Each two-minute vignette of Dan Roberts’ A Moment in Time is a brief and compelling journey into the past.
The Line Tender A National Bestseller A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2019 A Kirkus Best Book of 2019 A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2019 A Book Page Best Book of 2019 A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book “Kate Allen writes with lyric grace, and her beautifully textured narrative, of a girl struggling to understand and move beyond
So Brave, Young, and Handsome / Leif Enger. A stunning successor to his best selling novel Peace Like a River, Leif Enger’s new work is a rugged and nimble story about an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on his life, and the failed writer
Lionel Shriver takes a satirical look at the possible outcomes of a couple’s vow to off themselves when they reach their 80s. Thought-provoking, occasionally bizarre, and a sincere look at what makes a marriage work. See if it is available today at the library.
Childhood is surreal. Why shouldn’t children’s books be? In this whimsical talk, award-winning author Mac Barnett speaks about writing that escapes the page, art as a doorway to wonder — and what real kids say to a fictional whale.