STAFFORD — April Showers bring May flowers – We should have an abundance of flowers!
Not that I’m complaining, as a farmer’s wife I am thrilled to see all the green in the fields. Wheat is headed out and looking better than it has in years. Wheat Price not so good.
This was the week to have our Recently Read book group. I had to leave early so I would like to thank Brenda Minnis for taking wonderful notes for me. Here are the great books that were shared:
Tess Garrison’s novels are the background for the popular “Rizzoli and Isles” TV show with stories based on a detective and medical examiner. Her novel called “The Surgeon” provides a thrilling look at their crime solving skills in the rough streets of Boston.
“Our Beautiful Boys” by Sameer Pandya explores the friendship of three high school boys with differing cultural backgrounds, sports interest and ability, and expectations for high school and beyond. One is college bound, one is Hispanic, and one is experiencing his high school life as the quarterback. With so little in common, their high school days will lead them to unexpected friendships. Contemporary fiction.
Reader also mentioned “The Last Act,” and “Closer Than you Know,” both by Brad Parks.
“In Order to Live” by Yeonmi Park is a moving memoir of the author’s escape from danger and starvation in North Korea after her father is imprisoned, her journey through China at the mercy of human traffickers, and finally to safety in South Korea.
“A Light on the Hill” by Connilyn Cossette follows the treacherous escape of a Jewish girl named Moriyeh, having been branded as a temple prostitute in Jericho just prior to the walls of that city falling. Returning to the safety of her father’s home in Shiloh, she has now been accused of manslaughter after poisonous herbs somehow find their way in a meal she is serving to the family of a man who is supposed to become her husband. He is determined to avenge the death of his two sons by killing her. Her only chance of living depends on her ability to travel to the refuge city of Kedesh. The story takes place around 1400 BC as the Jewish people are in the process of claiming the promised land. Historical fiction; part of the cities of refuge series.
These books came from a variety of places, some from our library and some from personal collections. If you want to know what our library has to offer, Sandy has just completed a thorough correction and inventory of our adult collection and you can view our catalog at: https://www.librarycat.org/lib/NoraLarabeeLibrary I reported on the many titles of new books I purchased from Bookends this week. Come see the new additions. Thank you Brenda for the great note taking! Come join us every fourth Tuesday at 5:30. We have had great evenings.
I would like to thank LaReasa Taylor for donating some great toys to our Children’s Room. As you can see from the picture the construction items have already been a big hit. The many others will be enjoyed by the preschoolers on Monday.
The kids last Monday enjoyed singing “Five Little Ducks” and following along with flannel graph, so we didn’t get to read the “Richard Scarry’s Egg in the Hole” book so we will read it this week.
Please share with your friends that this Friday May 2 is our second First Friday. I am excited about it being a celebration of All Things Kansas! Talking about Kansas places to go, live entertainment performing Kansas songs, Kansas crafting and Kansas Food. A fun multi-layered night. Bring a friend!
We had six patrons complete our Book Challenge that ended April 1st. A new one will begin May 1.
Gerry Hildebrand is the head librarian for the Nora Larabee Memorial Library. Phone 620-234-5762, larabeelibrary@gmail.comor visit Facebook at Nora Larabee Memorial Library.
