New Books & Library Happenings

We will be having a brunch fund raiser at the Eagles Club on April 5th from 10am-1pm.
New Books this week:
Love to Last Forever Brides of Gallatin Co. #2 by, Tracie Peterson
Handle With Care by, Jodi Picoult
Bad Boy by, Olivia Goldsmith
Close Enough to Perfect 4 Books in 1 by, Terry Fowler
In Paperback:
The Death Dealer by,Heather Graham
Blood dreams by, Kay Hooper
Fleeced by, Carol Higgins Clark
In Non-Fiction:
Motherhood the Second Oldest Profession & Forever Erma by, Erma Bombeck
Cream & Bread by, Janet Martin
Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them & Busted Tractors and Rusty Knuckles by,Roger Welsch
Colter by, Rick Bass
Friday Night Lights by,H.G. Bissinger
In Young Adult:
Max (Maximum Ride #5)by, James Patterson
Eclipse Sweep#12-Reckoning Sweep #13-Full Circle Sweep #14 by, Cate Tiernan
Montmorency on The Rocks:Doctor,Aristocrat,Murderer? By, Eleanor Updale
In Juvenile Fiction;
These are Both from the Dear America Series-The Journal of Augustus Pelletier the Lewis & Clark Expedition 1804 & The Journal of Otto Peltonen a Finnish Immigrant Hibbing ,Minn.1905
In DVD:
City of Ember
Stardust

The Other Side of Truth, by Beverley Naidoo

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo is about a young girl, Sade (pronounced Sha-day), and her younger brother Femi. They live in Lagos, Nigeria. Their father is a journalist who writes about the oppressive government in Nigeria and how the Nigerian people should stand up to the people who push them around. The government doesn't like these brave people to write about their wrongdoings, so one day they send some men to shoot down Sade and Femi's father. The gunmen miss, however, and kill their mother instead.

After this, the children's father has them sent from the country to London, England where their Uncle Dele is to take care of them. Their father cannot join them because he does not have a passport, but he promises to reunite with them in London as soon as possible. They are taken into the care of a complete stranger until they reach London, where the are deserted and forced to find their Uncle Dele on their own.

Sade and Femi endure more hardships than any child should have to throughout the story. Sade must find a way to tell the world about her father and the unjust government in Nigeria. The story was interesting and moving. It contained some events that actually did happen during the time which made the book all the more realistic. I gave The Other Side of Truth 3 out of 5 stars.

Funny Little Monkey, By Austin Auseon Book Review

Funny Little Monkey, by Austin Auseon, is about an extremely short (four foot two inches, to be exact) teenage boy named Arty. He's got his problems, like with his freakishly huge twin brother Kurt who never seems to stop picking on him and stuffing him in enclosed spaces. He recruits the help of an underground organization of misfit kids such as himself to get back at his abusive brother and put an end to the torment once and for all.

I thought this book was hilarious. Although some parts were confusing and even at the end I didn't entirely get it, I found it entertaining and interesting. Arty finds out some things about himself that he never knew before, and about his brother as well. It mixes mystery with a story of growing up. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars.

New Books & Library Happenings

New Library Hours Mon.2-8 Tues-Fri 11-6
We will be having a night with local Author Paula Winskye March 16 @ 7o'clock,she will be discussing her books and writing .Hope you can join us.

New Books This Week:
In Adult Fiction:
Promises in Death by, J.D. Robb
While My Sister Sleeps by, Barbara Delinsky
One Day at a Time by, Danielle Steel
Beyond The Picket Fence & Other Short Stories by, Lori Wick
In Adult Paperback:
Drop Shot by, Harlen Coben
Death Dealer by, Heather Graham
Blood Dreams by, Kay Hooper
Fleeced by, Carol Higgins Clark
The Manning Grooms by, Debbie Macomber
In Large Print:
Murder in Waiting & Never Look Back by,Mignon Eberhart
Three Women in The House & Find a Crooked Sixpence by,Estelle Thompson

