Books of the Month

August Books of the Month*

Adult

Tapestry of Fortunes

Elizabeth Berg

She downsizes her life, sells her suburban Minnesota home and lets go of many of her possessions. She moves into a beautiful old house in Saint Paul, complete with a garden, chef’s kitchen, and three housemates: Lise, the home’s owner and a divorced mother at odds with her twenty-year-old daughter; Joni, a top-notch sous chef at a first-rate restaurant with a grade A jerk of a boss; and Renie, the youngest and most mercurial of the group, who is trying to rectify a teenage mistake. These women embark on a journey together in an attempt to connect with parts of themselves long denied. For Cece, that means finding Dennis Halsinger. Despite being “the one who got away,” Dennis has never been far from Cece’s thoughts.

Teen

The Fault in our Stars

John Green

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Junior

Liar & Spy

Rebecca Stead

Liar & Spy manages to feel very current, yet completely timeless, all at once. Although it deals with some serious concepts, like bullying, illness and anxiety, it does so in a very age appropriate way. The story is complex without being complicated, and the characters are quirky, believable and engaging. There's a valuable message here that makes you feel good about putting this book in the hands of a middle grade reader. Like a Judy Blume novel, this one is sure to be passed down from one generation to the next!

Youth

Round Trip

Ann Jonas

This book isn’t just the story of a round trip—it IS a round trip! Read forward and look at the sights, then flip the book over to see something different on the way back. Ann Jonas’s amazing two-way trip is guaranteed to change the way you look at things!

eBook

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

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Past Books of the Month:

Youth
 - Curious George Flies a Kite by Margret Rey (June 2013)
 - We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (July 2013)

Junior
 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney (June 2013)
 - Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker (July 2013)

Teen
 - The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (June 2013)
 - Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson (July 2013)

Adult
 - Arcadia by Lauren Groff (June 2013)
 - Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini (July 2013)

eBook
- The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone (June 2013)
- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (July 2013)