Staff Picks

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside is filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and contains a cast of characters both ... Read More

"I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this on CD."

Jo Ellen, Winters-Bellbrook Library

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Empire Falls

Richard Russo--from his first novel, "Mohawk, to his most recent, "Straight Man"--has demonstrated a peerless affinity for the human tragicomedy, ... Read More

"I don't know why it took me so long to get around to reading this. It was very good."

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The Dog Who Came in from the Cold: A Corduroy Mansions Novel
The heartwarming and hilarious second installment in the Corduroy Mansions series presents the further adventures of Alexander McCall Smith's newest, ... Read More

"The 2nd in the Alexander McCall Smith newspaper-serialized series, Corduroy Mansions continues the characters created in McCall Smith's ... Read More

The Postmistress
Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, "The Postmistress" is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women--and of ... Read More

"I also recommend the sound recording of the Postmistress. American at home in Cape Cod in 1940 are beginning to realize the inevitabi ... Read More

The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir
Using the trademark blend of humor and pathos that made "Marley & Me" beloved by millions, Grogan tells the powerful story of a son in the making--a u ... Read More

"Everyone knows Marley and Me, but I enjoyed this book about the author's journey through life and his relationship with his pa ... Read More

The Night Circus
To enter the black-and-white-striped tents of Le Cirque des Reves is to enter a world where objects really do turn into birds and people really do dis ... Read More

"This book had a lot of prepublication hype but I enjoyed the story of magicians in competition, but falling in love."

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They Cage the Animals at Night
Rosie Award Winner 1995-1996
Burch was left at an orphanage and never stayed at any one foster home long enough to make any friends. This is ... Read More

"This is a heart-stirring story."

Charity, Xenia Library

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The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy
Based on the recently discovered diaries of Lionel Logue, The King's Speech recounts an inspiring real-life tale of triumph over adversity, when an Au ... Read More

:"I was fascinated by the audio version of this book. It opens with an actual recording of King George VI’s wartime speech and t ... Read More

Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music
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"The audio edition of this book transported me back to my serious folk music loving days. Narrated by Judy herself with snippets of so ... Read More

Bossypants
The Emmy Award-winning star and writer of "30 Rock" offers a hilarious collection of stories of modern life, celebrity, and motherhood. ... Read More

"A must listen for Fey fans. Her narration, with asides, impressions and other goodies that aren’t in the print edition kept me ... Read More

Staff Picks

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

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Zeitoun

"This is a beautiful book. "Zeitoun" is a poignant, haunting, ethereal story about New Orleans in peril. Eggers has bottled up the feeling of pos ... Read More

"I just finished Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. It was a fast and very compelling read. Extremely thought-provoking."

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The Forgotten Affairs of Youth

Isabel and her fiance know who they are and where they come from. But not everybody is so fortunate, and some, like Jane, a visiting Australian p ... Read More

"Light mystery; I love the setting in Scotland. Easy, calm read. "

Margie, Beavercreek Librar ... Read More

The Fault in Our Stars
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed u ... Read More

"While this book is for teens, I think even adults will appreciate it. John Green is hilarious and insightful. Beware, it might ... Read More

Ernie Pyles War
When a machine-gun bullet ended the life of war correspondent Ernie Pyle in the final days of World War II, Americans mourned him in the same breath a ... Read More

"Unlike many of his colleagues who 'played it safe' by reporting the war from behing the lines, war correspondent, Ernie Pyle, wrote ... Read More

The Winter of Our Discontent
From a swashbuckling pirate fantasy to a meditation on American morality?two classic Steinbeck novels make their black spine debuts
IN AWARDING Jo ... Read More

"Our book discussion group enjoyed the way Steinbeck uses words. I think he’s one of my favorite authors for that reason. He can descr ... Read More

Home Front
The blockbuster bestselling author of "Night Road" and "Firefly Lane" delivers a masterful novel that explores the sacrifices of one American family a ... Read More

"A thought provoking look at a military family, from all points of view…very touching!"

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Clara and Mr. Tiffany
The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Girl in Hyacinth Blue"creates a dynamic portrait of Clara Driscoll: lead designer for Louis Comfort Ti ... Read More

"My Trinity Community book club really enjoyed Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Vreeland. They so enjoyed this book they have asked f ... Read More

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Hitchens takes on his biggest subject yet--the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. With insight and wit, he describes the ways in wh ... Read More

Is Christianity Good for the World?
Put two contrarians together and shake well. -Christianity Today The gloves come off in this electric exchange, originally hosted by Christianity Toda ... Read More

Letter to a Christian Nation
From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The End of Faith" comes a new, hard-hitting, and impassioned book that continues Harriss fight aga ... Read More

The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to ju ... Read More

"Warning: These book may be harmful to religious faith. They're all a little bombasitc, but pretty much cover all that's to be ... Read More

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Staff Picks

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Meet Enzo, the unforgettable canine narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. Enzo is a philosopher wi ... Read More

"A read that is simultaneously quick, yet intense and thoughtful, it is fresh because it’s a first-person account from a dog’s p ... Read More

Melancholia
In this beautiful movie about the end of the world, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsg2rd) are celebrating their marriage at a sump ... Read More

"Melancholia, directed by Sweden’s most depressing director (and this is saying a lot) Lars Von Trier was a stunning work of ... Read More

Beginners
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover. ... Read More

"The Beginners was the best movie of the year—and was completely overlooked by the academy except for the excellent performan ... Read More

The Winter of Our Disconnect: How Three Totally Wired Teenagers (and a Mother Who Slept with Her iPhone) Pulled the Plug on Their Technology and Liv
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"I think this was probably the best book I’ve read in a long time.

