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Mar 06

Book Notes 3/6/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on March 6, 2023 at 10:19 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

3/6/2023


All ages are welcome as we learn about plant care and propagation with Avery (age 7) and Jude (age 5) of The Learning Garden! Join us Monday, March 13 @ 5:30 pm.


Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder

Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people // When he graduated from Harvard Medical School, Jim O'Connell was asked by the medical school Dean to spend one year setting up a program to care for the homeless population in Boston. For the past three decades, Dr. O'Connell has run the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, which he helped to create. The program includes clinics and a van on which Dr O'Connell and his staff ride through the Boston streets at night, offering outreach of medical care, socks, soup, and friendship to a marginalized community.

362.59 KIDDER


A Chain of Thunder by Jeff Shaara

A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg // Drawing on comprehensive research and his own intimate knowledge of the Vicksburg Campaign, Jeff Shaara once again weaves brilliant fiction out of the ragged cloth of historical fact. From the command tents where generals plot strategy to the ruined mansions where beleaguered citizens huddle for safety, this is a panoramic portrait of men and women whose lives are forever altered by the siege.

SHAARA // Also in CD Audiobook


Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo

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An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom // Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave.

306.362 WOO


First Test by Tamora Pierce

Protector of the Small (Quartet) // Keladry of Mindelan is the first girl who dares to take advantage of a new rule in Tortall - one that allows females to train for knighthood. After years in the Yamani Islands, she knows that women can be warriors, and now that she's returned home, Kel is determined to achieve her goal. But standing in Kel's way is Lord Wyldon. The training master is dead set against girls becoming knights. He says she must pass a one-year trial that no male page has ever had to endure. But she is not to be underestimated. She will fight to succeed, even when the test is unfair.

Young Adult PIERCE Protector v.1


If you need help accessing any of these titles or using front door pickup, email or call us and we will be happy to assist you!

Feb 27

Book Notes 2/27/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on February 27, 2023 at 11:31 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

2/27/2023


Homebound Delivery Service is now available! Free monthly delivery is provided to anyone who lives in the East Grand Forks that is homebound due to temporary or permanent illness/disability and is unable to visit the library. More information...


Just Jerry by Jerry Pinkney

How Drawing Shaped My Life // Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his artistic talent.

741.64209 PINKNEY


The Last Invitation by Darby Kane

Over the last few years, prominent people have died in a series of fluke accidents and shocking suicides. There's no apparent connection, no signs of foul play. Behind it all is a powerful group of women, the Sophie Foundation, who meet over wine and cheese to review files of men who behave very, very badly, and then mete out justice. Jessa Hall jumped at the mysterious, exclusive invitation to this secret club. After years of fighting and scratching to get ahead, she's ready for a chance to make the "bad guys" lose. Jessa soon realizes, though, just how far she's willing to go and how dangerous this game has become.

Mystery KANE


A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel

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The Best Investment Guide That Money Can Buy // Malkiel reveals how to be a tax smart investor and how to make sense of recently popular investment management techniques, including factor investing, risk parity, and ESG portfolios. Investors of every age, experience level, and risk tolerance will find the step-by-step guidance they need to protect and grow their dollars.

332.632 MALKIEL


The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan

Seventeen-year-old Aziza El-Amin, the only hedgewitch in Blackthorn, Massachusetts, teams up with a cursed boy looking for answers and a young necromancer in order to eradicate a new threat in the woods and take back her hometown.

Young Adult HASSAN Buried v.1


If you need help accessing any of these titles or using front door pickup, email or call us and we will be happy to assist you!

Feb 21

Book Notes 2/21/2023

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

Blog Book Notes

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.

CLAYBORN


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


If you need help accessing any of these titles or using front door pickup, email or call us and we will be happy to assist you!