tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292227654022432072024-03-14T11:14:12.701-07:00The Book PatchA Garden for ReadersPleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-36554030531661394962012-02-28T17:52:00.000-08:002012-02-28T17:52:36.590-08:00Book Bash Meets Al Capone<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">On Wednesday, January 11, Book Bash for Boys met to discuss <i>Al Capone Does My Shirts</i> by Gennifer Choldenko. We had a very fun night. Diane started off the evening with some interesting information about Alcatraz. The boys were happy to have their questions about the island answered. Diane offered a unique perspective because her husband worked at the Utah State Prison for many years.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then Tammra led the discussion about the book. We talked about Alcatraz, prison, Al Capone, Autism, relationships and Baseball.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">To enhance the discussion, we had all the boys and their parents draw posters of their favorite scene from the book.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">The boys were then able to tell us about their drawings and it led to some interesting ideas for discussion.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Rachel helped the boys and their parents with a fun button toy craft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">We finished the night with lemon cupcakes decorated like baseballs and Cracker Jacks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">The boys are all looking forward to March when they will meet again to talk about <i>Shredderman </i>by Wendelin Van Draanen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-40133507985814969992012-02-23T12:18:00.000-08:002012-02-23T12:18:00.469-08:00"So Glad We Had This Time Together"<div style="background-color: white; color: #191919; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Carol Burnett sang this at the end of every show:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #191919; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #191919; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"I'm so glad we had this time together,</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #191919; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Just to have a laugh, or sing a song.</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #191919; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Seems we just get started and before you know it</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #191919; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Comes the time we have to say, 'So long'."</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kdz4SWIvYYpld5ZrYahb7WqCIJl3SwoZqfrwk246Qu1tw7kZN3EptzHFTPbWvXkMoyCdYSJzrdkLwkPr2yzOcQj2bGhi91QJ11409LvcxnvPiWy6EecZZq_EyD10cWFelsHD9CFlRc4/s1600/CarolBurnettPicture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kdz4SWIvYYpld5ZrYahb7WqCIJl3SwoZqfrwk246Qu1tw7kZN3EptzHFTPbWvXkMoyCdYSJzrdkLwkPr2yzOcQj2bGhi91QJ11409LvcxnvPiWy6EecZZq_EyD10cWFelsHD9CFlRc4/s400/CarolBurnettPicture.jpg" width="327" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fans of Carol Burnett will like her even more after reading her memoir, <i>This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAipooJ8NXvSbsjG6-KtRUpYMv-ShI2APwHlX-AC2LTZvpiDupbZCFcKqIyLZe_ytwquH6iY1sntNSwhcs4rmXHoTet8jcxYZe8X7x7o_j18DZLWfWC4y-PdIjHcCt3p9-H5PkQfzMbM/s1600/this+time+together.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAipooJ8NXvSbsjG6-KtRUpYMv-ShI2APwHlX-AC2LTZvpiDupbZCFcKqIyLZe_ytwquH6iY1sntNSwhcs4rmXHoTet8jcxYZe8X7x7o_j18DZLWfWC4y-PdIjHcCt3p9-H5PkQfzMbM/s400/this+time+together.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She recalls her early career with humor, pathos and kindness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On<span style="font-size: large;"> Thursday, March 1</span> we will be reviewing this book and watching some fun clips in the basement of the library.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Join us at <span style="font-size: large;">10 a.m.</span> in the theater in the basement of the library.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-89862108258175360832012-02-09T09:06:00.000-08:002012-02-09T09:06:00.321-08:00Egg Chick vs. Basket Boy<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had an <span style="font-size: large;">egg-cellent</span> time at Great Reads for Girls!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEkGPnVDlz-01t-p96RPuepgESAFmKEuwRfUTbrI46EJ56bmf70vN0YFU1yWSiuMKSBLiGbgm53RWqEJjCBeHtqthnICikTJWqo5Wi9k04OHJP8ssgeYBjSgNXQkJD6Abf9r8d0dtzYs/s1600/egg-your-basket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEkGPnVDlz-01t-p96RPuepgESAFmKEuwRfUTbrI46EJ56bmf70vN0YFU1yWSiuMKSBLiGbgm53RWqEJjCBeHtqthnICikTJWqo5Wi9k04OHJP8ssgeYBjSgNXQkJD6Abf9r8d0dtzYs/s400/egg-your-basket.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We filled out a questionnaire about each other.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What is your favorite color?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">book?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">holiday?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">movie?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The winners (the ones who knew the most about their moms/daughters) got to take home a helium balloon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeX0mI61WZpV-r18gH9LVR6vwYKCiGv_Y-PEC1vCVkqYPFr-i4W10K5yFc48ciQR81XJeH5ZvOlKn9nl7NlvkRhJaGpdQKxHITyMETr4Y65E3tv4GX5l6Rsj_FeCSMjsXOlNjyGDigV40/s1600/balloons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeX0mI61WZpV-r18gH9LVR6vwYKCiGv_Y-PEC1vCVkqYPFr-i4W10K5yFc48ciQR81XJeH5ZvOlKn9nl7NlvkRhJaGpdQKxHITyMETr4Y65E3tv4GX5l6Rsj_FeCSMjsXOlNjyGDigV40/s400/balloons.jpg" width="243" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We watched the movie adaptation while filling out our questionnaires.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6bQnwkttGAZYCbBZaYhzY79DLmMwPIake_MsBN0k94XYxb8_QAnUNbrgK-ay6XbJ-gWP7xvNJrHGQYKwbzCVSpH0_oGuRX7ZcBLo9H8ZVrTwNyGxTGyxlOXeahrC5Fahi1ps85pVDVw/s1600/02+08+12_3474_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6bQnwkttGAZYCbBZaYhzY79DLmMwPIake_MsBN0k94XYxb8_QAnUNbrgK-ay6XbJ-gWP7xvNJrHGQYKwbzCVSpH0_oGuRX7ZcBLo9H8ZVrTwNyGxTGyxlOXeahrC5Fahi1ps85pVDVw/s400/02+08+12_3474_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We opened eggs to find trivia questions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTAPXvFYwOSUvJvL8TZyVSLCPwIOJqGg0iU8o2vxWAsSs8I61fUt4aXr79AjOfZQXrsYRVMKnvVGYekueIwd6fE_Eln3wcvAPmdMAEzYlf2GrPGmIuzFaDVXaXFEv-i4cF4XLkYC5x4c/s1600/plastic+eggs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTAPXvFYwOSUvJvL8TZyVSLCPwIOJqGg0iU8o2vxWAsSs8I61fUt4aXr79AjOfZQXrsYRVMKnvVGYekueIwd6fE_Eln3wcvAPmdMAEzYlf2GrPGmIuzFaDVXaXFEv-i4cF4XLkYC5x4c/s400/plastic+eggs.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since the book is told from two perspectives--Juli (Egg Chick) and Bryce (Basket Boy)--in alternating chapters, we read a favorite picture book that illustrates the difference in point of view.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztSmysM8qeYCDlCk8MBh9Rm21RbHqC4816GBDH46SXNLlk5TthtQ-rCYuAw9K4kzf7CADS2CEXywgiK4HqhtbTkHdxOn2Dv4Zr7dNOWQH0mtloeA9xUsiFGisAcXlTrp5sEwmRtN1R0Y/s1600/onceuponacool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztSmysM8qeYCDlCk8MBh9Rm21RbHqC4816GBDH46SXNLlk5TthtQ-rCYuAw9K4kzf7CADS2CEXywgiK4HqhtbTkHdxOn2Dv4Zr7dNOWQH0mtloeA9xUsiFGisAcXlTrp5sEwmRtN1R0Y/s400/onceuponacool.jpg" width="303" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the book, Julie has a favorite place, a place that is "magic."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the book, Juli's mom took pie and cheesecake to Bryce's house when Juli's family was invited to his house for dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was <span style="font-size: large;">egg-ceptional!</span></span></div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-32890477097628623412012-02-06T09:15:00.000-08:002012-02-06T09:15:00.380-08:00Flipped<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm sure you've heard the saying, "There are two sides to every story." Well, in the book, <i>Flipped,</i> by Wendelin Van Draanen, you get to hear them both.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFGRhZ2xnV3fj6KD28-yyDVh2zuSTN2sfqQiAkzwbwyfKzM6jZll2maoDLfsPVxjHuyo6P2WO66La8XekRhm-rlo3qwBbdfwdW4fZbvPlqOCY9oslFTDAHDQMmsxApbh0JtJU0XTDnFg/s1600/flipped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFGRhZ2xnV3fj6KD28-yyDVh2zuSTN2sfqQiAkzwbwyfKzM6jZll2maoDLfsPVxjHuyo6P2WO66La8XekRhm-rlo3qwBbdfwdW4fZbvPlqOCY9oslFTDAHDQMmsxApbh0JtJU0XTDnFg/s400/flipped.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bryce and Julianna meet when Bryce moves into the house across the street the summer before second grade.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWuYWztLn3vAReiwdtnq6aP37g4sV3Wc7elOxQQsPeyxZlXcgcamm4gurzItiTNMAbaJeko2ekVycjkHQitAp5FTK-n_NciAEn4Vhtw1R7wZXnGn9oOdm5OlezvZz_Txn61ktgUI8C7U/s1600/flipped_028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWuYWztLn3vAReiwdtnq6aP37g4sV3Wc7elOxQQsPeyxZlXcgcamm4gurzItiTNMAbaJeko2ekVycjkHQitAp5FTK-n_NciAEn4Vhtw1R7wZXnGn9oOdm5OlezvZz_Txn61ktgUI8C7U/s400/flipped_028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Bryce</b>:<i> "All I've ever wanted is for Juli Baker to leave me alone. For her to back off--you know, just give me some space . . . . She didn't just just barge into my life. She barged and shoved and wedged her way into my life . . . taking over and showing off like only Julie Baker can."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Julianna</b>: <i>"The first day I met Bryce Loski, I flipped. Honestly, one look at him and I became a lunatic. It's his eyes. Something in his eyes. They're blue, and framed in the blackness of his lashes, they're dazzling. Absolutely breathtaking . . . . I thought I would die for wanting to be with him."</i></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Is there any hope for these two?</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTiIzspM6bvWgA0UqdnmC1V1NwXdxWqOsYx1kso8mAcbulN-GJ5uYaKwQbaYS-mJR4JK-Bsc576Hj5fhCnuD0_7XPCSyuKQNlgGAvwFzJtF5TgTRj_XjPT2Oi0zskF3JZ7em_ZlvaAXc/s1600/flipped_movie_image_callan_mcauliffe_madeline_carroll_03-600x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTiIzspM6bvWgA0UqdnmC1V1NwXdxWqOsYx1kso8mAcbulN-GJ5uYaKwQbaYS-mJR4JK-Bsc576Hj5fhCnuD0_7XPCSyuKQNlgGAvwFzJtF5TgTRj_XjPT2Oi0zskF3JZ7em_ZlvaAXc/s400/flipped_movie_image_callan_mcauliffe_madeline_carroll_03-600x400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Then come to Great Reads for Girls, a mother-daughter book group, on Wednesday, February 8th at 7 p.m. in the basement of the library.