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The Fallen: Visiting a friend's family home in an economically troubled western Pennsylvania community, Amos Decker, a detective with an uncanny eidetic memory, spots suspicious lights and discovers two dead bodies with no clear indication of how either victim died before corrupt local authorities and other mysterious roadblocks challenge his investigation. If you liked this, try: |
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Unsheltered: Traces the experiences of a woman whose efforts to protect her family from sudden unemployment are shaped by the story of an ostracized 19th-century science teacher. If you liked this, try: |
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Paradox: When divers discover the bones of multiple murder victims during a search of Lake Massey, agents Sherlock and Savich make a connection between the bones and an escaped psychopath who attempted to kidnap five-year-old Sean Savich. If you liked this, try: |
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Good Luck with That: When a lifelong friend and fellow weight-loss camper passes away, two grieving women attempt to fulfill her final wish that they overcome the body-image and self-esteem issues they have battled since childhood. If you liked this, try: |
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This month's recommendation comes from Laura, whose favorites of the books she read this year were Kimberley Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won. Laura says that while they were written for a middle-grade audience, she feels these "delightful, adventuresome, and moving" books can be appreciated by all ages. Adult readers will certainly appreciate the author's writing, evocation of emotions, and attention to historical detail. These two books tell the story of a young brother and sister who evacuate from London to the countryside during World War II, and of the woman who is forced to take them in and grows to love them. |
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At the Pembroke Public Library, we have magazines for readers of all ages! Found near the board books in the Children’s Room, Highlights Hello is recommended for babies and toddlers ages 0-2 and their caregivers. This monthly periodical was first published in 2012 as a sister magazine to the popular Highlights, with a focus on building early language and social skills, as well as strengthening the bond between baby and caregiver through reading. Highlights Hello has tear-proof, water-resistant pages, rounded corners and stitched binding. With colorful illustrations, simple but meaningful content, and tips for caregivers, it is the perfect introduction to magazines for curious little ones! December’s issue of Highlights Hello is all about looking up! There are stories about the daytime and nighttime skies, a rocket trip song, and a poem about looking up and down. Each month’s issue also includes the popular “Find It” feature in which little ones are encouraged to find familiar objects in an illustration. Be sure to wave bye-bye to the baby on the back cover every month! |
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For our December meeting the PPL Book Club is reading Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy. This historical nonfiction details the experience of the thousands of young women who were recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy during World War II to learn the complicated work of code breaking and help win the war. While many people may be familiar with England's Bletchley Park and Alan Turing, the amazing work of America's own code breakers has gone largely unrecognized: partly because of military restrictions and partly because the majority were women. Liza Mundy has researched vast, previously classified archival collections and interviewed over 20 surviving code breakers to write this book and finally tell these women's story. |
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