Librarian's Pick
Here's what our librarians are reading lately.Librarian’s Pick: Scary Stories
“Welcome to Flight or Fright, an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you’re suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube (like gulp! a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. All the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we’ll bet you’ve never thought of before… but now you will the next time you walk down the jetway and place your fate in the hands of a total stranger. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Dan Simmons, and many others.”
Librarian’s Pick: Washington Black- Esi Edugyan
“Washington Black, a Bajan 11-year-old slave on a sugar plantation whose life is forever changed when he is removed from hard labor and “loaned” by his owner to Christopher “Titch” Wilde. Titch is an eccentric naturalist, inventor and abolitionist who initially wants the young Washington to serve as ballast in his experiments with hot air balloons.
Washington turns out to be a gifted artist and naturalist himself. The two develop a fraught relationship that takes them from Barbados to the Arctic and the deserts of Morocco until Washington ultimately gains his freedom. Told from Washington’s point of view, the novel examines both what it means to be truly free and the complex power dynamics of its central relationship.”
La elección del bibliotecario: En El Pais Que Amamos – Diane Guerrero
En el País Que Amamos: Mi Familia Dividida por Diane Guerrero
Nacida en los Estados Unidos, actriz Diane Guerrero se recuerda del día que descubrió que sus padres fueron deportados a Colombia cuando ella estaba en escuela.Esta memoria, lleno de emoción y dolor, reflecta los problemas de residentes indocumentados de este país. Diane, con apoyo de amigos, logro a encontrar el sueño americano y la voz para pelear para los derechos de inmigrantes.
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In The Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero
Born in the United States, actress Diane Guerro is reminded of the day she discovered that her parents were deported to Colombia when she was in school.This memoir, full of emotion and pain, reflects the problems of undocumented residents of this country. Diane, with the support of friends, managed to find the American dream and the voice to fight for immigrant rights.
Librarian’s Pick: The Personality Brokers – Merve Emre
“Relying on meticulous research, Emre reveals the vulnerable mindset of young housewife Briggs when she happened upon Carl Jung’s psychological theories in the 1920s. Inspired by Jung’s theories—but with no real psychological credentials and a background in fiction writing—Briggs and her daughter obsessively attempted to sort everyone in their lives into categories using a multiple-choice questionnaire they created.
Librarian’s Pick : The Good Neighbor – Maxwell King
“The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated episodes, written in collaboration with experts on childhood development.”
Librarian’s Pick: Small Animals – Kim Brooks
“One morning, Kim Brooks made a split-second decision to leave her four-year old son in the car while she ran into a store. What happened would consume the next several years of her life and spur her to investigate the broader role America’s culture of fear plays in parenthood. In Small Animals, Brooks asks, Of all the emotions inherent in parenting, is there any more universal or profound than fear? Why have our notions of what it means to be a good parent changed so radically? In what ways do these changes impact the lives of parents, children, and the structure of society at large? And what, in the end, does the rise of fearful parenting tell us about ourselves?”
Librarian’s Pick: The Shakespeare Requirement – Julie Schumacher
Librarian’s Pick: Temper – Nicky Drayden
“Temper brings a thrilling blend of science fiction, horror, magic, and dark humor from the award-winning author of The Prey of Gods. Auben’s six vices are branded on his arm for all the world to see – marking him as the lesser twin. But he won’t let his vices define him, even as he’s envious of his twin, whose single vice brand is a ticket to a better life, one that likely won’t involve Auben. The twins’ strained relationship threatens to snap when Auben starts hearing voices that speak to his dangerous vices.”
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Two decades into the future humans are battling for their very survival when a powerful AI computer goes rogue, and all the machines on earth rebel against their human controllers.