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Watch a trailer of the movie adaptation:</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We will be discussing <i>Al Capone Does My Shirts </i>by Gennifer Choldenko.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfDvFVpFUOu5HmKMgrrfHl23LBlS4_VzBhXaRNRmTMNI2i2E5KVpGZ7xOXmzlRTIcKKZpV52ft5l1JUpV5WIwlZYXzf_DlT95i2VwZLDDseJqH2BgghHoZqQwOcdc93kLQgZcDBpXPYs/s1600/al-capone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfDvFVpFUOu5HmKMgrrfHl23LBlS4_VzBhXaRNRmTMNI2i2E5KVpGZ7xOXmzlRTIcKKZpV52ft5l1JUpV5WIwlZYXzf_DlT95i2VwZLDDseJqH2BgghHoZqQwOcdc93kLQgZcDBpXPYs/s400/al-capone.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We'll be having <span style="font-size: large;">yummy</span> refreshments,<span style="font-size: large;"> fun</span> activities, and<span style="font-size: large;"> loads</span> of fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Learn more about the author, Alcatraz, and Al Capone<a href="http://bookpatch.blogspot.com/2010/11/gangsters-robbers-embezzlers-oh-my.html"> [here].</a></span></div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-44408148451984260062011-12-08T12:10:00.000-08:002011-12-08T12:10:57.892-08:00Practically Perfect CupcakesAfter our discussion of <i>A Crooked Kind of Perfect</i> at Great Reads, the girls decorated cupcakes.<br />
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</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-22158278727654216162011-11-30T13:58:00.000-08:002011-11-30T14:07:47.847-08:00Moving Portrait of Family Strength and Integrity Amongst the Green Hills of Wales<div style="text-align: center;">Bookenders Book Group will meet on Wednesday, November 30 at 7 p.m. downstairs in the library. The featured book for the evening is <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1H2268Y50198X.1082&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2124827%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=How+green+was+my+valley+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>How Green Was My Valley</i></a> by Richard Llewellyn. The discussion will be led by Etta McQuade.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>How Green Was My Valley</i> is Richard Llewellyn's bestselling -- and timeless -- classic and the basis of a beloved film.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The novel is set in South Wales during the reign of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Victoria of the United Kingdom"></a>Queen Victoria. It tells the story of the Morgans, a poor but respectable mining family of the South Wales Valleys, through the eyes of the youngest son, Huw Morgan. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Huw's academic ability sets him apart from his elder brothers and enables him to consider a future away from this troubled industrial environment. His five brothers and his father are miners.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Drawn simply and lovingly, with a crisp Welsh humor, Llewellyn's characters fight, love, laugh and cry, creating an indelible portrait of a people. The simplicity of the language and its delicately strange flavor give the book added charm. </div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"A story of exquisite distinction and vibrant interest; clear and strong as the music under the sky." -- <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="freeTextauthor22698">Richard Llewellyn (real name Richard David Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd) was a Welsh novelist. <br />
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Llewellyn was born of Welsh parents in Hendon, north London in 1906. <br />
</span>In a writing career spanning 43 years, Llewellyn wrote twenty-four novels. <span id="freeTextauthor22698">Several of them dealt with a Welsh theme, the best-known being How Green Was My Valley (1939) which won international acclaim. </span>His writing career focused on the village communities of Wales, particularly the mining community. <span id="freeTextauthor22698">It immortalized the way of life in the South Wales valley coal mining communities, where Llewellyn spent a small amount of time with his grandfather. Three sequels followed. <br />
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He loved to travel and did it often. Before World War II, he spent periods working in hotels, wrote a play, worked as a coal miner and produced his best known novel. During World War II, he rose to the rank of Captain in the Welsh Guards. Following the war, he worked as a journalist, covering the Nuremberg Trials, and then as a screenwriter for MGM. Late in his life, he lived in Eilat, Israel. <br />
</span>Llewellyn was married twice. The first marriage to Nona Sonstenby, after sixteen years, ended in divorce. He married his second wife, Susan Heimann, in 1974 and this marriage lasted until his death. He died on November 30, 1983.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>"How Green Was My Valley"<i>,</i> John Ford's beautiful, heartfelt drama about a close-knit family of Welsh coal miners, based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn, can be found at the library. It is one of the greatest films of Hollywood's golden age--a gentle masterpiece that won Best Picture at the 1941 Academy Awards. <br />
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</div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T7CV9SZovfU" width="420"></iframe>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-90009941251844833592011-11-09T13:10:00.000-08:002011-11-09T13:10:39.060-08:00A Crooked Kind of Perfect<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://library.plgrove.org/for-kids/great-reads">Great Reads for Girls </a>will be meet on Thursday, November 16 at 7 p.m. downstairs at the library. Plan now to join us for this fun evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We will be discussing <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=B320H726C7925.1790&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=14&y=8&aspect=advanced&term=crooked&index=.TW&term=urban&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort="><i>A Crooked Kind of Perfect</i></a> by Linda Urban </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ten-year-old Zoe Elias dreams of playing a baby grand piano at Carnegie Hall. But when Dad ventures to the music store and ends up with a wheezy organ instead of a piano, Zoe's dreams hit a sour note. Learning the organ versions of old TV theme songs just isn't the same as mastering Beethoven on the piano. And the organ isn't the only part of Zoe's life that's off-kilter, what with Mom constantly at work, Dad afraid to leave the house, and that odd boy, Wheeler Diggs, following her home from school every day. Yet when Zoe enters the annual Perform-O-Rama organ competition, she finds that life is full of surprises--and that perfection may be even better when it's just a little off center.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> Linda Urban was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in a house in the suburbs that looked like all the other houses on her street. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> She wanted to be different — to shine, to have people see her as special. She tried ballet dancing and singing and playing musical instruments, but she wasn’t very good at any of those things. Writing stories was fun! And often people liked what she wrote.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">At Oakbrook Elementary, she wrote lots of poems and stories. Nothing made her feel more special than hearing an audience cheer for a character she had written. So she kept writing. All through elementary school and junior high she wrote short stories and plays and poems.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> By college, she had turned her writing toward advertising and marketing, using her creativity to sell the creative work of others. It landed me at Vroman’s Bookstore, a large independent in Southern California, where I served as marketing director for about ten years. What a great job! She was surrounded every day by books and authors and artists and readers. One of her responsibilities was to organize author events. She met thousands of writers. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, when her daughter turned two and she turned 37, she got the guts to try writing fiction again. Having a child brought her back to reading the kinds of books that she most loved, books for kids. As much as she enjoys reading grown-up books, it is kids’ books that grab her heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Reading those books gave her inspiration.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And so, when she sat down to write, the stories that spilled out were the kind she loved best, books for young readers. So far, she has written a picture book titled<i> <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=B320H726C7925.1790&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced&term=mouse&index=.TW&term=urban&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort=">Mouse Was Mad</a></i> and two chapter books titled <i>A Crooked Kind of Perfect </i>and<i> Hound Dog True.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">She lives with her family in Montpelier, Vermont</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-33790328552974041352011-10-20T13:53:00.000-07:002011-10-20T13:53:43.087-07:00Mystery and History in Manifest, Kansas<div style="text-align: center;">Newbery Medal winner <i>Moon Over Manifest</i> by Clare Vanderpool will be featured at Bookenders Book Group on October 26th at 7 p.m. downstairs in the library. Come and join us for an evening of great discussion. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I’d seen only in Gideon’s stories: Manifest—a town with a rich past and a bright future.<em><br />
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Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals, Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy her father once was.<br />
