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Pearland Picks August 2017
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Pearland Library Closing Temporarily for Expansion
The branch will close for renovation and expansion on Saturday, August 12 at 6 PM. Starting Monday, August 14 drop off items and pick up holds at 2341 North Galveston Avenue. There will be a small browsing collection, and an external book drop will be available at the site 24/7. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 10 AM to 7 PM Thursday and Friday 9 AM to 6 PM Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM Sunday closed Starting in September, children's and adult programs will take place at the Pearland Recreation Center, 4141 Bailey Road. They will be free and open to the public. Recreation Center membership is not required to participate. For detailed programming information, visit the Pearland Branch link at bcls.lib.tx.us. The library is expected to reopen in spring 2018 with enhanced programming space, additional study spaces, a new and popular opening day collection and a creative/tech makerspace.
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Another Brooklyn : A Novel by Jacqueline WoodsonTorn between the fantasies of her youth and the realities of a life marked by violence and abandonment, August reunites with a beloved old friend who challenges her to reconcile past inconsistencies and come to terms with the difficulties that forced her to grow up too quickly. Reading-group guide available. By a National Book Award-winning author. Bookworms Book Club Monday, August 7, 6:30 PM Pearland Library, 3522 Liberty Drive
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The Mothers : A Novelby Brit BennettIn a contemporary black community, 17-year-old Nadia Turner mourns the suicide of her mother, leading her to take up with the local's pastor's son; but when she gets pregnant, the pregnancy and the subsequent cover-up will have an impact that goes far beyond their youth. A first novel. Novel Discussions: A Debut Novel Book Club Monday, August 21, 6:30 PM Location To Be Determined
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Tornado Weather by Deborah E. KennedyWhen a disabled 5-year-old goes missing while wheeling herself the short distance between her school bus and home, small-town secrets and suspicions collide as the pieces of what is known are put together. A first novel.
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The Sisters Chase
by Sarah Healy
Rendered homeless by her mother's accidental death, 18-year-old Mary takes her younger sister across the country in search of a better life that is further complicated by painful secrets. By the author of Can I Get an Amen?
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Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
Ignoring the troubling behavior of an eccentric crime writer with whom she has worked for years, editor Susan Ryeland is dismayed when a subplot hidden in the author's latest manuscript reveals a real-world murder. By the best-selling author of Moriarty.
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The Awkward Age
by Francesca Segal
After her daughter, Gwen, has trouble adjusting to her new beau, James, Julia Alden must do her best to unite two households, but when Gwen turns for comfort to James’ 17-year-old son, Nathan, the consequences will test her mother’s loyalty and threaten their fragile new happiness.
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A Single Spy
by William Christie
A World War II Russian spy with divided loyalties goes deep undercover in Nazi Germany and uncovers an assassination plot with the potential to change history. By the author of The Enemy Inside.
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Silver and Salt
by Elanor Dymott
Haunted by a dark secret that destroyed her family and led her mother into madness, Ruthie returns to Greece after her father’s death to spend time with her sister but has her hard-won peace shattered by an English family next door.
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Off Speed : Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception
by Terry McDermott
"A wonderfully informative, exuberant, and entertaining book--part sports history, part personal history--that explores America's romance with baseball through one "perfect game" and the drama of pitching. In Off Speed, Terry McDermott weaves the fascinating story of baseball's 150-year hunt for the perfect pitch. Using the framework of a single game (9 chapters, 9 innings, 9 pitches), he explores the history of every type of pitch, combining the folk wisdom of the players with the enormous wealth of newdata brought to the sport by the growing legion of statisticians who are transforming many of the sport's once sacred beliefs. As a lifelong baseball fan, McDermott approaches his subject with the love every fan brings to the park plus the expertise of an investigative journalist, exploring with irrepressible enthusiasm and curiosity both the technical side and the romance of the game"
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Bangkok : Recipes and Stories from the Heart of Thailand
by Leela Punyaratabandhu
A native of Thailand with an award-winning cooking blog writes a love letter to her hometown with 120 recipes that capture the vibrant spirit of the city, including Steamed Dumplings with Chicken-peanut Filling, Beef Green Curry and Kudi Chin Sponge Cakes.
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Implacable Foes : War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
by Waldo H Heinrichs
In this history of the last year of the war in the Pacific, award-winning historians Waldo Heinrichs and Marc Gallicchio examine all the issues facing the Allies in their fight against the Japanese, and whether unconditional surrender was inevitable.
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PEARLAND BRANCH LIBRARY 3522 Liberty Dr. Pearland, Texas 77581 (281) 652-1677bcls.lib.tx.us |
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