of all take place
when no one is watching.
Mr. Churchill’s
Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal.
London, 1940. Winston
Churchill has just been sworn in, war rages across the Channel, and the threat
of a Blitz looms larger by the day. Maggie Hope graduated at the top of her
college class and possesses all the skills of the finest minds in British
intelligence, yet her gender qualifies her only to be the newest typist at
No.10 Downing Street. But working for the prime minister affords her a lot of
access, and Maggie is soon ensnared in a web of spies, murder and intrigue.
The Prisoner’s Wife by Maggie Brookes.
Czechoslovakia, 1944 In
the dead of night a farm girl and a British soldier creep through abandoned
villages. Izabela and prisoner-of-war Bill have secretly married, and are on
the run, searching for Izabela's brother and father, who are fighting the
Nazis. The husband and wife have evaded capture in the countryside for a week,
but when their luck runs out, they are delivered into the hands of the
occupying enemy. But they have prepared for this moment, disguising Izabela as
a man. The pair are transported to a POW camp and faced with living conditions
far worse than those experienced by any animal on Izabela's farm. They will
need the help of their fellow POWs to maintain their deception, and the gravity
of the situation becomes chillingly apparent; if they are discovered, Izabela
will have put not just herself and Bill in great danger, but also all the men
around them. -- Provided by publisher.
Adult Non-Fiction
In the Shadow of a
Badge by Lillie Leonardi.
Former law enforcement
professional Lillie Leonardi has always lived with her feet planted in two
separate worlds-the metaphysical and the physical. In the Shadow of a
Badge, her previously self-published spiritual memoir, takes you on a
dramatic journey of what happens when Leonardi's two very distinct realities
become dangerously intertwined. During her work at the crash site of Flight 93
in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, surrounding the fateful events of September 11,
2001, Leonardi is forced to confront her connection to the divine-something she
has struggled with since her youth. Her gripping personal account of the 12
days she spent acting as an FBI liaison between the law enforcement and social
service agencies carries you into a world that combines the factual and
logistical with the angelic and mystical. After witnessing what she describes
as a 'field of angels' during her first minutes at the crash site, Leonardi
must finally reconcile the opposing sides of her life. We walk with her through
the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, experience the guilt and fear
that grip her, and witness the remarkable transformation of her soul as she
discovers that forgiveness, of self and others, can be the best remedy. As an
inspiring example of what it really means to be called to service, Leonardi
shows that it's never too late to find your spiritual path and life's purpose.
Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty.
Jay Shetty, social media
superstar and host of the #1 podcast On Purpose, distills the timeless wisdom
he learned as a monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a
less anxious, more meaningful life. -- Provided by publisher.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
The House Children by Heidi Daniele. (YA)
In 1937, Mary Margaret
Joyce is born in the Tuam Home for unwed mothers. After spending her early
years in an uncaring foster home, she is sentenced by a judge to an industrial
school, where she is given the name Peg, and assigned the number 27. Amid one
hundred other unwanted girls, Peg quickly learns the rigid routine of prayer,
work, and silence under the watchful eye of Sister Constance. Her only respite
is an annual summer holiday with a kind family in Galway. At the tender age of
thirteen, Peg accidentally learns the identity of her birthmother. Peg
struggles with feelings of anger and abandonment, while her mother grapples
with the shame of having borne a child out of wedlock. The tension between them
mounts as Peg, now becoming a young adult, begins to make plans for her future
beyond Ireland. Based on actual events, The House Children is a
compelling story of familial love, shameful secrets, and life inside Ireland's infamous
industrial schools.
Running Overload by Jake Maddox. (GN)
Eighth-grader Nimo Mohamed
has made the varsity cross-country team and she's determined to keep up with
the older girls. So she's training harder than ever, maybe too hard. Soon the
runner's grades are tumbling, her times are slipping, and her body is
completely exhausted. Can Nimo learn to pace herself and stop this running
overload?
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