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Having heard stories about Manifest, Abilene is disappointed to find that it’s just a dried-up, worn-out old town. But her disappointment quickly turns to excitement when she discovers a hidden cigar box full of mementos, including some old letters that mention a spy known as the Rattler. These mysterious letters send Abilene and her new friends, Lettie and Ruthanne, on an honest-to-goodness spy hunt, even though they are warned to “Leave Well Enough Alone.”<br />
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Abilene throws all caution aside when she heads down the mysterious Path to Perdition to pay a debt to the reclusive Miss Sadie, a diviner who only tells stories from the past. It seems that Manifest’s history is full of colorful and shadowy characters—and long-held secrets. The more Abilene hears, the more determined she is to learn just what role her father played in that history. And as Manifest’s secrets are laid bare one by one, Abilene begins to weave her own story into the fabric of the town.<br />
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Powerful in its simplicity and rich in historical detail, Clare Vanderpool’s debut is a gripping story of loss and redemption. It is also the 2011 Newbery Medal winner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> </strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Clare Vanderpool grew up reading books in unusual places (and is still a big advocate of doing so): dressing rooms, trees, and church, to name a few. She describes herself as having a “very strong connection to place.” A graduate of Newman University, she now lives in Wichita, Kansas—a mere four blocks from where she grew up—with her husband, four children, and two dogs. This is her first novel.</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-20442711281624793812011-10-13T14:34:00.000-07:002011-10-13T14:34:18.141-07:00Adventures with Coraline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Our first Book Bash for Boys was a great experience with Carl Sederholm leading the discussion assisted by his son Nathaniel.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hope to see you there!</span></div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-20548702403832675792011-10-11T15:39:00.000-07:002011-10-12T12:43:36.602-07:00Cats, Bats and Rats, Oh My!<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Professor Carl Sederholm is coming to spend a spooky night at the library. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">There will be Halloween fun at the library on Wednesday, Oct 12 at 7:00 p.m. <a href="http://library.plgrove.org/for-kids/book-bash-for-boys">Book Bash for Boys</a> is going to have a scary good time as Carl leads their book discussion on <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13183723S6P40.1223&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2112137%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Coraline+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Coraline</i></a> by Neil Gaiman. The night will also include fun activities and treats for all.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Carl is a popular professor in the BYU Humanities Department. He co-authored <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13183723S6P40.1223&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2176034%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=3&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Poe%2C+%22The+House+of+Usher%2C%22+and+the+American+Gothic+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Poe, The House of Usher, and the American Gothic</i> </a>with Dennis Perry, researching and developing the affect of gothic horror novels on the humanities. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span id="freeText12781962673325724274" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Neil Gaiman has delivered a wonderfully chilling novel, subtle yet intense on many levels. The line between pleasant and horrible is often blurred until what's what becomes suddenly clear, and like Coraline, we resist leaving this strange world until we're hooked. Unnerving drawings also cast a dark shadow over the book's eerie atmosphere, which is only heightened by simple, hair-raising text. Coraline is otherworldly storytelling at its best.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Neil Gaiman was born on November 10, 1960 in Portchester, Hampshire, England. Gaiman was able to read at the age of four. He said, "I was a reader. I loved reading. Reading things gave me pleasure. I was very good at most subjects in school, not because I had any particular aptitude in them, but because normally on the first day of school they'd hand out schoolbooks, and I'd read them--which would mean that I'd know what was coming up, because I'd read it."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Biography_Today_1-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman#cite_note-Biography_Today-1"></a></sup> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The first book he read was <i><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13183723S6P40.1223&menu=search&aspect=basic_search&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=4&source=%7E%21plgrove&index=PALLTI&term=the+lord+of+the+rings&x=0&y=0&aspect=basic_search">The Lord of the Rings</a> </i>by J.R.R. Tolkien from his school library, although it only had the first two books in the trilogy. He consistently took them out and read them. He would later win the school English prize and the school reading prize, enabling him to finally acquire the third book in the trilogy. For his seventh birthday he received <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=131D43V426V86.1573&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&index=.AW&term=c.s.lewis&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced"><i>The Chronicles of Narnia </i>by C.S.Lewis </a>and later he read <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13183723S6P40.1223&menu=search&aspect=basic_search&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=11&source=%7E%21plgrove&index=PALLTI&term=alice%27s+adventures+in+wonderland&x=0&y=0&aspect=basic_search"><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> </a>by Lewis Carroll and they became favorites and led to his desire to write books himself. He also enjoyed reading Batman comics.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Gaiman was educated at several Church of England schools. He is now a novelist, graphic novelist and screenwriter. He writes Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, and Dark Fantasy. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work which is <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13183723S6P40.1223&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2171564%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=20&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=The+graveyard+book+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>The Graveyard Book</i>.</a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Gaiman lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota in an "Addams Family house" and has lived there since 1992. He is married to Amanda Palmer and he has three children from a previous marriage.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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The book featured for discussion this month with R.E.A.D. book group will be <i><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13F7844I52017.254&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%21100985%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=The+desire+of+my+eyes+%3A+the+life+and+work+of+John+Ruskin+%2F&index=PALLTI">The Desire of My Eyes: The Life and Work of John Ruskin</a> </i>by Wolfgang Kemp. It will be reviewed by Jane Robinson. The group will meet in the library on October 6th at 10:00 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.<br />
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<i>The Desire of My Eyes </i>examines the life and work of the prolific, visionary writer, painter and critic. Kemp finds in Ruskin's life, which spanned the same years as Queen Victoria's and thus embodied the Victorian era itself, a faithful mirror of the history and psychological evolution of his age.<br />
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Examining the English critic alongside Byron, Carlyle, Karl Kraus and others of his time, and considering views of him given by Shaw and Proust, the author, a German art historian, contends that Ruskin (1819-1900) was a reflection of Victorian history and pathology. Kemp regards him as not only a major reformer, educator and ecologist, but also as a great realistic draftsman whose drawings reveal developing emotional instability. Increasingly, Ruskin's attention moved from art to society as he came to criticize capitalism, religion, technology, the destruction of nature--and himself. First sightseer, then see-er, finally seer and mythmaker, Ruskin in his old age became industry as well as institution: there were Ruskin ceramics and linens, even Ruskin cigars. This distinguished work, gracefully translated, is illustrated with portraits of the critic and drawings by him. <br />
