October: NonFiction Pick Very powerful. An English translation of the ground breaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. – Elly For more than three decades, Svetlana Alexievich…
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NONFIC: The Unwomanly Face of War : an Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich ; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
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FIC: The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories by Penelope Lively
October: Fiction Pick This is a collection of short stories which I enjoyed. The first one, which is the title story, is written from the point of view of a hen living at Pompei, immortalized in a wall painting, and…
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FIC: Eleanor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine by Gail Honeyman
October: Fiction Pick A whip smart read. Perfectly paced, odd, fascinating, tales place in Glasgow, shocking and hilarious. A fascinating story about loneliness, hope, tragedy and humanity. The delivery is superb. – Elly No one’s ever told Eleanor that life…
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YA/J NONFIC: Mama Africa!How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathryn Erskine; and 2 Honorable Mention Picks!
October: YA/J NonFiction Pick (J) Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathryn Erskine Depicting singer Miriam Makeba and her part in the struggle to defeat apartheid in South Africa, this illustrated story will inspire and…
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YA FIC: Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
October: Young Adult Fiction Pick The perfect read for October this story tips it’s hat to Scooby-Doo as a fun, fast paced mystery unfolds. – Robin With raucous humor and brilliantly orchestrated mayhem, Meddling Kids subverts teen detective…
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