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Jan 03

Book Notes 1/3/2023

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on January 3, 2023 at 10:03 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

1/3/2023


Come learn how to borrow e-books and e-audiobooks for free from the library on the Libby app! Join us Sunday, January 8 @ 1pm. More information...


Platonic by Marisa G. Franco, PhD

How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends // This book provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong, lasting connections with others--and for becoming our happiest, most fulfilled selves in the process.

302.34 FRANCO


Strange Gods by Annamaria Alfieri

A Vera & Tolliver mystery // In early 20th century British East Africa, there are rules for the British and different ones for the Africans. Vera McIntosh, the daughter of Scottish missionaries, doesn't feel she belongs to either group. More than anything she dreams of seeing again the handsome police officer she's danced with. But more grisly circumstances bring Justin Tolliver to her family's home. The body of Vera's uncle, Dr. Josiah Pennyman, is found with a tribesman's spear in his back.

Mystery ALFIERI Vera v.1


Souls Speak by John Wingate

souls speak

Missing children reveal their serial killer from beyond // Details the astonishing paranormal investigation into the fate of three boys believed lost in the vast caves beneath historic Hannibal, Missouri. A year-long investigation involving three evidential clairvoyants independently identified the boys as the earliest victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, many years before the madman's Chicago murder spree claimed the lives of thirty-three young men and boys.

977.8 WINGATE


The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason

a Stoker & Holmes novel // Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak. In 1889 Evaline, Mina, and their time traveler friend, Dylan are asked by the Princess of Wales Willa to find out what happened to Robby Ashton, who may have drowned--but the reappearance of vampires in the heart of London threatens to become a more urgent problem.

Young Adult GLEASON


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!

May 10

Book Notes 3/10/2021

Posted to Campbell Unclassified on May 10, 2021 at 9:33 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

5/10/2021


The Campbell Library is open to the public Monday/Friday (9am-5pm) and Tuesday/Thursday (10am-7pm). We also offer Front Door Pick Up and half hour appointments for browsing or computer use Wednesdays (9am-5pm).


The Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerscale

A True Ghost Story // A young housewife has become the eye in a storm of chaos. In Alma Fielding's modest home, china flies off the shelves, stolen jewelry appears on her fingers, and white mice crawl out of her handbag. Nandor Fodor reads of the case and hastens to the scene of the hauntings. By unraveling Alma's peculiar history, he finds the foreshadowing of a nation's worst fears.

133.1 SUMMERSCALE

Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid by Glenn Stout

America's Original Gangster Couple // Before Bonnie and Clyde, there were Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid who were smarter and more successful. Margaret and Richard Whittemore, two love-struck working-class kids, reached for the dream of a better life. The couple lead a gang that in less than a year stole over one million dollars’ worth of diamonds and precious gems; over fifteen million dollars today.

364.15 STOUT

History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner

Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. Through illustrations, photographs, and more, acclaimed author Kate Messner smashes history by exploring the little-known details behind the legends of the Mayflower and the first Thanksgiving.

974.402 MESSNER

E-Cigarettes Affecting Lives by Jeanne Marie Ford

This insightful book introduces young readers to the dangers of e-cigarettes and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the mental and physical effects of e-cigarettes and the negative impact it can have on lives.

362 FORD


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