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Wolfgang Kemp was born on May 1, 1946 in Frankfurt, Germany. He is a German art historian, author and professor of art history at the University of Hamburg. He is considered to be one of the most internationally renowned representatives of the art-historical research. He also has visiting professorships in schools which include Harvard, UCLA, Fellow Institute for Advanced Study Berlin and Getty Research Center in Los Angeles.Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-18519537371155738072011-09-30T10:00:00.000-07:002011-10-12T11:54:23.292-07:00True American HeroIf it weren't true, we wouldn't believe it! At <a href="http://library.plgrove.org/for-adults/book-groups/67">Bookenders</a> book discussion, we discussed the amazing life of Louis Zamperini, as it was masterfully told by best-selling author, Laura Hillenbrand.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Louis was:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a teen-age troublemaker</div><div style="text-align: center;">Olympic runner</div><div style="text-align: center;">WWII bomber</div><div style="text-align: center;">plane crash survivor</div><div style="text-align: center;">tortured prisoner of Japanese</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">but more importantly,</div><div style="text-align: center;">he used his ingenuity, his perseverance, his strong will, his resilience,</div><div style="text-align: center;">his forgiveness,</div><div style="text-align: center;">to thrive.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He spent his life helping troubled youth</div><div style="text-align: center;">and inspiring people around the world</div><div style="text-align: center;">with his extraordinary story.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We played Fruit Basket Upset--or Shakespearean Curses Upset.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids were put in teams of toads, beetles, bats, pied ninies and scurvy patches. When the person in the middle called their team name they had to find another place to sit. The one left without a chair was "it" and called out the next curse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP9xQNEg4ML4CWstPKFeUq6X4LDUrLirQIJpmH9c3TfcHxvP-UZf0lPST5DfrReyhf2CoLGXB9ts5K9vqS9jV0zCgce9YYkBPny_4DtaSBmDor_U9_9MgsWCoHX2gq8WGjJzA9Lli8hQ/s1600/09+14+11_2404_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP9xQNEg4ML4CWstPKFeUq6X4LDUrLirQIJpmH9c3TfcHxvP-UZf0lPST5DfrReyhf2CoLGXB9ts5K9vqS9jV0zCgce9YYkBPny_4DtaSBmDor_U9_9MgsWCoHX2gq8WGjJzA9Lli8hQ/s400/09+14+11_2404_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And we had strawberries and cream puffs for dessert. Yum!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZQYv0bfMhf0JWY-9Z3CPjPUuBpHUprzPTq-YX-DCKY0ALkHlqtt4M-pVsCt-xpwf0GvzD6caWx_O40hokKRKVxbtE9tw_mgJFHIvpSxowHaOm0jhyphenhyphenReadENZANTmhZfslYFR77f11kI/s1600/09+14+11_2423_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZQYv0bfMhf0JWY-9Z3CPjPUuBpHUprzPTq-YX-DCKY0ALkHlqtt4M-pVsCt-xpwf0GvzD6caWx_O40hokKRKVxbtE9tw_mgJFHIvpSxowHaOm0jhyphenhyphenReadENZANTmhZfslYFR77f11kI/s400/09+14+11_2423_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a great time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"On deck" for next month--Wednesday, October 12 at 7 p.m.--is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Book Bash for Boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope to see you there!</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-41090040072901986742011-09-27T13:09:00.000-07:002011-10-12T11:21:44.584-07:00A New Year of Bookenders<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Bookenders book group will get together at the library on Wednesday, September 28th at 7 p.m. The featured book for the evening is <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13D8443565WQ9.1620&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2192371%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Unbroken+%3A+a+World+War+II+airman%27s+story+of+survival%2C+resilience%2C+and+redemption+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Unbroken:A World War II Airman's Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption</i></a> by Laura Hillenbrand. The discussion will be led by Eloise Fugal. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i>Unbroken</i> is the inspiring true story of a man who lived through a series of catastrophes almost too incredible to be believed. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">In evocative, immediate descriptions, Hillenbrand unfurls the story of Louie Zamperini--a juvenile delinquent-turned-Olympic runner-turned-Army hero. During a routine search mission over the Pacific, Louie’s plane crashed into the ocean, and what happened to him over the next three years of his life is a story that will keep you glued to the pages, eagerly awaiting the next turn in the story and fearing it at the same time. You’ll cheer for the man who somehow maintained his selfhood and humanity despite the monumental degradations he suffered, and you’ll want to share this book with everyone you know.<i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laura Hillenbrand</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Laura Hillenbrand was born on May 15, 1967 in Fairfax, Virginia. She spent much of her childhood riding bareback "screaming over the hills" of her father's Sharpsburg, Maryland<span style="color: black;"> </span>farm. She studied at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio but was forced to leave before graduation when she contracted Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which she has struggled with ever since. She now lives in Washington D.C., and rarely leaves her house because of the condition.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hesse_1-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Hillenbrand#cite_note-hesse-1"></a></sup> On the irony of writing about physical paragons while being so incapacitated herself, she says, "I'm looking for a way out of here. I can't have it physically, so I'm going to have it intellectually. It was a <i>beautiful</i> thing to ride Seabiscuit in my imagination. And it's just <i>fantastic</i> to be there alongside Louie as he's breaking the NCAA mile record. People at these vigorous moments in their lives - it's my way of living vicariously."</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hesse_1-4"></sup></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hesse_1-4"></sup></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hesse_1-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Hillenbrand#cite_note-hesse-1"></a></sup></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hillenbrand married Borden Flanagan, a professor of Government at American University and her college sweetheart, in 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hesse_1-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Hillenbrand#cite_note-hesse-1"></a></sup> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She is the author of the critically acclaimed <i>Seabiscuit: An American Legend</i>, which spent 42 weeks at #1 on the <i>New York Times </i>bestseller list, in hardcover and paperback. It was made into the Academy Award nominated film <i>Seabiscuit. </i>After this success it took her almost a decade of research and writing before <i>Unbroken </i>was published.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hillenbrand is a co-founder of Operation Iraqi Children, a charitable program created in 2004 to send school supplies to Iraqi children.<i> </i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i> </div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-50791763714250733812011-09-13T12:51:00.000-07:002011-10-12T11:44:24.571-07:00Wednesday Wars to kick off a new season and a fun new book group for boys ages 8-12 <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We are excited to announce a new program for boys at the Pleasant Grove City Library. It is called <a href="http://library.plgrove.org/for-kids/book-bash-for-boys">Book Bash for Boys</a>. It will coincide with our <a href="http://library.plgrove.org/for-kids/great-reads">Great Reads for Girls</a>. These book groups are for boys and girls who are ages 8-16 along with their<b> </b>parent or other caring adult. We encourage the kids and their parent to read the featured book each month and then join us for lively discussion, activities, and refreshments. We are looking forward to all of our plans and ideas for these fun book groups. We have been doing the Great Reads for Girls for three years and have often been asked to do something for boys so we are changing things up a bit this year. We will have two special months where the boys and girls come together and then we will alternate on the other months.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The schedule goes like this:<br />
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September - Combined Book Bash for Boys and Great Reads for Girls (<a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1318444KOI398.1626&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=13&y=5&aspect=advanced&term=wednesday+wars&index=.TW&term=schmidt&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort="><i><b>The Wednesday Wars</b></i> </a>by Gary Schmidt)<br />
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October - Book Bash for Boys (<a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1318444KOI398.1626&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced&term=coraline&index=.TW&term=gaiman&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort="><i><b>Coraline </b></i></a>by Neil Gaiman with special guest Carl Sederholm)<br />
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November - Great Reads for Girls (<a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1318444KOI398.1626&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced&term=crooked&index=.TW&term=urban&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort="><i><b>A Crooked Kind of Perfect</b></i></a> by Linda Urban)<br />
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January - Book Bash for Boys (<a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1318444KOI398.1626&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced&term=capone+shirts&index=.TW&term=choldenko&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort="><b><i>Al Capone Does My Shirts</i></b></a> by Gennifer Choldenko) <br />
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February - Great Reads for Girls (<a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1318444KOI398.1626&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced&term=flipped&index=.TW&term=draanen&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort="><b><i>Flipped </i></b></a>by Wendelin Van Draanen)<br />
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March - Book Bash for Boys (<b><i><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1318444KOI398.1626&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced&term=shredderman+secret+identity&index=.TW&term=draanen&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort=">Shredderman: Secret Identity</a> </i></b>by Wendelin Van Draanen)<br />
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April - Great Reads for Girls (<a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1318444KOI398.1626&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced&term=princess&index=.TW&term=hodgson&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort="><b><i>A Little Princess</i></b> </a>by Frances Hodgson Burnett)<br />
