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Summer Learning Programs Imagine Your Story! Kids, teens and adults can participate in all the fun of Summer reading at any member library in Cumberland County. Each program is unique, but fun is guaranteed! (Looking for another library in Pennsylvania? Search here!)
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Station eleven : A Novel
by Emily St. John Mandel
The sudden death of a Hollywood actor during a production of "King Lear" marks the beginning of the world's dissolution in a story told at various past and future times from the perspectives of the actor and four of his associates. Moving back and forth through time, this novel concerns the before and after of a catastrophic virus called the Georgia Flu that wipes out most of the world's population very quickly. The intertwined lives and concept that art remains alive make this a magnetic narrative with solid writing.
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The Dog Stars
by Peter Heller
Surviving a pandemic disease that has killed everyone he knows, a pilot establishes a shelter in an abandoned airport hangar before hearing a random radio transmission that compels him to risk his life to seek out other survivors. Although Heller is chillingly efficient at creating a bleak world that removes most traces of life as we know it, he gives the reader hope that human relationships can be redemptive.
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The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature
by J. Drew Lanham
In a book that examines life through the lens of home, family, nature and community, the author discusses his upbringing in South Carolina, in a memoir about race, belonging and a love of nature. He describes his upbringing, and helps the reader understand the conflicts of loving the land that holds memories of harsh labor and being treated as less than human. As an ornithologist and professor of ecology Lanham is a self-described "rare bird...an unusually colored fish out of water."
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Such a Fun Age: A Novel
by Kiley Reid
A story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned white employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. Full of nuanced characters and a very current plot, the reader is kept off-balance by the exploration of relationships and consequences of doing the right thing for the wrong reason.
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
by Robin J DiAngelo
This book analyzes defensive moves that white people make when racially challenged, how these actions protect racial inequality, and presents strategies for engaging more constructively in these conversations. It is an essential tool toward authentic dialogue and action that provides practical tools for grappling with racism today.
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Travel as a Political Act: How to Leave Your Baggage Behind
by Rick Steves
Now in it's 3rd edition, travel writer Rick Steves presents advice on traveling to different countries of the world as a way of increasing our understanding of different cultures and political systems, and appreciating the interconnectedness within the global community. The author considers the new political reality of Brexit, Refugees, Erdoan, and Trump, as well as populism, nativism, terrorism, and climate change and explains why travel has never been more relevant.
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
by Wes Moore
Traces the parallel lives of two youths with the same name born a year apart in the same community, describing how the author grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, White House Fellow and promising business leader while his counterpart suffered a life of violence and imprisonment.
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Swing kings : the inside story of baseball's home run revolution
by Jared Diamond
The Wall Street Journal national baseball writer presents a narrative account of the “home run boom” that describes the pivotal contributions of such figures as J. D. Martinez, Aaron Judge and Justin Turner. A first book. 50,000 first printing. A home run for aficianotos of baseball!
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Joyland
by Stephen King
In a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child and the ways both will change his life forever. A chilling take of horror in only the way Stephen King can deliver.
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The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: an Oral History
by Andy Greene
Rolling Stone journalist Andy Greene offers fans hoping for an Office reboot the next best thing—a detailed oral history drawn from interviews with the show's creators, writers, and cast and crew, as well as critics and NBC network executives. This hit series developed its take on the day-to-day life of everyday office workers—“normal people, but they’re really quirky.”
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The Martian: A Novel
by Andy Weir
Stranded on Mars by a dust storm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Watney struggles to survive in spite of minimal supplies and harsh environmental challenges that test his ingenuity in unique ways. This first novel is an edge-of-your-seat debut thriller with laugh-out-loud dialogue - totally accessible science fiction for those hot summer days!
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The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne
A crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), it is based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk who survived along for almost 5 years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile. In this story, five men and a dog escape imprisionment by the Confederate Army during the American Civil Was by stealing a helium-filled balloon. They soon find themselves in a faraway, fantastic land where they apply their scientific knowledge to survive as they uncover the island''s secrets.
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Ruby's Birds
by Mya Thompson
Ruby, a young girl living in New York City, uncovers the wild side of her neighborhood when she discovers the joys of bird-watching after seeing a Golden-Winged Warbler in Central Park. The illustrations are brilliantly colorful, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology provides a key to 14 birds and tips for taking a nature walk in the back of the book.
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The Girl Who Speaks Bear
by Sophie Anderson
Longing to know who she really is after being discovered in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka begins a remarkable transformation that forces her to leave a loving foster home in search of a place where she truly belongs. This is a great read for the family, classroom or book club, this summer read will transport you to a snowy world with a dynamic, memorable cast of rich personalities.
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Chapter Two is Missing!
by Josh Lieb
A hopelessly lost narrator, an unqualified detective and a sneaky janitor invite children to help when it is discovered that the second chapter of their book has gone missing, letters are hiding in the wrong places and a chapter from another book has been substituted along the way. This whodunit is entertaining and engaging with word play and humor in subtle jokes and clever word games.
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NoveList Plus
Use your library card to access expert reading recommendations from NoveList make finding your next book easier than ever. NoveList Plus includes both fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages. Find read-alikes, books on a theme, age-appropriate reading, books in a series and more!
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