Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Fabulous Fontbonne Fiction

           “Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more 
             important, it finds homes for us everywhere.” - Jean Rhys


 Hello ladies!

We have a new display up in the library made up of  great fiction. The books included provide great ways to get lost in a book and forget reality for awhile and range in topic from time travel to high school basketball. The titles included in our display are:

Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos 
Topics: Illegal Immigrants, 9/11, High School, Bangladeshi Americans

City of Thieves by David Benioff 
Topics: Reminiscing in Old Age, Saint Petersburg Siege, 1940's Russia, Families


The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Topics: Autism, Mystery, Savants


Dreamland by Sarah Dessen 
Topics: Dating Violence, Runaways, Sisters


The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank 
Topics: Social Customs, Searching for Love, Life Choices, Contemporary Woman

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Topics: Boarding School, 19th century England, Coming of Age

The Hoopster by Alan Lawerence Sitomer 
Topics: Basketball, High School, Racial Tension



Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Topics: Teen Mothers, Life Changes, Poverty

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards 
Topics: Adoption, Down Syndrome, Separated Twins


The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin 
Topics: Nannies, Wealthy Lifestyles, College Students, Social Climbing

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 
Topics: Female Friendship, Chinese Women, Footbinding, Reminiscing in old age 

Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl by Kate McCafferty 
Topics: Kidnapping, White Slavery, 17th Century 

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen 
Topics: Teenage Girls, Mothers and Daughters, Musicians, Reluctant Love


The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegge
Topics: Time Travel, Fantasy Fiction, Art Students


More information on all of these titles can be found in the  Fontbonne Library Catalog or you can stop by the library and browse the display.


Happy Reading, 
Miss Kenny


 

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