My Favorite Books of the Year
Defending Jacob by William Landay
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
Barb
Information Specialist
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Best Reads of 2012 (2nd in a series)
Favorite Reads of 2012
Ancient Light by John Banville
An actor in the twilight of his career reflects on a poignant first love affair at the age of fifteen with his best friend's mother and inexplicably lands a role opposite a famous but fragile actress who helps him come to an astonishing realization.
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
When his mother, a tribal enrollment specialist living on a reservation in North Dakota, slips into an abyss of depression after being brutally attacked, 14-year-old Joe Coutz sets out with his three friends to find the person who destroyed his family. Winner of the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction.
Still Life by Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team of investigators are called to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. First in a series.
When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man by Nick Dybek
Follows the experiences of a youth whose family and island community entirely depend on the king crab trade that constantly puts his father's life at risk, a situation that is further threatened by a new fleet owner's intentions of selling away the island's livelihood.
A Working Theory of Love by Scott Hutchins
When Neill's father committed suicide ten years ago, he left behind thousands of pages of secret journals, journals that are stunning in their detail, and, it must be said, their complete banality. Neill has spent the last two years inputting the diaries into what everyone hopes will become the world's first sentient computer. Essentially, he has been giving it language--using his father's words. Alarming to Neill--if not to the other employees of Amiante--the experiment seems to be working. The computer actually appears to be gaining awareness and, most disconcerting of all, has started asking questions about Neill's childhood.
Stephen Kight
Assistant Director for Public Services
An actor in the twilight of his career reflects on a poignant first love affair at the age of fifteen with his best friend's mother and inexplicably lands a role opposite a famous but fragile actress who helps him come to an astonishing realization.
When his mother, a tribal enrollment specialist living on a reservation in North Dakota, slips into an abyss of depression after being brutally attacked, 14-year-old Joe Coutz sets out with his three friends to find the person who destroyed his family. Winner of the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team of investigators are called to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. First in a series.
Follows the experiences of a youth whose family and island community entirely depend on the king crab trade that constantly puts his father's life at risk, a situation that is further threatened by a new fleet owner's intentions of selling away the island's livelihood.
When Neill's father committed suicide ten years ago, he left behind thousands of pages of secret journals, journals that are stunning in their detail, and, it must be said, their complete banality. Neill has spent the last two years inputting the diaries into what everyone hopes will become the world's first sentient computer. Essentially, he has been giving it language--using his father's words. Alarming to Neill--if not to the other employees of Amiante--the experiment seems to be working. The computer actually appears to be gaining awareness and, most disconcerting of all, has started asking questions about Neill's childhood.
Stephen Kight
Assistant Director for Public Services
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Best Reads of 2012 (1st in a series)
As a librarian, I read books like it’s my job. In the last year alone, I read about 70 books (not counting picture books!). Here are a few of my favorites from 2012:
Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
1 of my favor8 picture books from this last year! Bright illustr8tions add 2 the fun as readers try and deci4 the meaning of each number-word. A great read aloud game for kindergar10 and elementary.
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire by Polly Horvath
Mrs. Bunny is prone to fads, and Mr. Bunny is often dragged along. So, with two new detective hats perfectly perched on their ears, Mr. and Mrs. Bunny decide to begin detecting. Soon, however, the pair find themselves in over their heads when they’re hired by a girl named Madeline to find her parents, who have been kidnapped by devious foxes. Throw in a garlic bread-loving and forgetful marmot, a visit from Prince Charles, an evil plot potentially involving exploding hats, and a rabbit cook book, and readers will quickly be enchanted by this laugh-out-loud mystery. The audio version is also delightful and read by the author herself.
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Hazel is living on borrowed time since being diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In order to “get out more” and “make some friends” (her mom’s idea, obviously), Hazel attends a weekly cancer support group, which mostly consists of rolling her eyes and listening to the longer and longer list of deceased group members. But when tall and handsome Augustus begins attending the support group, everything changes for Hazel. Full of unforgettable characters, John Green seamlessly weaves humor and tragedy into everyday teenage life. You’ll laugh while you cry and cry while you laugh. An unforgettable book about life, death, love, and the legacy each of us leaves behind.
Cleo Slaughter
Youth Services Supervisor
1 of my favor8 picture books from this last year! Bright illustr8tions add 2 the fun as readers try and deci4 the meaning of each number-word. A great read aloud game for kindergar10 and elementary.
Mrs. Bunny is prone to fads, and Mr. Bunny is often dragged along. So, with two new detective hats perfectly perched on their ears, Mr. and Mrs. Bunny decide to begin detecting. Soon, however, the pair find themselves in over their heads when they’re hired by a girl named Madeline to find her parents, who have been kidnapped by devious foxes. Throw in a garlic bread-loving and forgetful marmot, a visit from Prince Charles, an evil plot potentially involving exploding hats, and a rabbit cook book, and readers will quickly be enchanted by this laugh-out-loud mystery. The audio version is also delightful and read by the author herself.
Hazel is living on borrowed time since being diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In order to “get out more” and “make some friends” (her mom’s idea, obviously), Hazel attends a weekly cancer support group, which mostly consists of rolling her eyes and listening to the longer and longer list of deceased group members. But when tall and handsome Augustus begins attending the support group, everything changes for Hazel. Full of unforgettable characters, John Green seamlessly weaves humor and tragedy into everyday teenage life. You’ll laugh while you cry and cry while you laugh. An unforgettable book about life, death, love, and the legacy each of us leaves behind.
Cleo Slaughter
Youth Services Supervisor
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