#ShelfLife - December 16, 2016

So many of our patrons are science enthusiasts, so we know you're looking forward to the Christmas Day release of the new film Hidden Figures. While you're waiting, be among the first to check out The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars by Dava Sobel.

And, speaking of pioneering women, what would happen if a woman became an NFL quarterback? It's an interesting premise and the focus of The Legend of Jesse Smoke, a new novel by Robert Bausch.

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Today is National Gingerbread House Day! Show us your gingerbread houses with the tag #fcplstories. Need inspiration? Check out A YEAR OF GINGERBREAD HOUSES by Kristine Samuell. #nationalgingerbreadhouseday #ayearofgingerbreadhouses #kristinesamuell #gingerbreadhouse #librariesofinstagram #shelflife

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Finders keepers, right? When Ruben picks up someone’s lost money, he finds out how hard it can be to do the right thing in A BIKE LIKE SERGIO’S by Maribeth Boelts. #ShelfLife #maribethboelts #abikelikesergios #picturebooks

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From Pushcart Prize nominee Danny Johnson comes a powerful debut novel that explores race relations, first love, and coming-of-age in North Carolina in the 1950s and '60s. Check out this new voice in Southern literature and read THE LAST ROAD HOME. #ShelfLife #fiction #southernliterature

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A female quarterback in the National Football League? Around this surprising premise, Robert Bausch explores the way America's most popular and most violent sport defines--but could dramatically change--gender attitudes in THE LEGEND OF JESSE SMOKE. #ShelfLife #fiction #football #thelegendofjessesmoke #robertbausch

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This seems like a good month for recognizing women in science, particularly in astronomy and space travel. While you’re waiting for @hiddenfiguresmovie, check out THE GLASS UNIVERSE by Dava Sobel. #womeninscience #davasobel #astronomy #harvard #theplanets #galileosdaughter

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