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The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list of some of the reads we’ve enjoyed over the past few months. The selection below includes both fiction and non-fiction, a great juvenile series for reading aloud, a scary Halloween-appropriate novel, and a couple compelling memoirs. As always, you can place a hold on a book listed by clicking on its title. If you wish to request more reading suggestions from a staff member, just click on their name. Happy FALL reading! - Catherine
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The Remakingby Clay McLeod Chapman "The Remaking is one creepy, skin crawling read. Urban legends abound when a mother and daughter are burned at the stake for being witches in 1931 in small town Virginia. A man haunted by the tale as a boy decided to direct the movie based on the horrific events. 9 year old Amber Pendleton is cast as the daughter and narrowly escapes with her life during the filming. Fast forward to 20+ years later and she is now a C actress when a director approaches her to be in the remake of the film cast as the mother. Will she be able to survive the second time around or will she be pulled back down the rabbit hole?" -- Julie, Readers' Services Coordinator If you enjoy flipping through genres as much as you enjoy flipping through pages, click here to email Julie for more suggestions.
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Habenby Haben Girma Haben’s self-titled memoir shares insightful and amusing vignettes of what it is like for her to navigate school, career, and life in general, as a deafblind African-American woman. Further, disability drives advancement across all sectors – for instance, she notes a text-to-braille technological innovation she pioneered – that benefit everyone. This disability rights advocate proves that disability is an asset that contributes to society. -- Jennifer, Librarian, Amherstview For readers seeking books with a social message, Jennifer is your go-to librarian. Email her for suggestions here.
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"Clair and Ethan Abrams are mourning the loss of their son Colton to a genetic abnormality passed on through Clair’s DNA. Desperate to have a healthy child Clair turns to fertility expert Robert Nash and his genius (albeit not too-stable) assistant Jillian whose leading-edge research offers hope that she could indeed give birth to a biological child of her own free from genetic fallout. This family drama/physiological thriller is a dark, suspenseful and exciting story sure to make you question how far moral, medical and ethical boundaries should be stretched when it comes to human reproduction." -- Marg, Branch Supervisor, Napanee If psychological fiction and suspense are your genres of choice, email Marg here for plenty more riveting suggestions.
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The lost stone by Jordan Quinn“Reading aloud to my kids brings me much joy and thankfully they both enjoy it almost as much as I do. Over the last year or so my eight year old and I have found some great book series to enjoy reading together. The Kingdom of Wrenly is an early reader series has lots of pictures and short chapters, which make it a great for before bed reading. Join Prince Lucas and his friend Clara on their quests throughout Wrenly as they visit trolls, fairies, wizards as they solve mysteries.” -- Patricia, Library Assistant, Napanee If you spend time reading with your kids, you'll want to hear more of Patricia's suggestions for great read-aloud title. Email her here.
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Red river girlby Joanna Jolly “This is a well-researched, moving account of Tina’s disappearance, the finding of her body on August 17, 2014 and the building of the case by Winnipeg Police Officer John O’Donovan against Raymond Cormier. In-depth background information is given on all of the key people connected with the case. The reader is also presented with facts about other missing and murdered Indigenous women. The author does a brilliant job of bringing the plight of these women and their relatives to light. While this may be a challenging read because of the powerful and emotional subject matter, it is an eye-opening page turner.” -- Andree, Relief Librarian If you enjoy compelling Canadian fiction and non-fiction, send Andree an email for more suggestions by clicking here.
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Writer Dani Shapiro always had a strong relationship with her late father and a fraught relationship with her late mother, so when she discovers through a 23 & Me genetic test that her father is not technically related to her, she stumbles down an emotional rabbit hole. Why did her parents choose to use a sperm donor and not tell her? What does this mean for her Jewish identity? Should she reach out to the sperm donor and if so, what kind of relationship could they have? This is such an interesting, timely topic." -- Catherine, County Librarian If you can't get enough memoirs, be sure to email Catherine here for the latest and greatest in the genre.
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“Meet Nina Hill. She is an introvert who thrives on routine and schedules, and has every aspect of her life planned right down to what she is going to eat each day. When things don’t go accordingly, she gets anxious and shuts down with a book. Just when Nina thinks she has her life the way she wants it, she gets news that the father she never knew had died and she has relatives that want to meet her. If that wasn’t enough chaos for Nina, she also discovers the bookstore where she works is closing. Will Nina be able to step outside her comfort zone?" -- Chantell, Library Assistant, Napanee If this novel sounds like it would be right up your alley, email Chantell here for other great contemporary women's fiction picks.
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Read something elseby Lemony Snicket Are you looking for wit, wisdom and inspiration? Need tips on how to survive the turbulent journey and adventures of life? Well look no further than Lemony Snicket! The bestselling author has grouped together some of his most dubious and insightful offerings from his previous books and unpublished stories. He has even included some never-before-heard quotations in this useful and thought-provoking collection. I encourage everyone to read this book as it was a true pleasure (definitely don’t take the title to heart) full of intriguing ideas and perspectives on life! -- Kristin, Library Relief Whether fiction or non-fiction, adult or juvenile, if you are looking for a book to move you, give Kristin an email here.
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