November 1, 2021
Adult Fiction
The Beginning by Beverly Lewis.
Susie
Mast's Amish life in Lancaster County has been shaped by events
beyond her control, with the tragic deaths of her Dat and
close-in-age brother casting long shadows. Now twenty-two, Susie remains
unmarried despite her longtime affection for friend Obie
Yoder. Unfortunately, her concerns are soon multiplied due
to her mother's worsening health and her younger sister's urgent desire
for answers about her adoption. Once again, Susie faces the possibility of
loss. Will long-held family secrets and missed opportunities dim
Susie's hopes for the future? Or is what seems like the end only the beginning?
The Magician by Colm Toibin.
"In a provincial German
city at the turn of the twentieth century, where the boy, Thomas Mann, grows up
with a conservative father, bound by propriety, and a Brazilian mother,
alluring and unpredictable. Young Mann hides his artistic aspirations from his
father and his homosexual desires from everyone. He is infatuated with one of
the richest, most cultured Jewish families in Munich, and marries the daughter
Katia. They have six children. On a holiday in Italy, he longs for a boy he
sees on a beach and writes the story Death in Venice. He is the most successful
novelist of his time, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, a public man
whose private life remains secret. He is expected to lead the condemnation of
Hitler, whom he underestimates. His oldest daughter and son, leaders of
Bohemianism and of the anti-Nazi movement, share lovers. He flees Germany for
Switzerland, France and, ultimately, America, living first in Princeton and
then in Los Angeles.” – Provided by publisher.
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins.
"Joshua and Lauren
are the perfect couple. Newly married, they're wildly in love, each on a
successful and rewarding career path. Then Lauren is diagnosed with a terminal
illness. As Lauren's disease progresses, Joshua struggles to make the most of
the time he has left with his wife and to come to terms with his future- a
future without the only woman he's ever loved. He's so consumed with finding a
way to avoid the inevitable ending that he never imagines his life after
Lauren. But Lauren has a plan to keep her husband moving forward. A plan hidden
in the letters she leaves him. In those letters, one for every month in the
year after her death, Lauren leads Joshua on a journey through pain, anger, and
denial. It's a journey that will take Joshua from his attempt at a dinner party
for family and friends to getting rid of their bed ... from a visit with a
psychic medium to a kiss with a woman who isn't Lauren. As his grief makes room
for laughter and new relationships, Joshua learns Lauren's most valuable
lesson: The path to happiness doesn't follow a straight line"-- Provided
by publisher.
Adult Non-Fiction
Guide to National Parks
of the United States by National
Geographic.
There's simply no better
getaway in the United States than a visit to one of the country's 62 national
parks from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, from Maine to America Samoa. Profiled
in this all-new ninth edition of National Geographic's enduring and informative
guide, you'll find expert travel advice, candid tips for hiking and wildlife
spotting, and detailed maps to help navigate your way through America's great
outdoors. Updated throughout with the latest information from park rangers and
National Geographic's own acclaimed travel writers, this fully revised and
comprehensive guidebook includes the newest additions to the United States park
system--Indiana Dunes, White Sands, and Gateway Arch national parks. Whether
you're looking to explore the underground world of Mammoth Caves or make your
way through the mangroves of Everglades National Park, you'll find a
destination that suits your needs, and inspiration to plan your next wild
adventure. In addition to park details and descriptions, this sparkling new
edition features week-long regional road trip itineraries s so you can visit
multiple parks in one vacation.
From Sarah to Sydney by June Cummins & Alexandra Dunietz.
This is the first and only
biography of Sydney Taylor (1904-1978), author of the
award-winning All-of-a-Kind Family series of books, the first
juvenile novels published by a mainstream publisher to feature Jewish children
characters. The family--based on Taylor's own as a child--includes five
sisters, each two years apart, dressed alike by their fastidious immigrant
mother so they all look the same: all-of-a-kind. The four other sisters' names
were the same in the books as in their real lives; only the real-life Sarah
changed hers to the boyish Sydney while she was in high school. Cummins
elucidates the deep connections between the progressive Taylor's books and
American Jewish experiences, arguing that Taylor was deeply influential in the
development of national Jewish identity. This biography conveys the vital
importance of children's books in the transmission of Jewish culture and the
preservation of ethnic heritage.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Listening with My Heart by Gabi Garcia.
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"In today's
hypercompetitive world, kids often internalize the message that their worth is
attached to their accomplishments and that messing up is something to be
ashamed of, rather than a normal part of life, which can lead to critical
self-talk. Listening with My Heart reminds us of the other golden rule--to
treat ourselves like we would treat a friend. When we do this, we are
practicing self-compassion." -- Provided by publisher
Follow the River by Paul Greci.
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When Billy and his dad are
injured, Tom summons the courage to get back on the water to save them. This
time, he must travel in a rickety old homemade canoe through the Alaska
wilderness to get help. But it's not just the canoe and the terrain he has to
worry about--he's surrounded by adversaries. Are his skills enough to fight
them off or will his journey be cut short and Billy and his father left
stranded?
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