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STORY TIME CALENDAR/SUMMER READING PROGRAM
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Lost birds
by Anne Hillerman
Retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, P.I. Joe Leaphorn is hired to find the birth parents of a woman raised by a bilagaana family, which unexpectedly turns into a complicated case, while Officer Bernadette Manuelito investigates an explosion linked his investigation.
Recommended by Miss Carrie
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No More Biting
by Bernette Ford
It's Billy Goat's first day at school, and he feels lost and lonely. Even though he really wants to join in the fun and games, he just doesn't know how. Billy Goat gets so frustrated that he even bites Piggy, Lambkin, and Bunny! But with a little gentle guidance from sympathetic Ducky, he learns that teeth are for biting food--not for biting your friends. (Board Book)
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Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn
by Shannon Hale
When her best friend Unicorn dreams of being a mermaid, Kitty, armed with her trusty craft kit, creates an elaborate mermaid tail, but when their trip to the beach doesn't go as planned, she must help him feel enchanting again. (Easy)
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Uprising
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Drawing on the extraordinary real-life story of a young Polish girl, this brand-new thriller follows 12-year-old Lidia as she secretly helps the Jewish people held captive in the Warsaw Ghetto and after the uprising, joins the Resistance, fighting to defeat the German soldiers and defend their freedom. (Fiction Junior)
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The Sweet Blue Distance
by Sara Donati
In 1857, young midwife Carrie Ballentyne travels west to the New Mexico Territory for a nursing position, but while helping women give birth in Sante Fe, she discovers her employer is keeping secrets and must ferret out the truth to save his young daughter whom she's come to love. (Fiction)
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Darling Girls
by Sally Hepworth
Two women who escaped an overly-strict home with a foster mother on a farm are called back to their childhood home and into the orbit of their former guardian when human bones are discovered beneath the farmhouse. (Fiction)
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The Kamogawa Food Detectives
by Hisashi Kashiwai
What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time? Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by . . . The father-daughter duo are 'food detectives'. Through ingenious investigations, they are able to recreate dishes from a person's treasured memories - dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility. A bestseller in Japan, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal. (Large Print Fiction)
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You Never Know: A Memoir
by Tom Selleck
An American icon and famed actor brings us on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, clearing up misconceptions; sharing dozens of never-before-told stories from both his personal and professional lives; and offering a truly fresh perspective on a changing industry and a changing world. (Biography)
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