Lynnfield Public Library: Staff Picks For July 2021

Lynnfield MA

01 August, 2021

12:38 AM

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Press release from Lynnfield Public Library: July 28, 2021 Throughout July, we've been reading like crazy for the library's Summer Reading Challenge! Below are our picks for all ages, in all formats, from books to music to movies to graphic novels. Don't forget to log the books you read to help your team win our Summer Reading Challenge! Abby, Assistant Director & Head of Adult Services The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson Book | eBook | eAudiobook This series just keeps being awesome. Great mysteries, great banter, and characters you really come to love. As a true crime fan, these books really hit the spot. Oddly enough, I noticed that this book is dedicated to the author of my second pick! Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen Book | eBook Billy Jensen is the writer who helped finish Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark after she passed away before finishing it, as well as an investigative journalist and victim's advocate. His passion (bordering on obsession) for solving cold cases and getting answers for families is fascinating, as is his plan to empower true crime buffs to do the same from home using social media. He talks about the cases he's worked on from high profile cases like the Allenstown Four and the Golden State Killer to smaller cases you've never heard of, but left just as much of a mark on the victim's family. Alex, Youth Services The Sand Warrior (5 Worlds Series) by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Boya Sun, Matt Rockefeller Book | eBook This is a fantastic children's graphic novel. The art style is beautiful and the world building is wonderfully done. This series deals with some important topics in an approachable manner. Amanda, Youth Services Front Desk by Kelly Yang Book | eBook | eAudiobook An uplifting story that showcases the hardship of immigration along with the hope, community, and love it brings. Little acts of activism can make a big impact in your community. Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca Book | eBook 2 cups of baking, 3 tablespoons of magic, and a pinch of Shakespeare combine into an enchanting and lovely story of family, self-confidence, and mischief. Barbara, Reference Kindred by Octavia Butler Book | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook This was my Bookclub read for July and a first read for me by this author who adroitly transports a 20th century Black woman back to the antebellum South. At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop Book This title tells the story of a 'Chocolat' soldier (what Senegalese soldiers were called who fought with the French in World War I) who descends into madness upon the killing and mutilation of his friend and fellow soldier. Winner of the Booker Prize for 2021. The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar Book | eAudiobook This novel is about a French librarian who seeks to protect the library's rare book collection from the Germans who had occupied France while she struggles with not knowing the fate of her husband imprisoned in a German war camp. The Cherokee Rose: A Novel of Gardens and Ghosts by Tiya Miles Book I regularly read more than one book at a time and am currently reading a non-fiction title by the same author (All That She Carried, which traces an artifact of Black culture through generations of one family). I wanted to learn more about this author's work and found this title, which tells the story of three women whose intertwined lives are connected via one women, whose diary found buried under a slave hut on a southern plantation details the history of Native American ownership of African slaves. Christine, Circulation The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Book | Large Print | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook The two readers vividly bring to life the story of abolitionist/suffragist Sarah Grimke and her "handmaid"/slave Handful in Charleston from 1803-1838, taking us from their childhoods to middle age, as each tries to find her way in the cruel world of slavery. The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook A short, engaging nonfiction look at tactics during the second World War when General Haywood Hansell advocated precision bombing of strategic targets and General Curtis LeMay promoted area bombing without consideration of civilian casualties. Gladwell explains what happened when LeMay was ultimately put in charge in Japan. Jen, Director Sour by Olivia Rodrigo Stream I found a bunch of great albums on hoopla. I've been listening to Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd, and Dua Lipa. Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden Book | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook I'm currently listening to Winter Counts, a thriller by David Heska Wanbli Weiden. It's set on a Native American reservation, and it's about an enforcer trying to handle a drug problem on the reservation. It also has a ton of information about reservation life. Katherine, Head of Circulation The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson Book | eBook | eAudiobook The Bookstore on the Beach by Brenda Novak Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook Apple Cider Slaying by Julia Ann Lindsay (Cozy mystery, 1st in series) Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams (Cozy mystery, 1st in series) Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook One Taste Too Many by Debra Goldstein (Culinary cozy mystery, 1st in series) Book | Large Print Lauren, Head of Youth Services The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler Book | eBook | eAudiobook There are currently three books in this series and I read them all this month – I couldn't put them down! Each focuses on a different romance and they're very sweet. Mary, Circulation The Island of Worthy Boys by Connie Hertzberg Mayo Book I just enjoyed this historical fiction novel set on Thompson island in Boston harbor in the late 1800's. Nicole, Head of Tech Services The Muppets Take Manhattan DVD In the Heights: Finding Home by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Jeremy McCarter Book | eBook | eAudiobook Pat, Head of Reference Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk Book Samantha, Circulation The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein Book | eBook | eAudiobook This book presents clear and concise evidence of federal and state-required housing segregation in the 1930s-70s. Rothstein achieves his aim of proving that discrimination in our country is not only the act of prejudiced individuals but is also deeply embedded in our systems and laws. This press release was produced by Lynnfield Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.