New Fiction for July 2008

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Alpert, Mark.
Final theory.
David Swift, a professor at Columbia University, is on the run for his life from the FBI and a ruthless mercenary as he frantically tries to work out an unpublished Einstein theory.
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Summer Reading News

KIDSTOCK

Kidstock – original musical theater performed by kids for kids - returns to Beebe Library for one more performance this summer on Friday, August 15, at 10:30 a.m. This event is for all ages.

There are only two weeks left in the WildReads Summer Reading Program. If you haven’t signed up for the program yet, Friday, August 8 is the last day to join the club and earn prizes for the time you spend reading over the summer. The final day to get prizes or drop off raffle tickets is Friday, August 15.
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NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus is a great way to search for Author Read-alikes, topical lists, Award Winners, Book Discussion Guides, and Recommended Reads and much more for both Fiction and Nonfiction. This databases serves all audiences from adult to teens, older and younger kids. Looking for a new Historical Romance or an engaging narrative nonfiction title to take with you on vacation? This is a great database to explore.


Barry’s The Lace Reader

July 29, 2008
There was an interesting article on Brunonia Barry’s The Lace Reader in The Boston Globe this morning.

It really spotlights Salem (which is very much a character in the novel) and is a unique way to market a book.
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Book Discussion Guides

Resources for Book Discussion Groups

Reading Group Choices

Reading Group Guides.com

LitLovers: LitClub.

Also NoveList Plus has a large variety of thoughtful discussion guides for adult and young adult titles.


Baseball Nonfiction

Yearning for a true tale of those boys of summer…here are a few reading suggestions from one of our staff who loves the game and enjoyed these authors’ stories.
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Sherlock Holmes by Doyle and Others


There is a rare mystery lover who has not read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories. And for the few readers who have not, the stories have been immortalized on both the movie and the television screens with brilliant and whimsical adaptations. Sherlock Holmes may be the most “borrowed” character in mystery literature—the list of authors who reinvent, parody or pay homage to him continues to grow and is reflected in this list of authors and titles.

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British Procedurals

The Procedural is all about the police work and stresses realism of action. An actual police department is used; however, all the personnel are fictional. Most of the novels in this genre are written in the third person but the tone of the book may not always be objective. Many writers of this genre are policemen (or women) or ex-policemen. The popularity of procedurals has been encouraged by its television equivalent, the police show. Ironically, the best procedurals minimize the police procedure and heighten suspense, character, and surprise–their writers try to write like novelists.
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Supper Sleuths

Mystery Display - June, 2007Supper Sleuths, a mystery discussion group, meets every second Tuesday evening at 6:00pm to discuss mysteries of every genre and type. Feel free to bring your own snack or brown bag lunch with you to the meeting.
Supper Sleuths Discussion takes place September 9, 2008 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the Lecture Hall. The group will be discussing the works of Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer series and Robert B. Parker Spenser series.

For more on this group’s schedule, go to the Supper Sleuths page


20th C. Private Eyes: Macdonald & Parker

Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer & Robert B. Parker’s Spenser
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Chill with Summer Reading Thrills

Too hot to do anything but swing in a hammock and read? Have we got books for you! Summer paperbacks
Adrenalin junkies have an array of new tales of action-packed adventure and turmoil to entertain and enthrall. Mark Alpert’s Final Theory is by a first-time author in the Michael Crichton vein. A science historian is on the run from the U.S. government and a ruthless assassin as he tries to uncover the meaning of a series of numbers whispered to him by his dying mentor. This “Scientific American” editor executes the action with enthusiasm and lays out the science without overwhelming the reader.
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Books By the Lake September 17, 2008

The next gathering of Beebe Library’s book discussion group, Books By the Lake, is on September 17, 2008 when the book group will discuss Mrs. Kimble and Baker Towers by Jennifer Haigh.
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New Fiction for June 2008

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Adamson, Gil.
The outlander. [Historical]
Canadian

Aiken, Ginny.
A steal of a deal.
Shop-til-u-drop collection; bk. 2/Smart Funny Women

Alexander, Lawrence.
Rubicon. [Suspense]
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Vocational High School Summer Reading List 2008-2009

Summer reading titles for students from the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School. During the summer, students must read one book from the list for their grade.

Books for incoming freshmen:
Bad by Jean Ferris
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
Detour for Emmy by Marilyn Reynolds
Eleven seconds by Travis Roy

Books for incoming sophomores:
The Endurance : Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic expedition by Caroline Alexander
The cage by Ruth Minsky Sender
Warriors don’t cry by Melba Patillo Beals
Far North by Will Hobbs

Books for incoming juniors:
When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
The alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Breathing underwater by Alex Flinn
Too soon for Jeff by Marilyn Reynolds

Books for incoming seniors:
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Lone survivor : the eyewitness account of of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
The bean trees by Barbara Kingsolver


Summer Reading Grades 1-8

2008 Wakefield Public Schools Summer Reading Lists

Summer Reading Grade 1


Summer Reading Grade 2


Summer Reading Grade 3


Summer Reading Grade 4


Summer Reading Grade 5
Fiction


Summer Reading Grade 5
Nonfiction


Summer Reading Grade 6
Fiction


Summer Reading Grade 6
Nonfiction


Grade 7, Fiction


Grade 7, Nonfiction


Grade 8, Fiction


Grade 8, Nonfiction


New Fiction for February 2008

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My Big fat supernatural honeymoon. [Fantasy]
ed. by P.N. Elrod

Agee, Jonis.
The river wife. [Historical]

Ahern, Cecelia.
There’s no place like here.
Smart Funny Women

Alexander, Hannah.
Double blind.
Hideaway Series/Romantic Suspense

Anam, Tahmima.
A golden age.
Bangladesh

Attenberg, Jami.
The kept man.

Barker, Pat.
Life class.
WWI perspective

Bennett, Alan.
The uncommon reader.
Queen Elizabeth II

Bernhardt, William.
Capitol conspiracy. [Suspense]
Ben Kincaid series

Berry, Steve.
The Venetian betrayal. [Suspense]
Cotton Malone investigates Alexander the Great

Bock, Charles.
Beautiful children.
Las Vegas Psychological
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