Book of the week
Odd and the Frost Giants Neil Gaiman 2009, 117 pages Juvenile Fiction (grades 3-6) On a cold March morning in Norway, a long time ago, 12-year-old Odd (yes, that is his name) ran, or rather, hobbled away from home. The name “Odd” was supposed to be a lucky name. But fatherless at the age of ten, crippled in an accident that same year, now living with a cruel stepfather and even meaner step-brothers and sisters, the boy was anything...
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The Concord Public Library has a plethora of books just waiting for you to check them out. For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Science news-writer Jon Franklin holds the Philip Merrill Chair at the University of Maryland and is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism, but these accomplishments did not prepare him for the journey a photograph accompanying a seemingly everyday...
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Visit concordpubliclibrary.net to peruse the online card catalog. “Energy Every Day” Ron Woods and Chris Jordan 2010, 235 pages Nonfiction The authors of this well-researched book aim to help inpiduals of all ages increase their personal energy levels. The book consists of three distinct sections. The first section examines the importance of energy management, the roles of nutrition, hydration, sleep and movement and the...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Baking Cakes in Kigali Gaile Parkin 2009, 308 pages Fiction; Setting: Modern-day Kigali, Rwanda Angel Tungaraza is an unusual woman. She is from Tanzania and has her own cake-making business in Kigali, Rwanda. Angel makes beautiful cakes in all sorts of shapes with vibrant colors and decorations. The cakes are delicious, and some are filled with...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. A Place of Execution Val McDermid 1999, 404 pages Setting: Derbyshire, England, 1963-64 and 1998 Having watched the latter part of the PBS Masterpiece Contemporary production of “A Place of Execution” on television this fall, I decided to read the book and get the full story. What a well-written psychological suspense story. Of course it does differ...