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May - Combined Book Bash for Boys and Great Reads for Girls (<a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1318444KOI398.1626&menu=search&aspect=advanced&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=advanced&term=hidden&index=.TW&term=haddix&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.SE&term=&index=.GR&term=&index=.NW&term=&index=.SR&term=&index=.RP&term=&index=.SP&term=&index=.VT&term=&index=.JG&term=&index=.JT&term=&index=.JA&term=&index=.JS&term=&index=.JE&term=&index=.JR&term=&index=CALLDD&term=&index=BIB&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort="><b><i>Among the Hidden</i></b></a> by Margaret Peterson Haddix)<br />
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The book groups will be held on the <b>second Wednesday night </b>of each month at 7 p.m.<br />
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Our first book discussion and activity for this year will be held on <b>September 14</b>, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the basement at the library. The featured book will be Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Wednesday Wars Holling Hoodhood is really in for it.He’s just started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher he knows is out to get him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare . . . outside of class? The year is 1967, and everyone has bigger things than homework to worry about. There’s Vietnam for one thing, and then there’s the family business. As far as Holling’s father is concerned, nothing is more important than the family business. In fact, all of the Hoodhoods must be on their best behavior at all times. The success of Hoodhood and Associates depends on it. But how can Holling stay out of trouble when he has Mrs. Baker to contend with?</div> <br />
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Gary Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor for <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/lizzie.html"><span style="color: black;">Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy</span></a></i><span style="color: black;"> and a Newbery Honor for <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wednesday.html"><span style="color: black;">The Wednesday Wars</span></a></i><span style="color: black;">.</span> He lives with his family on a 150-year-old farm in Alto, Michigan</span>, where he splits wood, plants gardens, writes, and feeds the wild cats that drop by.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this book Adriana Trigiani shares the lessons she learned throughout her life from the traditions, spiritual fortitude, values, strengths and talents of her grandmothers. She recalls experiences, humor and wisdom that have shaped her life. Her love for her grandmothers is obvious in her warm and descriptive writing which is a delight for readers of all ages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tammra also read from<a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1W1D4262788T7.1519&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2196710%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=3&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Cooking+with+my+sisters+%3A+one+hundred+years+of+family+recipes+from+Bari+to+Big+Stone+Gap+%2F&index=PALLTI"> <i>Cooking with My Sisters: One Hundred Years of Family Recipes, from Bari to Big Stone Gap</i> </a>by Adriana Trigiani</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="ps-shownContent">For the Trigianis, cooking has always been a family affair–and the kitchen was the bustling center of their home, where folks gathered around the table for good food, good conversation, and the occasional eruption. </span><span id="ps-shownContent">Like the recipes that have been handed down for generations from mother to daughter and grandmother to granddaughter, the family’s celebrations are also anchored to the life and laughter around the table. We learn how Grandmom Yolanda Trigiani sometimes wrote her recipes in code, or worked from memory, guarding her recipes carefully. And we meet Grandma Lucia Bonicelli, who never raised her voice and believed that when people fight at the dinner table, the food turns to poison in the body.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Best-selling author Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. Adriana was raised in a small coal-mining town in southwest Virginia in a big Italian family. She chose her hometown for the setting and title of her debut novel, the critically acclaimed bestseller <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1W1D4262788T7.1519&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%216051%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=5&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Big+Stone+Gap%3A+a+novel+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i><span style="color: black;"><i>Big Stone Gap. </i></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adriana’s 13 books have been translated and sold in over 35 countries around the world. <i></i>Critics from the <i>Washington Post</i> to the <i>New York Times</i> to <i>People</i> have described Adriana’s novels as “tiramisu for the soul”, “sophisticated and wise”, and “dazzling.” They agree, “her characters are so lively they bounce off the page”, and that “… her novels are full bodied and elegantly written.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After graduating from Saint Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana, Adriana moved to New York City to become a playwright. She founded the all-female comedy troupe “The Outcasts,” which performed on the cabaret circuit for seven years. She made her off-Broadway debut at the Manhattan Theater Club and was produced in regional theaters of note around the country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Among her many television credits, Adriana was a writer/producer on The Cosby Show, A Different World, and executive producer/head writer for City Kids for Jim Henson Productions. Her Lifetime television special, Growing up Funny, garnered an Emmy nomination for Lily Tomlin. In 1996, she wrote and directed the documentary film Queens of the Big Time. It won the Audience Award at the Hamptons Film Festival and toured the international film festival circuit from Hong Kong to London. Adriana then wrote a screenplay called Big Stone Gap, which became the novel that began the series. Adriana spent a year and a half waking up at three in the morning to write the novel before going into work on a television show.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Adriana is married to Tim Stephenson, the Emmy award-winning lighting designer of the Late Show with David Letterman. They live in Greenwich Village with their daughter, Lucia.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">R.E.A.D. Book Group will meet again on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Jane Robinson will review The Desire of My Eyes: The Life and Work of John Ruskin by Wolfgang Kemp. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone is invited to attend.</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-84201297495967043302011-09-05T15:39:00.000-07:002011-10-12T11:51:21.837-07:00Beehive Award Nominees for 2012The Children's Literature Association of Utah gives yearly awards to children's books in five areas:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;">picture books</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">children's fiction</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">poetry</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">children's non-fiction</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">young adult</li>
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Last spring the award winners were:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=UP1W261434654.421&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2176788%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Duck%21+Rabbit%21+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Duck! Rabbit! </i>by Amy Krouse Rosenthal</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJPImDz4T7e_kypCCixaOGjDXeWhaYyAi8UlhsJxQBjA-LnVPo4Thu2V5slsMCrmTnEWtDSQRWaKcQA3krAt8_zv9337jPrq3UHiEjtxtAGr2c09tLNiTB9D2-bHFDsc_Gkj12hACS24/s1600/duck-rabbit-cov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJPImDz4T7e_kypCCixaOGjDXeWhaYyAi8UlhsJxQBjA-LnVPo4Thu2V5slsMCrmTnEWtDSQRWaKcQA3krAt8_zv9337jPrq3UHiEjtxtAGr2c09tLNiTB9D2-bHFDsc_Gkj12hACS24/s400/duck-rabbit-cov.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=UP1W261434654.421&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2184317%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Where+the+mountain+meets+the+moon+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Where the Mountain Meets the Moon</i> by Grace Lin</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ_UiZuh7oWeHHECpmPZN2wUiTT4HGKj_gLtWr-7DSclrABXpnUbzS-8fA4JAWCPqbPBR3WGRJOoriYw7gqPFZsRepE2W7wWKAFgMqL9E_JQuFqcKRWBjgzPd_tOmQXOS4kJSH81uThQ/s1600/where+the+mountain+meets+the+moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJ_UiZuh7oWeHHECpmPZN2wUiTT4HGKj_gLtWr-7DSclrABXpnUbzS-8fA4JAWCPqbPBR3WGRJOoriYw7gqPFZsRepE2W7wWKAFgMqL9E_JQuFqcKRWBjgzPd_tOmQXOS4kJSH81uThQ/s400/where+the+mountain+meets+the+moon.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=UP1W261434654.421&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2190088%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=The+Bill+Martin+Jr.+big+book+of+poetry+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry</i> by Bill Martin Jr.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHnEMin1o4YN9wLTNyv_8G2lwV8Xptjf-lLBDgvKylDAkfVtjFyIEBFm9tnO_6eeW7HLzeFm5eKeGgs8OXhQCR8O7VJAxe8PRpUUe3zELnpR3hSWA5YR4jn7zIGAlZD4ZHOPauRSA-8k/s1600/bill+martin+poetry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHnEMin1o4YN9wLTNyv_8G2lwV8Xptjf-lLBDgvKylDAkfVtjFyIEBFm9tnO_6eeW7HLzeFm5eKeGgs8OXhQCR8O7VJAxe8PRpUUe3zELnpR3hSWA5YR4jn7zIGAlZD4ZHOPauRSA-8k/s400/bill+martin+poetry.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=UP1W261434654.421&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2173305%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Princess+of+the+Midnight+Ball+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Princess of the Midnight Ball</i> by Jessica Day George</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan-2XX1oD9nNNUvAofQUQIeS805AzRtqYR5Zcrwn4LQt2Uz617JDXOBDHJVo-g4pSJZIptX9LLCpGWtG8OwKSbfeoKbf3mmlJFRHV_QXVYLNjNmUABstnw6m3qmsVNy7FkL-frYk3w4I/s1600/princess+of+the+midnight+ball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan-2XX1oD9nNNUvAofQUQIeS805AzRtqYR5Zcrwn4LQt2Uz617JDXOBDHJVo-g4pSJZIptX9LLCpGWtG8OwKSbfeoKbf3mmlJFRHV_QXVYLNjNmUABstnw6m3qmsVNy7FkL-frYk3w4I/s400/princess+of+the+midnight+ball.