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Feb 21

Book Notes 2/21/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on February 21, 2023 at 10:53 AM by Genesis Gaule

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2/21/2023

Join us Monday, February 27 from 5:00-6:30 pm for Board Game Night. Come and play some board games! Play one from the library's collection or bring your own. All ages welcome!

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield

A True Story Retold for Young Readers // In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. When Gustav was set to be transferred to Auschwitz--a certain death sentence--Fritz refused to leave his side. Throughout the horrors they witnessed and the suffering they endured, there was one constant that kept them alive: the love between father and son.

940.5318 KLEINMANN

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story // Longtime personal assistant Georgie Mulcahy has made a career out of putting others before herself. When an unexpected upheaval sends her away from her hectic job in L.A. and back to her hometown in Virginia, Georgie comes across a forgotten artifact: a 'friendfic' diary she wrote as a teenager. Making their way through her wishlist, Georgie begins to realize that what she truly wants might not be in the pages of her diary after all.

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My Selma by Willie Mae Brown

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True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement // This book captures the voice and vision of a fascinating young person--perspicacious, impetuous, resourceful, and even mystical in her ways of seeing the world around her--who gifts us with a loving portrayal of her hometown while also delivering a no-holds-barred indictment of the time and place.

305.896 BROWN

My Darkest Prayer by S. A. Cosby

What starts out as an easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filled with wannabe gangsters, vicious crime lords, porn stars, crooked police officers, and a particularly treacherous preacher and his mysterious wife. Nathan Waymaker must use all his varied skills and some of his wit to navigate the murky waters of small-town corruption even as dark secrets of his own threaten to come to the surface

Mystery COSBY

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Tag(s): young adult nonfictionnonfiction, World War II, US history, romance, mystery, history, fiction, book notes, African Americans

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Jan 30

Book Notes 1/30/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on January 30, 2023 at 11:47 AM by Genesis Gaule

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1/30/2023

Come to the library Monday, February 6 at 5:30 pm to meet a few furry friends and learn about some of the great programs at the Circle of Friends Animal Shelter! More information...

Myth America by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer

istorians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past // In this book, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of historians to provide textured analysis that explains what we get wrong about the past.

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The House of Wolves by James Patterson and Mike Lupica

The Wolfs, the most powerful family in California, have a new head--thirty-six-year-old former high school teacher Jenny Wolf. That means Jenny now runs the prestigious San Francisco Tribune. She also controls the legendary pro football team, the Wolves. And she hopes to solve her father's murder.

Mystery PATTERSON Wolves v.1

The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

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The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill // With all the hallmarks of a Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch page-turner, this book examines the great political minds of the 20th century, exploring the early years of the war in gripping detail. This meeting of The Big Three changed the course of World War II. Here's the inside story of how it all almost went terribly wrong.

MH 940.531 MELTZER

Sleep No More by Jayne Ann Krentz

The Lost Night Files // Seven months ago Pallas Llewellyn, Talia March, and Amelia Rivers-- strangers to each other-- stayed at the Lucent Springs Hotel. An earthquake and a fire destroyed the hotel-- and left the women with no memory of their time there. Now they cohost a podcast, The Lost Night Files. Each is searching for a lost night-- but there are others who are not happy about their questions. Someone who is willing to keep to keep the truth from coming out...

Mystery KRENTZ Lost v.1

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Tag(s): World War II, US history, nonfiction, mystery, history, fiction, book notes

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Jan 23

Book Notes 1/23/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on January 23, 2023 at 1:19 PM by Genesis Gaule

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1/23/2023

Come join Robert Benda on Thursday, January 26 @ 5:30pm for our Photo and Video Workshop!  Learn basic techniques and how you can apply them in your work, hobbies, and social media. More information...

Bao by Loretta Liu

Asian-style buns, dumplings & more from your bamboo steamer // Bamboo steamers are at the heart of simple Asian cooking, producing everything from fluffy Korean pork bao buns to steamed Chinese chicken to Japanese steamed custard and more! This collection of recipes will help you use this simple and effective cooking tool from ancient China to produce vibrant and tasty treats.

641.595 LIU

Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell

Adele grew up in the shadows--first watching from backstage at her mother's Parisian dance halls, then wandering around the gloomy, haunted rooms of her father's manor. When she's finally sent away to boarding school in London, she's happy to enter the brightly lit world of society girls and their wealthy suitors. Yet there are shadows there, too.

Young Adult CORNWELL

The Dakota Way of Life  by Ella Cara Deloria & Raymond J. DeMallie

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Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians // Ella Cara Deloria devoted much of her life to the study of the language and culture of the Sioux (Dakota and Lakota). Her constant goal was to be an interpreter of an American Indian reality to others. This book is the result of the long history of Deloria's ethnographic manuscript on the Dakota social life.

305.8975 DELORIA

Without a Trace by Danielle Steel

One night on the Normandy coast, Charles Vincent falls asleep at the wheel and veers off the road and down the cliff. Miraculously surviving, he walks to a cabin where he meets Aude Saint-Martin. Charles discovers the passion his life has been missing-- and realizes he could walk away from his old life. But Aude has secrets of her own.

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Tag(s): young adult fiction, US history, nonfiction, history, First Nations, fiction, cookbooks, book notes

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