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Books for Book Clubs February 2017
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Did you know? The High Plains Library District offers many services to support you and your book club! Book Club Bags: Each book club bag includes 12 copies of the book and a discussion guide, and best of all it comes with a 6-week checkout period! Book-a-Librarian for Book Clubs: Set up a face-to-face appointment for your book club with a librarian. From tips on running a successful discussion to presentations on hot new books, we're here to help! Just follow the link and select "Reading Advice" from the list of options. Personalized Reading Lists: If you'd like the personalized help from a librarian without the face-to-face meeting, this is the option for you! Simply fill out the survey, letting us know about the books your group loved (and loved to hate), and we'll send you a list of suggestions picked just for you! Books for Book Clubs Newsletter: Subscribe to this newsletter for monthly picks that are great for discussion, as well as notification of upcoming events and programs suited for book clubs.
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Mischling: A Novel
by Affinity Konar
Twin sisters fight to survive the evils of World War II and the Holocaust in this critically acclaimed novel that's not for the faint of heart. The brutal realities of Josef Mengele's "twin experiments" are brought to shocking life in this heartwrenching, important story of perseverance and survival against the odds. Book groups that can stand the darkness may ultimately find unlikely hope as well.
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Calling Me Home
by Julie Kibler
A debut novel inspired by the author's grandmother's forbidden love with a black man follows the experiences of hairdresser and African-American single mom Dorrie, who while struggling with difficult family dynamics reluctantly agrees to drive an octogenarian client to a funeral several states away. Book groups that loved The Help and are looking for more moving stories with great characters won't want to miss Calling Me Home.
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The Widower's Tale
by Julia Glass
Enjoying an active but lonely rural life, 70-year-old Percy haplessly allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn and transform his quiet home into a lively, youthful community that compels him to reexamine the choices he made in the decades after his wife's death. The author, a National Book Award winner, has created a story and characters as heartwarming as they are complex.
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Inheriting Edith: A Novel
by Zoe Fishman
A single mother inherits a beautiful beach house under the condition that she cares for an Alzheimer's patient who lives there, an arrangement that leads to a tenuous bond and revelations about a five-decade secret. This warm, witty, and unexpected novel explores issues of parenting, aging, and human connection in a story that will leave readers satisfied.
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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
by Jill Lepore
A revelatory portrait of founding father Ben Franklin's youngest sister, Jane, draws on correspondences, artifacts and recently discovered portraits to reveal how in spite of obscurity and poverty she was, like her brother, a passionate reader, gifted writer and shrewd political commentator who made insightful observations about an early America.
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Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
by Eric Foner
Traces the workings of the underground railroad in slave-dependent New York by three lesser-known heroes who coordinated with black dockworkers and counterparts in other states to help thousands of fugitive slaves between 1830 and 1860. This compellingly written history helps modern readers better understand the truth behind the mythology of the underground railroad. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Fiery Trail.
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
The second child of a scholarly, alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing from the Arizona desert, to Las Vegas, to an Appalachian mining town, during which her siblings and she fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities. This witty memoir has long been a book group favorite, and the time may be right for a revisit or for discovery by a new generation of readers.
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
by Lawrence Wright
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the Church of Scientology and discusses the esoteric cosmology, the auditing process for determining an inductee's state of being, and the Bridge for Total Freedom, and details how the church pursues celebrities. Scientology is often in the news but documented facts can be scarce. Book groups interested in the shadowy organization should look no further than this meticulously researched book filled with original reporting, interviews, and analysis.
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