Funny, journal type entries along with really interesting ... Read More

A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents--And Ourselves
In telling the warmhearted story of caring for her own aged and ailing mother, "New York Times" journalist Gross offers indispensable advice on virtua ... Read More

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Okay for Now
In this stunning companion to "The Wednesday Wars," a two-time Newbery Honor winner expertly weaves multiple themes of loss and recovery in a story te ... Read More

The Scorpio Races
With her trademark lyricism, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Stiefvater ("Forever, Shiver") turns to a new world, where a pair are swept up in ... Read More

Both of these audiobooks are 2012 Odyssey Award Honor Books (great audiobooks for children/young adults). Brenda, Cedarville Library
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Delirium
"Delirium: The Special Edition" features an interview with author Oliver, in which she gives rich insights into the dystopian world she created and wh ... Read More

Matched
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears o ... Read More

Divergent

One choice
One choice decides your friends, defines your beliefs, and determines your loyalties . . . forever.
Or, one choice can transfor ... Read More

Kristen, Fairborn Library
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Player Piano
Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run ... Read More

"Written in 1952 about humans and computers, it is timely still"

Connie, Technical Services
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Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life
This is the funny, touching, and true story of the man who enabled Woodstock to take place. It is also the personal story of one man who took stock of ... Read More

"The hippies’ days in the sun, and Elliot Tiber’s story of his role in what led up to the big event…"

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"I just finished reading Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope by Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly. It focuses most ... Read More

Staff Picks

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

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Robin, Fairborn Library

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Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
In this shocking, timely, and inspirational memoir, Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religio ... Read More

Charity, Xenia Library

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The Help
In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a ... Read More

Abigale, Beavercreek Library

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The Wishing Trees
Almost a year after the death of his wife, former high-tech executive Ian finds a letter that will change his life. It contains Kate's final wish--a p ... Read More

King's Oak
Leaving behind a disastrous marriage, Diana, "Andy", Calhoun moves to the small town of Pemberton, Georgia, "in search of banality". What she discover ... Read More

Lindy, Xenia Library

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Dreams of Joy
The continuation of "Shanghai Girls." Devastated after discovering the shocking truth about her mother and father, Joy flees to China to find a new li ... Read More

"As soon as you finish the first one you will want to jump right into the sequel. I became totally engaged by the characters and their ... Read More

Habibi
From the internationally acclaimed author of "Blankets "("A triumph for the genre.""--""Library Journal"), a highly anticipated new graphic novel.
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"What a gorgeous book from the binding to the paper it is printed on to the pen and ink illustrations and Arabic calligraphy! Compelli ... Read More

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Revolution
Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine's diary, she recognizes something in her words and is mov ... Read More

Daughter of the Forest
This novel is the beginning of a trilogy filled with history and fantasy, myth and magic, and legend and love. Sorcha, the seventh child of Lord Colum ... Read More

Life as We Knew It
2007 Teens' Top Ten Winner
BookPage Notable Title
When a meteor hits the moon, Miranda must learn to survive the unimaginable . . ... Read More

Melissa, Xenia Library

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Wildwood: The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I
After her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical fo ... Read More

"This is by Colin Meloy of the band The Decemberists. It’s shelved in the kids' section but four staff members at BV read it and l ... Read More

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning ... Read More

"A fascinating account of the first American ambassador to Berlin and his family during the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in 1933-34."< ... Read More

The Tiger's Wife
Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Obreht, the youngest of "The New Yorker's" 20 best American fiction writers under 40 ... Read More

"A fairy tale which is infused with modern day reality of war and loss, but ultimately hopeful and magical in its rendering."

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The Little Women Letters
Donnelly delivers a contemporary novel about sisters who are the descendants of "Little Women's" Jo March. ... Read More

Little Vampire Women
A riotous twist on the beloved classic--now Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are little vampire women. This uproarious retelling of a timeless tale is sure to l ... Read More

Lindy, Xenia Library

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The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
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"OK, I admit it. I’ve always been a little intimidated by the idea of reading a book by McCullough. So I listened to this ... Read More

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning ... Read More

Eric, Yellow Springs Library

Staff Picks

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

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Thank You Notes
Fallon addresses some 200 subjects in need of his undying "gratitude." Each page will feature one note and a photograph of its recipient. From Hilary ... Read More

Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me: By Chelsea's Family, Friends and Other Victims
Friends, family, and co-workers who have all been tricked by Handler into believing stories of total foolishness and into behaving like total fools wr ... Read More

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The Help
In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a ... Read More