What the Library Staff is reading...

• At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (Fic Kar)
  If you're one of the few who haven't discovered this delightful 9 volume series, summer would be a great time to do so. Meet Father Tim and all the interesting inhabitants of Mitford as they grow through life together.
• Book of Lost Things by John Connolly (Fic Con)
  This is NOT Connolly's usual fare; it's a fairy tale about 12-year-old David, an boy having trouble adjusting to his new step-mother and step-brother. He enters a magical kingdom for lost things in hope of finding his mother. Dark but clever.
• Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock (C Blackstock)
  This is a Christian novel about the murders of a couple who run a halfway house in a small community. It is not very realistic, but is suspenseful and absorbing, with a number of sympathetic characters.
• Echo Park by Michael Connelly (Fic Con)
  This is an exceptionally suspenseful Harry Bosch tale, involving his efforts to solve a 13 year old murder. A serial killer and political corruption are also thrown into the mix.
• Killer Insight by Victoria Laurie (Fic Lau)
  Abby is going to die. The how, when, why, where, and who will keep you guessing till the end. However, even if you see the bright light, there may still be hope.
• Last stand of the Tallgrass Prairie by Aimee Larrabee (577.44 La)
  Beautiful pictures of how the prairie once looked. Some of the grasses and flowers could make great additions to our gardens.
• Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean (Electronic audio)
  Currently this book is only available in Electronic audio. It is the sequel to Peter Pan. Something is amiss in Neverland. So Peter Pan's old friends (now all grownup) travel back to save him (in their children's clothes).
• Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult (Fic Pic)
  A lawyer leaves the big city to get away from her hectic life and ends up defending her Amish cousin on a murder charge for allegedly killing her newborn infant.
• Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem (616.042 Mo)
  A fascinating account of why deadly diseases are bred into our genetic code and why that might sometimes that isn't all that bad.
• Tumbling Blocks by Earlene Fowler (Fic Fow)
  Benni is asked to investigate a suicide, which a friend believes is murder. Gabe says it is a suicide and and there is no harm in her asking questions. That is how all the good mysteries start.
• Why I Let My Hair Grow Out by Maryrose Wood (YA Fic Woo)
  Morgan is 16, just dumped by her boyfriend, and sent on a bike tour of Ireland by her parents. Is it any wonder she shaves her head? It's not long until she finds an attractive to Ireland and to Colin, the bike tour guide. Coming soon!

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