T.A.B. Review of "Switchers" by, Kate Thompson

Switchers by, Kate Thompson
This is a story revolving around a young girl named Tess,and a young boy named Kevin.These two make an unlikely pair,she being from a family thats well off , and he being a runaway. The book starts out with Tess being very annoyed with Kevin, as he has been following her for a few days.She doesn't know what he wants and she doesn't want to find out.Kevin sort of corners her and tells her that he needs her help.She refuses and he threatens to tell her parents her deepest darkest secret... That she can switch into an animal..Together Tess and Kevin save the world from ancient mythological creatures using their amazing powers.
This was a very good book, I award it 4 1/2 Stars.
Showie

T.A.B. Review of "Seeing Redd" by, Frank Beddor

Seeing Redd by, Frank Beddor is the second book in The Looking Glass Wars series.It has the same exciting elements that made the Looking Glass Wars so amazing.The Looking Glass Wars was an alteration of Alice in Wonderland,with an interesting twist of technology and fantasy.Seeing Redd is a further continuation of what happens after Alice gets out of the rabbit hole,which may not even be a rabbit hole at all.You have to read to find out.Frank Beddor in my opinion has a great eye for detail.His characters are really well developed.The thing that I thought was a problem was the love interest that goes on.It is just kind of thrown at you in bits and pieces;you don't really see how it comes about.Other than that the book is really amazing.
I give it 4 Stars.
Sara Schuster

Siberia by Ann Halam

Siberia is a novel that sports a world that seems like it could be ours, yet still makes it different enough that it dips into the unbelievable. It tells the story of young girl, Rosita, daughter of a disgraced scientist who helped create the “Lindquists.” Siberia is set in a time when there are four different kinds of animals. There are the “muties” which are dangerous mutant animals. Then there are the rats and other scavengers. Thirdly are the fur bearers which are grown and used for fur. Lastly, there are wild animals. The actual wild animals are rare and almost never seen as they’ve been hunted to near extinction. Here is where the novel starts. Rosita and her mother are sent to a prison camp when she is very young. While there, Rosita’s mother teachers her about the Lindquists. These Lindquists, when grown, develop into the uncommonly seen wild animals. Her mother also tells of a wondrous place; a city where the sun always shines. It is a place where she and Rosita will travel to someday. To avoid spoiling too much, Rosita, later known as Sloe, finds herself on a harrowing adventure with mysterious pursuers with her only protectors; the Lindquists. The plot twists and turns without ever truly explaining itself. What’s unique about Siberia is the idea of the Lindquists. What is first thought to be done by magic turns out to not be so. I didn’t particularly care much for the main character. Sure, she was more realistic because of her flaws, but ultimately I didn’t feel for her or her cause. It’s an interesting enough read, and I encourage a reader to try it out if you’re interested in science fiction because, at the core, that’s what Siberia is. There’s nothing notable about the writing style. It’s straightforward and doesn’t use any flourishes. It was better than mediocre but not by a large margin. I award Siberia three stars. ***

Review by Alisa Heskin

T.A.B. Meeting Date Change

T.A.B. Meeting will be March 9th @ 7 o'clock,instead of March 2nd.

