2008 Summer Reading Program

July 7-25, 2008

Children's Summer Reading Program Calendar

Catch The Bug  

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Teen Summer Reading Program Calendar

 

Story Time

Story Time will take place on every Thursday at 10 a.m. We will be having fun in the Children's area on the second floor. If you plan to bring a group of children, please call Mrs. Kelley or Mrs. Sandra at 289-1595.

               

  

 

From Publishers Weekly
Two gifted sisters draw on their talents to belatedly forge a bond and find their ways in life in Allen's easygoing debut novel. Thirty-four-year-old Claire Waverley manifests her talent in cooking; using edible flowers, Claire creates dishes that affect the eater in curious ways. But not all Waverley women embrace their gifts; some, including Claire's mother, escape the family's eccentric reputation by running away. She abandoned Claire and her sister when they were young. Consequently, Claire has remained close to home, unwilling to open up to new people or experiences. Claire's younger sister, Sydney, however, followed in their mother's footsteps 10 years ago and left for New York, and after a string of abusive, roustabout boyfriends, returns to Bascom, N.C., with her five-year-old daughter, Bay. As Sydney reacquaints herself with old friends and rivals, she discovers her own Waverley magic. Claire, in turn, begins to open up to her sister and in the process learns how to welcome other possibilities. Though Allen's prose can lean toward the pedestrian and the romance subplots feel perfunctory, the blending of horticultural folklore, the supernatural and a big dollop of Southern flavor should find favor with a wide swath of readers. (Aug.)

 

• August 18- Garden Spells by Sarah Addison
• September 15- The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg
• October 20- While I Was gone
• November 17- Sky Blue by Travis Hunter
• December 19- Then We Came To The End
• January 26- The Bonesetter's Daughter
• February 16- The Grave Digger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates

                                 

 

 

Lunch at the Library

Tuesday, July 22nd at Noon. Click on the link for more details.