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 2012 nominees have been announced and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can help determine the winners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pick up a copy of the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2012 Nominees for the Beehive Award book list at the library</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(on top of the audio books)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or access the book list <a href="http://ula.org/sites/ula.org/files/2011conference/Beehive%20Annotated%20Booklist.pdf"> [here].</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After you've read one of the nominees, pick up a ballot and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">vote.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The ballots and the ballot box are on top of the audio books.</i></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">There is also a comprehensive list of all the Beehive Award winners at the library.</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-71304231917568062822011-07-16T19:56:00.000-07:002011-10-12T11:53:57.468-07:00Check out our new non-fiction!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Pleasant Grove Library has recently acquired some great new non-fiction titles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Check them out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1310862A8AU17.5813&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2195812%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=A+stolen+life+%3A+a+memoir+%2F&index=PALLTI"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>A Stolen Life: A Memoir</i> by Jaycee Dugard</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2Hnq4HfiY2nBGPcHGfjw8DNX6D5skuHRBXHywUDIBF-uwYs1BNgYLp4vDkxE_DUSgTSBrUrEThLodzHuPDR_nl0cFR5whvVbk90WvnSjTwcszl4gjltDjE93AiRTvz3bhyvzmCI1Fqg/s1600/jaycee-dugard-a-life-stolen-7-7-11-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2Hnq4HfiY2nBGPcHGfjw8DNX6D5skuHRBXHywUDIBF-uwYs1BNgYLp4vDkxE_DUSgTSBrUrEThLodzHuPDR_nl0cFR5whvVbk90WvnSjTwcszl4gjltDjE93AiRTvz3bhyvzmCI1Fqg/s400/jaycee-dugard-a-life-stolen-7-7-11-1.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In Jaycee's own words:</span></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother who loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen.</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i>For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse.</i><br />
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<i>For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation.</i><br />
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<i>On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don’t think of myself as a victim. I survived.</i><br />
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A Stolen Life<i> is my story—in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.</i></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Watch a clip of Diane Sawyer's interview with Jaycee Dugard {<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/jaycee-dugard-interview-giving-birth-living-stolen-life-14026270">here</a>}.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Watch the full episode {<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/jaycee-lee-dugard-kidnapped-age-11-exclusive-interview-abuse-hope-phillip-garrido-us-14042107?tab=9482931&section=4765066">here</a>}.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1310862A8AU17.5813&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2195813%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Raising+a+soul+surfer+%3A+one+family%27s+epic+tale+%2F&index=PALLTI"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Raising a Soul Surfer: One Family's Epic Tale</i> by Cheri Hamilton with Rick Bundschuh</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnohbt9uG8YJ9spggXJrCmLUQNb4i1JynxC7EB60v5kKMZlCNfgotshoZNwbaU4xfKvEtv3YuQJymGF42XyJUglt9cawYWCgObrqnrqclUlAuJ_UyGJViv0uAFFZea99BcNY8kHquLJA/s1600/soulsurfer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnohbt9uG8YJ9spggXJrCmLUQNb4i1JynxC7EB60v5kKMZlCNfgotshoZNwbaU4xfKvEtv3YuQJymGF42XyJUglt9cawYWCgObrqnrqclUlAuJ_UyGJViv0uAFFZea99BcNY8kHquLJA/s400/soulsurfer.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i>Bethany Hamilton’s incredible story of surviving and thriving in the wake of a shark attack, told in her best-selling autobiography Soul Surfer, has sold more than 1.5 million copies. Yet her family’s adventures started long before Bethany lost her arm and became a pro surfer. Now Cheri Hamilton, Bethany’s mom, tells the inspiring story of the Hamilton Family.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This was recently released as a movie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Watch the movie trailer {<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isjY34VD5jE">here</a>}.</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We also have the junior biography of Bethany Hamilton: <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1310862A8AU17.5813&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2185782%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Soul+surfer+%3A+a+true+story+of+faith%2C+family%2C+and+fighting+to+get+back+on+the+board+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board </i>by Bethany Hamilton with Sheryl Berk and Rick Bundschuh</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large;">Watch Glenn Beck's interview with Chris Stewart {<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LEBwtLptls">here</a>}.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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After risking the hazardous journey across the Atlantic, these Americans embarked on a greater journey in the City of Light. Most had never left home, never experienced a different culture. None had any guarantee of success. That they achieved so much for themselves and their country profoundly altered American history.</i></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1310862A8AU17.5813&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2195845%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=In+the+garden+of+beasts+%3A+love%2C+terror%2C+and+an+American+family+in+Hitler%27s+Berlin+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Berlin </i>by Erik Larson</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKyVQLJfzYLawV3_0grBWmjsF-gR3MToS2q0UjgzPXIUtWnK5h4ECVRosRmIJBTgdQ6Pjg_SSC9VlFapoRQD-bA8TnFDymb7fdjYmQU2Pq-ORJ93HcVQ8ZeWS_xP_gpu3zLtUEOfosAA/s1600/in-the-garden-of-beasts-erik-larson-for-kindle-in-hardcover-paperback-audio-cd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKyVQLJfzYLawV3_0grBWmjsF-gR3MToS2q0UjgzPXIUtWnK5h4ECVRosRmIJBTgdQ6Pjg_SSC9VlFapoRQD-bA8TnFDymb7fdjYmQU2Pq-ORJ93HcVQ8ZeWS_xP_gpu3zLtUEOfosAA/s400/in-the-garden-of-beasts-erik-larson-for-kindle-in-hardcover-paperback-audio-cd.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i>In his newest book, </i>In The Garden of Beasts</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i>, Erik Larson unfolds the often startling story of William E. Dodd, the first American ambassador to Nazi Germany, and his family. History professor Dodd was an unlikely choice to represent the United States in Hitler's Berlin; indeed, he was FDR's fifth choice for the post. His on-the-job education in the barbarities of the "New Germany" sometimes contrasted with that of his romantic, impressionable, party-loving daughter Martha. Larson places these very personal stories within the context of the ever-worsening events.</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large;">Watch an interview with Erik Larson about this book {here}.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i><br />
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</i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1310UG5643D10.6007&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2195840%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Jeni%27s+splendid+ice+creams+at+home+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream at Home</i> by Jeni Britton Brauer</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXMBSeeMHAe9QfVrllX5CeQtgjtPOTL0YakDHeAkFOnonItQn9ZkqHF3WDYN7n81kwGrhWW3XmvCmT0s1WvsfMCGbb01Ut73u4TEOJ3wJypawo2PlvzfyQI7-HnDck_BsqoJ0VKLMKgM/s1600/jenis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXMBSeeMHAe9QfVrllX5CeQtgjtPOTL0YakDHeAkFOnonItQn9ZkqHF3WDYN7n81kwGrhWW3XmvCmT0s1WvsfMCGbb01Ut73u4TEOJ3wJypawo2PlvzfyQI7-HnDck_BsqoJ0VKLMKgM/s400/jenis.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i><br />
Unique flavors, prepared from top-quality ingredients combined with minimally processed milk from grass-fed cows, transformed Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, a small artisanal scoopery in Columbus, Ohio, into a nationally acclaimed (and beloved) brand.<br />
</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i>Now with her debut cookbook, Jeni Britton Bauer is on a mission to help foodies create perfect ice creams, yogurts, and sorbets—ones that are every bit as perfect as hers—in their own kitchens.</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large;">Jeni talks about her ice cream and her book {<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt6LMvum388">here</a>}.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1310UG5643D10.6007&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2195842%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=3&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=Citizen+U.+S.+A.+%3A+a+50+state+road+trip+%2F&index=PALLTI"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip</i> by Alexandra Pelosi</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mH0OY_S1SmVNKqHOE9_u7mf1RSYRTd7E1_xt8qrd18PgCAkZDgPlJDCV3VhqmSYfiRiLhvIC-R6J_V6PYkhZXh86d3a2uiZGuw916Kf5xCARdW4fYsu9BqOMxXpjPgBUsvKit-l6C5E/s1600/Citizen+USA+A+50+State+Road+Trip+%25282011%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mH0OY_S1SmVNKqHOE9_u7mf1RSYRTd7E1_xt8qrd18PgCAkZDgPlJDCV3VhqmSYfiRiLhvIC-R6J_V6PYkhZXh86d3a2uiZGuw916Kf5xCARdW4fYsu9BqOMxXpjPgBUsvKit-l6C5E/s400/Citizen+USA+A+50+State+Road+Trip+%25282011%2529.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Alexandra Pelosi sets out on a road trip across America to attend naturalization ceremonies in all fifty states to meet brand-new citizens and find out why they chose America as their home. And even though they are no longer visitors, our newest citizens still look at America with an outsider's perspective; they hold up a mirror to show us how we look as a nation-and how much we take for granted.</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Alexandra Pelosi talks about her HBO Documentary and her book, <i>Citizen U.S.A.</i> {<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCjsw9zwAgg">here</a>}.</span></span><br />