New Books And Upcoming Events

We will be having a Photography Exhibition by, Sylvia Kjos Starting March 2nd Lasting all month .We will be having an Opening Night Reception Mon. March 2nd from 4-8.
New Books this Week:
Adult Fiction:
True Colors by, Kristin Hannah
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by,Mary Ann Schaffer &Annie Barrows
Murder in The House-Murder at the Pentagon-Murder on Embassy Row-Murder at The National Cathedral-Murder on the Potomac-Murder at the White House-All by, Margaret Truman
Postmortem 4 books in 1-Murder at the Vicarage-Sleeping Death-The Golden ball & other stories -Remembered Death All by, Agatha Christie
Boo Hiss by,Rene Gutteridge
Interior Motives & Decorating Schemes by, Ginny Aiken
The Novelist & The Note by, Angela Hunt
A Bride Most Begrudging& The Measure of a Lady by,Deanna Gist
Beyond a Doubt by, Coleen Coble
Burned by, Carol Higgins Clark
Garden of Dreams by, Leslie Gould
A Cousins Promise by, Wanda Brunstetter
Breakthrough by, Jonathan Stone
In DVD:
A Series of Unfortunate Events Starring Jim Carrey
To Catch A Thief Starring Cary Grant & Grace Kelley
The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers &Lady of Burlesque Starring Barbara Stanwyck
Nothing Sacred Starring Janet Gaynor & Fredrick March & A Star is Born Starring Carole Lombard & Fredrick March
Really Rosie by, Maurice Sendak
Also 7 Hunting DVD's
On Video(VCR):
Small Soldiers
My Favorite Martian
First Kid
Happily Ever After
The Return of Jafar
Hook
Top Gun
Back to the Future
City Slickers
In Young Adult:
Song Quest-The Crystal Mask & the Quetzal by, Katherine Roberts
Gone by, Michael Grant
Making Money by, Terry Pratchett
The Whispering Road by, Michael Livi
The Key to the Golden Firebird by, Maureen Johnson
Waiting for Normal by,Leslie Connor
Doppleganger by,David Stahler
Summer Ball by, Mike Lupica
Jellicoe Road by,Melina Marchetta
Seeker's Great bear lake #2 by, Erin Hunter
In Juvenile Non-Fiction:
The Elephant: Peaceful Giant
The Dolphins:Prince of the Waves
The Polar Bear:Master of the Ice
Questions kids ask About Toys,Games & Sports
Women in 19th Century Europe
Modern History
Bison Symbol of the American West
Off To Plymouth Rock
Madam President The Extraordinary,True And Evolving Story Of Women In Politics
Draw Comic
Draw Animals
Ah!Music
the Kids Guide to Classic Games
The Kids Guide to Paper Airplanes
In Juvenile Fiction:
In the Company of Crazies by,Nora Raleigh Baskin
The seer of Shadows by, AVI
In Childrens Fiction:
Little Donkey Learns to help
Little Kangaroo Finds his way
A Home for Little Turtle
Brave Little Fox
Beaver gets Lost
Go to Sleep ,Little Groundhog
Little Goats New Horns
Little Mouse's Rescue
The Curious Little Dolphin
Kitty's Special Job
Little Puppy Saves the Day
Little bears new Friend
Be Patient,Little Chick
Hop to It An Easter Treasury
Dance with me -Easy Reader
Childrens Non-Fiction:
My First ballet Recital
A Trip to the Theatre

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society-Review

This book is delightful!It was a great mix of two of my favorite things reading and history.I enjoyed the letter format,you seemed to get a better feel of the characters personalities.What a great story and well written!
I Highly Recommend This Book!!

Rhapsody Series Book Review

Rhapsody Series, by Elizabeth Hayden

This series of books is about a half human, half-Lirin woman named Rhapsody who goes on en epic journey with her two new friends, Achmed and Grunthor. They travel along a magical tree root and come up on the other side of the world to find that their home island, Serendair, was destroyed by an asteroid that had fallen centuries earlier and suddenly rose from the sea to consume the island. Achmed becomes King of a race of primitive people known as the Bolg, and they soon get on the nerves of all the humans in the new world. They go on lots of adventures, fight enemies that they had on the old island, and encounter new enemies.

I found that the entire series was rather wordy with whole walls of text on information and subjects that I didn't really want to know. I found myself skipping pages so I woudln't get a headache. Rhapsody was spasmadic and had a somewhat disturbing love for children and adopting them. However, the plot was interesting--moslty-- and I just wanted to know what happened so I kept reading the books.

Kelsey Gisi

Join us for a night of cowboy poetry

"Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire

This is a whole new take on "The Wizard of Oz". It is from the point of view of the Wicked Witch, who isn't actually wicked. She is working for Animal rights. Animals are different from animals because Animals have soles. The Wizard is actually the wicked one. He has revoked Animal rights.
The story starts not long before Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West) was born and continues on through the events in her life. She goes to school in Shiz and is room mates with Galinda (The Good Witch of the North). They aren't enemies, infact they become "sisters" and try to make things right in OZ.
It took awhile to read this book, mostly because it just didn't captivate me.
Three stars ***

