Tale of a Great White Fish: (a Sturgeon Story)

Maggie De Vries
This book chronicles the life of a white sturgeon who lives in the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. The story starts in 1828 when she is just an egg and ends in 2005 and she is still alive! Throughout her long life she faced many challenges as her home/life was changed by the arrival of people from other lands. But what a fish!!! She is 20...

Review by Christopher S. »

Heat Wave: a Novel

Nancy Thayer
Nancy Thayer writes with warmth and wisdom in this emotional but heartwarming story of a widowed woman who keeps her family together as she feels her life unraveling. Strong and determined Carley moves on with plans for financial security by opening her house as a bed and breakfast regardless of the conflicting opinions of others. Relationships become...

Review by Betsy M. »

Material Witness

Vannetta Chapman
Material witness is another solid entry in the Shipshewana Amish Mystery series by Vannetta Chapman. Someone believes Callie has a large amount of money that rightfully belongs to him and he will stop at nothing, including kidnapping and murder to get it. The problem is Callie has no idea what money she’s supposed to have. ...

Review by Katheryn C. »

Hunger

Jackie Morse Kessler
Hunger is a compelling problem story with well developed characters as well as an engaging fantasy. ...

Review by Linda S. »

Lacemaker

Janine Montupet
Historical fiction at its best.The Lacemaker follows Gilonne Perdriel from her unusual birth through adulthood. ...

Review by Katheryn C. »

The Last Letter from Your Lover

Jojo Moyes
London 1960 – a woman wakes up from unconsciousness in a hospital, not knowing where she is, how she got there, or who the man is in the chair at her bedside. As she gets her bearings on her surroundings, she realizes she knows who she is, and she can remember bits and pieces of her long past, but her recent memory is gone. ...

Review by Brice B. »

Wonder

R J Palacio
Wonder is mostly a story about kindness. August, also known as Auggie, was born with a craniofacial abnormality. Auggie’s Mom and Dad, his big sister and their dog Daisy love him more than words can describe. Because of his many surgical procedures Auggie’s parents chose to home school. That is, until Auggie’s Mom decides it is time for him...

Review by Melanie A. »

Ruth and the Green Book

Calvin A Ramsey
This book/CD (Kit) chronicles a black family’s car trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit a beloved grandma in the early 1950's. As they travel they encounter the humiliation of being refused service based on the color of their skin. Fortunately, in Georgia a man showed them something called The Negro Motorist Green Book. ...

Review by Christopher S. »

Summer at Forsaken Lake

Michael D Beil
Nicholas, Hetty and Haley usually spend their summers in New York City, but this year they’ve been sent to their Uncle Nick’s house in Ohio. They’ve never met their uncle and dread the thought of a boring summer with nothing to do. Nothing could be further from the truth though, as they learn and explore the outside, make friends, and even solve...

Review by Linda T. »

In One Person: a Novel

John Irving
I opened this book with total excitement because I love John Irving and even though I’m a librarian and I work surrounded by books, I had no idea he had a new novel coming out until it was in my hands at the library. What a wonderful surprise! On the first page of In One Person readers meet the main character, Billy, and a librarian he has a mad...

Review by Brice B. »