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</i></div><div style="font-family: georgia,serif; line-height: 1.4; padding: 0px;"><i>Prepare to be astonished, bewildered, and stupefied by the tantalizing tidbits of music history collected here: amazing stories about jazz, classical, country, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, show tunes, composers, band names, song lyrics, instruments, technology, controversies, and more.</i></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Author Signings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Musical Performances</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Movies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Teen Tent</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Family & Local History Lectures</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Food</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">More!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There is something for everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you want to see the schedule of events click <a href="http://utahfestivalofbooks.com/schedule/">[here]</a>.</span></div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-57415888748313601642011-05-17T13:25:00.000-07:002011-05-17T13:53:47.463-07:00The Street of a Thousand Blossoms<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_443677837">Bookenders</a><a href="http://library.plgrove.org/for-adults/book-groups/67"> Book Group</a> will be discussing <i><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=C30566525P06I.1432&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2186332%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=The+street+of+a+thousand+blossoms+%2F&index=PALLTI">The Street of a Thousand Blossoms</a> </i></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>by Gail Tsukiyama on Wednesday, May 25 at 7:00 p.m. </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tsukiyama is a mesmerizing storyteller who focuses on family, tradition, and the solace of nature and art. Of both Chinese and Japanese descent, she has explored the history and culture of both lands, here imagining life in Japan during its most catastrophic time as experienced by the orphaned brothers Hiroshi and Kenji. Raised by their loving grandparents in Yanaka, a residential area of Tokyo, they are opposites. Big, strong, and confident, Hiroshi believes he is destined to be a sumo wrestler. Slight, quiet, and artistic, Kenji discovers his love for mask making and Noh theater by accident. They each secure mentors, but just as the good brothers embark on their demanding apprenticeships, war breaks out. Tsukiyama's spare prose reflects the clean-lined, distilled-to-the-essence aesthetic of Japanese art as she writes appreciatively and informatively about the arts of sumo and Noh, and piercingly about the horrific deprivations and tyranny of war, the firebombing of Tokyo, the American occupation, and the rapid evolution of modern Japan. As her endearing characters attempt to adjust to the new while preserving the old, Tsukiyama evokes a classic vision of a blasted world returning to life. Tsukiyama's historically detailed and plot-driven story of resilience, discipline, loyalty, and right action is popular fiction at its most intelligent, appealing, and rewarding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span class="bodyText">Gail Tsukiyama was born in San Francisco, California to a Chinese mother from Hong Kong and a Japanese father from Hawaii. She attended San Francisco State University where she received both her Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Arts Degree in English with the emphasis in Creative Writing. Most of her college work was focused on poetry, and she was the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award. </span>She was one of nine fiction authors to appear during the first Library of Congress National Book Festival. <span class="bodyText">A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, she has been apart-time lecturer in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, as well as a freelance book reviewer for the <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>. </span> Her works include <i>The Samurai's Garden</i>, <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=C30566525P06I.1432&profile=pg&source=%7E%21plgrove&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%2152464%7E%211&ri=4&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Tsukiyama,+Gail.&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=4"><i>Women of the Silk</i></a>, <i>Night of Many Dreams </i>, <i>The Language of Threads</i>, <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=C30566525P06I.1432&profile=pg&source=%7E%21plgrove&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%2175452%7E%210&ri=4&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Tsukiyama,+Gail.&index=PAUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=4"><i>The Street of a Thousand Blossoms</i></a>, and <i>Dreaming Water.</i><span class="bodyText"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-46344442023688801172011-05-09T10:00:00.000-07:002011-05-09T10:00:55.137-07:00New Young Adult Non-Fiction SectionWe have a new section at the library--young adult non-fiction. It is located on a rack by the emergency exit, which is right by the young adult fiction section.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Check out some of our Young Adult Non-Fiction titles:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=130GF58606Y68.430&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006~!94831~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!plgrove&term=The+twilight+saga+%3A+the+official+illustrated+guide+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>The Twilight Saga: the Official Illustrated Guide</i> by Stephenie Meyer</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HwvKwanCupcimKAfsd0uE3raDiYWdOtZeF98SSmT6HjM6uu14lKFIe_nBOiBdoAtsGGm34I0kV8xthRiPrCmPUpPuN1KZnFlORe3mwEhxMgultZ5srGBqyB1erC-Ic9bEYJ-QyNLaDg/s1600/Twilight-Saga-The-Official-Illustrated-Guide-560x828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HwvKwanCupcimKAfsd0uE3raDiYWdOtZeF98SSmT6HjM6uu14lKFIe_nBOiBdoAtsGGm34I0kV8xthRiPrCmPUpPuN1KZnFlORe3mwEhxMgultZ5srGBqyB1erC-Ic9bEYJ-QyNLaDg/s400/Twilight-Saga-The-Official-Illustrated-Guide-560x828.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1304F5890O45B.434&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006~!95197~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!plgrove&term=The+dark+game+%3A+true+spy+stories+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>The Dark Game: True Spy Stories </i>compiled by Paul B. Janeczko</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FJksEjyl8suzhfMlDCehodThH3sPCE3dq6tU0uXYX59O2pi7kXCjtWcmhuej4aOkwfPAjfxslN840cQj9eqWRQO30yudwpo7_oV-SdQZDRRjyBJc1EzsNTeY7Q_z2RAqit8ICeA7yLQ/s1600/dark+game.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FJksEjyl8suzhfMlDCehodThH3sPCE3dq6tU0uXYX59O2pi7kXCjtWcmhuej4aOkwfPAjfxslN840cQj9eqWRQO30yudwpo7_oV-SdQZDRRjyBJc1EzsNTeY7Q_z2RAqit8ICeA7yLQ/s400/dark+game.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1304F5890O45B.434&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006~!95199~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=~!plgrove&term=Harry+Houdini+for+kids+%3A+his+life+and+adventures+with+21+magic+tricks+and+illusions+%2F&index=PALLTI"><i>Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 25 Magic Tricks and Illusions</i> by Laurie Carlson</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IWdC6GRZ7yiJdwTvf0F9N0DnJ7zSDi6GOI_RqdLsVRxMzGSFQsN-IM2v9xxLl7u4Ip0keSz3Cvc6VsQLaBZSiLWDHpneNqnkxUZYtP9SINjKASxSBLWr_DyVf56v9M09FWQ3KEHTuok/s1600/houdini4kids+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IWdC6GRZ7yiJdwTvf0F9N0DnJ7zSDi6GOI_RqdLsVRxMzGSFQsN-IM2v9xxLl7u4Ip0keSz3Cvc6VsQLaBZSiLWDHpneNqnkxUZYtP9SINjKASxSBLWr_DyVf56v9M09FWQ3KEHTuok/s400/houdini4kids+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1304F5890O45B.434&menu=search&aspect=power&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=pg&ri=5&source=~%21plgrove&index=.GW&term=play+ball+like+the+pros&x=0&y=0&aspect=power"><i>Play Ball Like the Pros: Tips for Kids from 20 Big League Stars</i> by Steven Krasner</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEJM6Mwf9svO7rwoiJJbJHCVHrFFC8U0OhpdfxOUdLyE8fw6rRqou-YMLRUDdu9Rx9dkBCdwntJJt_g_ubuDTy58uU6WFR-XCiMNn0X2er8swJQzq0TheHL4jEOc1MdqOMjCUpfi3jdM/s1600/playballwiththepros.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEJM6Mwf9svO7rwoiJJbJHCVHrFFC8U0OhpdfxOUdLyE8fw6rRqou-YMLRUDdu9Rx9dkBCdwntJJt_g_ubuDTy58uU6WFR-XCiMNn0X2er8swJQzq0TheHL4jEOc1MdqOMjCUpfi3jdM/s400/playballwiththepros.jpg" width="281" /></a></div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-12402467001540941472011-05-06T13:00:00.000-07:002011-10-12T12:05:15.195-07:00Prejudice is the Child of Ignorance<div style="text-align: center;">Once a year we invite the boys to join us at <a href="http://library.plgrove.org/for-kids/great-reads">Great Reads for Girls</a>. Things are certainly more lively when they are around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">During our discussion of <i><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=VWE8446213731.1634&profile=pg&source=%7E%21plgrove&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001%7E%2124678%7E%213&ri=1&aspect=advanced&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=the+jacket&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=advanced&menu=search&ri=1">The Jacket,</a> </i>we talked a lot about prejudice. Phil, the main character in the book, learns a lot about himself and his own views when he assumes an African-American boy has stolen his brother's coat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes there is a difference between what we think we believe and what we really believe. There's a test that is designed to help us understand that. It's available {<a href="https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/">here</a>}.