New Books this week & happening @ The library

The Census Bureau will be holding testing here Friday Feb.6th @ 4 o'clock.
In Adult Fiction:
Whirlwind by, Cathy Marie Hake
This Side of Heaven by, Karen Kingsbury
Church Choir Mysteries 3-in-1 by, Eileen Berger
The Apothacary's Daughter by, Julie Klassen
Sarah's Promise by, Leisha Kelly
Shadow of Lancaster County by, Mindy Starns Clark
A Promise for Spring by, Kim Vogel Sawyer
Hidden & Wanted by, Shelley Shepard Gray
Dead Boyfriends by, David Housewright
The Betrayers by, James Patrick Hunt
False Light by, Caroline Llewellyn
Seeking Hiram by, Arianna Snow
Mounting Fears by, Stuart Woods
The Associate by, John Grisham
Run For Your Life by, James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
Final Justice by, Fern Michaels
In Audio:
CD:
7th Heaven by, James Patterson
Dirty Blonde by, Lisa Scottoline
Exit Music by, Ian Rankin
Judge & Jury by, James Patterson
The Thirteenth Tale by, Diane Setterfield
Thirteen Moons by, Charles Frazier
Cassette:
Golden Age of Radio Suspense Radio Shows -Starring-Ronald Reagan ,Agnes Moorhead,Jack Benny,Hans Conried,Joseph Cotton,Rosemary Clooney
In Young Adult:
TrollBridge A Rock'n'Roll Fairytale by, Jane Yolen
Girl in Development by, Jordon Roter
Opposite of Chocolate by, Julie Bertagna
One for Sorrow ,Two for Joy by, Clive Woodall
The Last of The High Kings & The New Policeman by, Kate Thompson
"M" is for Magic by, Neil Gaiman
Power of Three by, Diana Wynn-Jones
The Luxe by, Anna Godberson
Boy Heaven by, Laura Kasischke
Chealsea & Astra by, Mary Hooper
Inventing Elliot by, Graham Gardner
Grand & Humble by, Brent Hartinger
The Serious Kiss by, Mary Hogan
The Midnight Diary of Zoya Blume by,Laura Cunningham
The Society of S & The Year of Disappearances by, Susan Hubbard
The Earth Kitchen by, Sharon Bryant
Tomorrow Belongs to me by, Mark Roberts
Cannibals Its A Girl Eat Boy World by,Cynthia Grant
Shooting Stars Everywhere by, Martina Wildner
Guitar Girl by, Sarah Manning
Funny Little Monkey by, Andrew Auseon
Nation by, Terry Pratchett
Miss Smither by, Susan Juby
In Juvenile Fiction:
Snowbird by, Nancy Yi Fan
Framed by, Frank Cottrell Boyce
Regular Guy & Guy Time by, Sarah Weeks
Grandfather's Dance by, Patricia Maclaughlin
The Wish Giver by, Bill Brittian
The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood by, Barb Bentler Ullman
Heartbeat by, Sharon Creech

New Books this week & happening @ The library

There will be testing for the census bureau jobs here at the library Jan.30th @ 4o'clock.
New Books this week:
In Adult Fiction:
Steamed by,Jessica Conant
Flinched by, Robert Ferrigno
Mistletoe Man by, Susan Wittig Albert
Kiss it Goodbye by, John Wessel
The Heat of Lies by, Jonathan Stone
The Truth Hurts by, Nancy Pickard
She's Not There by, Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
One Good Turn by, Kate Atkinson
Midsummer Murder by,Shelley Freydont
The Wrong Stuff by,Sharon Fiffer
Perdition House by, Kathryn Wall
Deadly Appraisal & Consigned to Death by,Jane K. Cleland
Withering Heights & The Trouble with Harriet by, Dorothy Cannell
Now I lay me Down to Sleep by,Patricia Rushford
In Adult Non-Fiction:
1,000 Places to see before you Die by,Patricia Schulz
In Young Adult:
The Luxe by,Anna Godbersen
Boy Heaven by,Laura Kasischke
Chelsea & Astra by,Mary Hooper
Troll Bridge a Rock' n' Roll Fairy tale by, Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple
Girl in Development by,Jordan Roter
The Opposite of Chocolate by,Julie Bertagna
One For Sorrow, Two for Joy by,Clive Woodall
The Last of The High Kings by,Kate Thompson
The New Policeman by, Kate Thompson
M is for magic by, Neil Gaiman
Power of Three by, Diana Wynn-Jones
Miss Smithers by,Susan Juby
In Juvenile Fiction:
Swordbird by,Nancy Yi Fan -This book was written by a twelve year old girl
and has gotten rave reviews.
Heartbeat by, Sharon Creech
The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood by,Barb Bentley Ullman
Framed by, Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Wish Giver by,Bill Brittian
The GrandFathers Dance by, Patricia MacLachlan
Regular Guy & Guytime by, Sarah Weeks

