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| ==Willow Gale (Bookmobile) == | ==Willow Gale (Bookmobile) == | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?Steve+jobs+isaacson '''Steve Jobs'''] by Walter Isaacson. | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?time+to+be+in+earnest '''Time to Be in Earnest'''] by P. D. James. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?time+to+be+in+earnest '''Time to Be in Earnest'''] by P. D. James. | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?wake+of+forgiveness '''The Wake of Forgiveness'''] by Bruce Machart. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?wake+of+forgiveness '''The Wake of Forgiveness'''] by Bruce Machart. | ||
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| + | == Karen Gillaspie (Central)== | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?walk+across+the+sun '''A Walk Across the Sun'''] by Corban Addison. | ||
| ==Gary Grant (Albemarle Trustee) == | ==Gary Grant (Albemarle Trustee) == | ||
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| ==Gail Ott (Louisa) == | ==Gail Ott (Louisa) == | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?elizabeth+the+queen+the '''Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch'''] by Sally Bedell Smith. | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?paris+wife '''The Paris Wife'''] by Paula McLain. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?paris+wife '''The Paris Wife'''] by Paula McLain. | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?reservoir+milliken '''The Reservoir'''] by John Milliken Thompson. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?reservoir+milliken '''The Reservoir'''] by John Milliken Thompson. | ||
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| ==David Plunkett (Central) == | ==David Plunkett (Central) == | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?don+quixote+cervantes '''Don Quixote'''] by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?dream+of+perpetual+motion '''The Dream of Perpetual Motion'''] by Dexter Palmer. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?dream+of+perpetual+motion '''The Dream of Perpetual Motion'''] by Dexter Palmer. | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?hairstons+an+american '''The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White'''] by Henry Wiencek. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?hairstons+an+american '''The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White'''] by Henry Wiencek. | ||
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| ==Ginny Reese (Greene)== | ==Ginny Reese (Greene)== | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?dragonbreath+curse+of+the+were-wiener '''Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Wiener'''] by Ursula Vernon. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?dragonbreath+curse+of+the+were-wiener '''Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Wiener'''] by Ursula Vernon. | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?dead+end+in+norvelt '''Dead End in Norvelt'''] by Jack Gantos. | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?false+friend'''The False Friend'''] by Myula Goldberg. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?false+friend'''The False Friend'''] by Myula Goldberg. | ||
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?no+such+thing+as+dragons '''No Such Thing As Dragons'''] by Philip Reeve. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?no+such+thing+as+dragons '''No Such Thing As Dragons'''] by Philip Reeve. | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 30 April 2012
Article in Adult Fiction and Adult Nonfiction and Personal Picks categories.
See what staff are reading (and recommending!) and see the young adult librarians' selections.
Bob Bjoring (Central)
- How the Dead Dream by Lydia Millet.
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.
Tim Carrier (Central)
- The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson.
Anne Chiles (Central)
- And So It Goes by Charles J. Shields.
- Molotov's Magic Lantern by Rachel Polonsky.
Nancy Cook (Central)
- Vanished by Sheela Chari.
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick.
Meredith Dickens (Gordon)
- Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs by Ken Jennings.
- Embassytown by China Mieville.
- Also see my recommendations on the Gordon Avenue Library staff picks page
Krista Farrell (Central)
- King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels.
- Poster: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer.
Noelle Funk (Scottsville)
- The Illumination by Kevin Brockmeier.
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
- The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt.
- There But for the by Ali Smith.
Willow Gale (Bookmobile)
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
- Time to Be in Earnest by P. D. James.
- The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart.
Karen Gillaspie (Central)
- A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison.
Gary Grant (Albemarle Trustee)
- The Orchard: A Memoir by Adele Crockett Robertson.
John Halliday (Central)
- Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner.
- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen.
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Holly Huffman (Greene)
- Mandela's Way: Fifteen Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage by Richard Stengel.
- Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell.
- Also see my recommendations on the Adult Mystery Series Authors page
Lindsay Ideson (Northside)
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
- This Life is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone by Melissa Coleman.
- The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen J. Greenblatt.
Rhonda Johnson (Crozet)
Kathy Judge (Central)
- The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.
Jackie Lichtman (Central)
- Selected Stories by Alice Munro.
Russ Lyttleton (Central)
- The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough.
Joyce MacDonald (Central)
- Let's Take the Long Way Home: a Memoir of Friendship by Gail Caldwell.
Gail Ott (Louisa)
- Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith.
- The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.
- The Reservoir by John Milliken Thompson.
Willoughby Parks (Central)
- Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua.
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.
Heather Pehnec (Central)
- The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Kevin Brockmeier.
David Plunkett (Central)
- Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
- The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer.
- The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White by Henry Wiencek.
Stella Pool (Central)
- World Without End by Ken Follett.
Ginny Reese (Greene)
- Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Wiener by Ursula Vernon.
- Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos.
- The False Friend by Myula Goldberg.
- No Such Thing As Dragons by Philip Reeve.
Jacqueline Rice (Central)
- Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt.
- Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
Wendy Saz (Crozet)
- Emily Alone by Stewart O'Nan.
- Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson.
- Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden.
- The Odds by Stewart O'Nan.
Linda Smoke (Central)
- The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman.
Phoebe Anne Tucker (Nelson)
- The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair
Andrea Williams (Central)
- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