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We played a trivia game--the Jazz against the Flash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgdEhXOmUsmBW34N9MwOIxjrVroCQEEoI9SC3yCbxidphIK76FBJJUSyRi0wydSOE9t8sLfbxCsBjjZVBVXXs-Rr2IbL8LGasIeE3187rCdC2NREJFcOm5uCdfD9Lm-rzddbUsZ1Z1LA/s1600/05+04+11_0757_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgdEhXOmUsmBW34N9MwOIxjrVroCQEEoI9SC3yCbxidphIK76FBJJUSyRi0wydSOE9t8sLfbxCsBjjZVBVXXs-Rr2IbL8LGasIeE3187rCdC2NREJFcOm5uCdfD9Lm-rzddbUsZ1Z1LA/s400/05+04+11_0757_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Flash won.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-KeL80bqHRGB1Fx-RS9XINIOP9bhcSaes-PSr7PL7REKN6QrK9bNzsYDTFjNns2dq3cHf2pqevW1QU8gMvKBZy46C0BzJ3P1nJBOCtaJIsKlSFCDZF8YFSUQ2bvIOCdrIy3oUe9MRJU/s1600/05+04+11_0761_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-KeL80bqHRGB1Fx-RS9XINIOP9bhcSaes-PSr7PL7REKN6QrK9bNzsYDTFjNns2dq3cHf2pqevW1QU8gMvKBZy46C0BzJ3P1nJBOCtaJIsKlSFCDZF8YFSUQ2bvIOCdrIy3oUe9MRJU/s400/05+04+11_0761_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had ice cream sandwiches--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WjQCm2pEWGYU28425X7tgy9vf3lAgb1bVVwPjTgI18PqdsX-g4xnBSnm36tr2-Zkx8x3fWZF2yrojzaGhLcNZPuQ48VmMy7vScYoBg-nWL62syXjYxfC7eCOKctvyCm5Q3nRqkw6Y_s/s1600/05+04+11_0744_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WjQCm2pEWGYU28425X7tgy9vf3lAgb1bVVwPjTgI18PqdsX-g4xnBSnm36tr2-Zkx8x3fWZF2yrojzaGhLcNZPuQ48VmMy7vScYoBg-nWL62syXjYxfC7eCOKctvyCm5Q3nRqkw6Y_s/s400/05+04+11_0744_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Oreos and milk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPhv7X1FCk91KnCpmDAM0WXOH83JzP8yutqRArQHfYgY64wDX1olSA_543kLmKI96gzxavZqSj23zOxNS7xWMfmwj9hwZlc90lEquVUupJ89waalqk6KMccI3xYglrmbNqP13zeIPVlE/s1600/05+04+11_0743_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPhv7X1FCk91KnCpmDAM0WXOH83JzP8yutqRArQHfYgY64wDX1olSA_543kLmKI96gzxavZqSj23zOxNS7xWMfmwj9hwZlc90lEquVUupJ89waalqk6KMccI3xYglrmbNqP13zeIPVlE/s400/05+04+11_0743_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made some catch-the-ball-in the-cup toys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpO8tJYBHUo-NhENZaadi-Mnb54jMdLBpcAF5H2EyXg7CdlsfcUmbKCamIfuKTuxMLedUvNHg_a8J6WUHLiW5yi50sF8L_oPnzDZHIHTKrwfQT419zXF-Kfu3trYEpJLiV03Wlazntus/s1600/05+04+11_0766_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpO8tJYBHUo-NhENZaadi-Mnb54jMdLBpcAF5H2EyXg7CdlsfcUmbKCamIfuKTuxMLedUvNHg_a8J6WUHLiW5yi50sF8L_oPnzDZHIHTKrwfQT419zXF-Kfu3trYEpJLiV03Wlazntus/s400/05+04+11_0766_edited-1.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSgN0T9d-um2YRTaA545iGBMOjsm-hnMtbu_0UANOEUON5H0-AwXPwxGTtXLWTpcCyuMA-Mcz5qJ4EMdr_jQOb6iiBdN21NDetAs7W2XV76cWpPX9pPiDf0g9Wgz-uoobCs9wty8U9wE/s1600/05+04+11_0770_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSgN0T9d-um2YRTaA545iGBMOjsm-hnMtbu_0UANOEUON5H0-AwXPwxGTtXLWTpcCyuMA-Mcz5qJ4EMdr_jQOb6iiBdN21NDetAs7W2XV76cWpPX9pPiDf0g9Wgz-uoobCs9wty8U9wE/s400/05+04+11_0770_edited-1.JPG" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we talked some more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV7s3-tvWkMeVEeDjFVHVW0iOtCvlIBUOJdmmLiHTpCMDSda662U0cTPBTNmn9Jr1Te9XM4yPM46pUnmsoj_e_Qj17mG_caLjGWHxbIggybe8n62eNZzoxHoPj5bHayURZvY3DbMBX4g/s1600/05+04+11_0768_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV7s3-tvWkMeVEeDjFVHVW0iOtCvlIBUOJdmmLiHTpCMDSda662U0cTPBTNmn9Jr1Te9XM4yPM46pUnmsoj_e_Qj17mG_caLjGWHxbIggybe8n62eNZzoxHoPj5bHayURZvY3DbMBX4g/s400/05+04+11_0768_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-90696474841117566802011-05-04T21:44:00.000-07:002011-05-17T13:56:00.571-07:00The Whistling Season<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://library.plgrove.org/for-adults/book-groups/66">R.E.A.D. Book Group</a> will be meeting on Thursday, May 5th at 10:00 a.m. in the library. Joyce Fife will be reviewing <i><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=DH04570520H60.2046&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006%7E%2176093%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21plgrove&term=The+whistling+season+%2F&index=PALLTI#focus">The Whistling Season</a></i> by Ivan Doig. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>The Whistling Season</i> is set in the past in rural eastern Montana—and addresses that time and place in distinct, uncluttered prose that carries the full enthusiasm of affection and even love—for the landscape, the characters, and the events of the story—without being sentimental or elegiac. The novel is narrated by an aging Montana state superintendent of schools, Paul Milliron, who is charged with deciding the fate of the state's last scattered rural schools, and who, in the hours preceding his meeting to determine those schools' fate, recalls the autumn of 1909, when he was 13 and attending his own one-room school in Marias Coulee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Recently widowed, Paul's father, overwhelmed by the child-rearing duties presented by his three sons, in addition to his challenging farming duties, hires a housekeeper, sight unseen, from a newspaper ad. The housekeeper, Rose, proclaims that she "can't cook but doesn't bite." She turns out to be a beguiling character, and she brings with her a surprise guest—her brother, the scholarly Morris, who, though one of the most bookish characters in recent times, also carries brass knuckles and—not to give away too much plot—somehow knows how to use them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The schoolteacher in Marias Coulee runs away to get married, leaving Morris to step up and take over her job. The verve and inspiration that he, an utter novice to the West, to children and to teaching children, brings to the task is told brilliantly and passionately, and is the core of the book's narrative, with its themes of all the different ways of knowing and learning, at any age.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Doig's strengths in this novel are character and language—the latter manifesting itself at a level of old-fashioned high-octane grandeur not seen previously in Doig's novels, and few others': the sheer joy of word choices, phrases, sentences, situations, and character bubbling up and out, as fecund and nurturing as the dryland farmscape the story inhabits is sere and arid. <i>The Whistling Season</i> is a book to pass on to your favorite readers: a story of lives of active choice, lived actively.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Ivan Doig</b> (born on June 27, 1939) is an American novelist. He was born in White Sulphur Springs, Montana to a family of homesteaders and ranch hands. After the death of his mother Berneta, on his sixth birthday, he was raised by his father Charles Doig and his grandmother Elizabeth Ringer. After several stints on ranches, they moved to Dupuyer, Pondera County, Montana in the north to herd sheep close to the Rocky Mountain Front. After his graduation from Valier high school, Doig attended Northwestern University, where he received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in journalism. He later earned a Ph.D. in American history at the University of Washington, writing his dissertation about John J. McGilvra (1827-1903). He now lives with his wife Carol Doig, a university professor of English, in Seattle, Washington. Before <b>Ivan Doig</b> became a novelist, he wrote for newspapers and magazines as a free-lancer and worked for the United States Forest Service. Much of his fiction is set in the Montana country of his youth. His major theme is family life in the past, mixing personal memory and regional history. As the western landscape and people play an important role in his fiction, he has been hailed as the new dean of western literature, a worthy successor to Wallace Stegner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ivan Doig is the author of eleven books. Eight are novels, including English Creek and Dancing at the Rascal Fair, and three are nonfiction, including the highly acclaimed memoir This House of Sky, which was a finalist for the National Book Award.</span></div>Pleasant Grove City Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948573828282715677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029222765402243207.post-30499257711405915922011-05-03T14:00:00.000-07:002011-05-03T21:53:36.073-07:00The Jacket<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Join us Wednesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. for Great Reads for Girls in the library basement.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We will be discussing Andrew Clements' book, <i><a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=N304484405B37.1459&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006~!27420~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=~!plgrove&term=The+jacket+%2F&index=PALLTI">The Jacket</a>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Thief!</b></span></center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">When Phil sees another kid wearing his brother's jacket, he assumes the jacket was stolen. It turns out he was wrong, and Phil has to ask himself the question: Would he have made the same assumption if the boy wearing the jacket hadn't been African American? And that question leads to others that reveal some unsettling truths about Phil's neighborhood, his family, and even himself.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Andrew Clements worked as a teacher for seven years before beginning his literary career. He has written many books for children, but his most famous book is <i>Frindle</i>, which won many awards. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Clements writes in this small shed, seventy feet from his back door. There are no distraction--no phone, no TV, no email.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Learn more about Andrew Clements and his books at his website {<a href="http://www.andrewclements.com/index.html">here</a>}.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clements discusses his writing and the inspiration for his new series <a href="http://pgrove.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=N304484405B37.1459&profile=pg&uri=link=3100006~!88764~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=2&source=~!plgrove&term=We+the+children+%2F&index=PALLTI">Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School</a>:</span><br />
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