Review of Plum Spooky by, Janet Evanovich

Another hit from Janet Evanovich!Stephanie is in prime form explosions,wrecked cars and a new twist MONKEYS.We of course get a good dose of Deisel but for me not enough Grandma.This was a laugh outloud romp through the Berg and a new location the Barrens with a visit from the Easter Bunny,Sasquatch and my favorite Elmer who farts fire.How she comes up with these stories is beyond me but I hope she never stops!Lulu is of course front and center and we move along with her and Tank's storyline *No Spoiler*you'll have to read to see what happens!I loved this book as I do all Janet's books.And just my opinion but Hey USA Network if your looking for characters you'll never find more in one place than the Berg!

New Books from the past Month

I hope Everyone had a Happy Holidays..Where does the time go!
2009 Wow that sounded so far away at one time in my life!We've also gotten some great old movies on DVD-Stalag 17 & Sunset Boulevard.Both Starring William Holden.I hope to add to this collection in the future!
New books this month:
In Adult Fiction:
On A Someday by, Roxanne Henke
Plum Spooky by, Janet Evanovich
Snow Blind by, P.J. Tracy
If Looks Could Kill & Over her Dead Body by, Kate White
A Killer's Kiss by, William Lasher
Every Now & Then by, Karen Kingsbury
Lonestar Secrets by, Colleen Coble
Unbridled Dreams by, Stephanie Whitson
Letter Perfect by, Cathy Marie Hake
These Boots Were Made For Walking by, Melody Carlson
Crystal Lies by, Melody Carlson
Halos by, Kristen Heitzman
Where The Heart Leads by,Kim Vogel Sawyer
See Isabella Run by,Elizabeth Bloom
All That Matters by, Jan Goldstein
Foul Play by, Janet Evanovich
The Pagan Stone # 3 by, Nora Roberts
A Breath of Ashes by, Diana Gabaldon
In Large Print:
So Long at the Fair by, Christine Schwarz
A Promise to Believe In by, Traci Peterson
In Non-Fiction:
The Following Are ND Books
If This Land Could Talk by, Judy Cook
Life on The Prairie by, Ken Stein
The Green Coat:the Dust Bowl Years by,Rosemary McDunn
The Horizontal World:Growing Up in the Middle of Nowhere by, Deb Marquart
In Audio:
on CD
The Tenth Circle by, Jodi Picoult
Summer of Roses by, Luann Rice
The Bone garden by, Tess Gerritsen
I Heard That Song Before by, Mary Higgins Clark
The Society of S by,Susan Hubbard
On Cassette:
Grave Secrets by, Kathy Reichs
Gravity by, Tess Gerritsen
Puppet by, Joy Feilding
The English Patient by, Michael Ondaatje
In Young Adult:
Tales of Beedle the Bard by, J.K. Rowlings
Long Shadows #5 by, Erin Hunter
Into The Dark by, Peter Abrahams
The Looking Glass Wars & Seeing Redd by, Frank Beddor
Vincalis The Agitator & The Diplomacy of Wolves by, Holly Lisle
Alta,Sanctuary & Aerie by, Mercedes Lackey

N.T.A.B Reviews

There is a N.T.A.B. Meeting Mon.Jan 5th @ 7 o'clock.
If you can't make it post your review Please!

Special Holiday Hours

Dec. 23rd 11-6
Dec.24&25 Closed
Dec.26 11-6
Dec.29 2-8
Dec.30 11-6
Dedc.31 11-4
Jan.1 Closed
Have a safe and happy holiday!

Open House rescheduled