Author: Jemisin, N. K. author.
Published: 2015
Call Number: F JEMISIN
Format: Books
Summary: Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, masquerading as an ordinary schoolteacher in a quiet small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Mighty Sanze, the empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years, collapses as its greatest city is destroyed by a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heartland of the world's sole continent, a great red rift has been torn which spews ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries. But this is the Stillness, a land long familiar with struggle, and where orogenes--those who wield the power of the earth as a weapon--are feared far more than the long cold night. Essun has remembered herself, and she will have her daughter back. She does not care if the world falls apart around her. Essun will break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.
Author: Hopkins, Ellen author.
Published: 2010
Call Number: FIC HOP
Format: Books
Summary: Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives. It is the conclusion to the trilogy begun by Crank and Glass.
Author: Hopkins, Ellen author.
Published: 2009
Call Number: Y HOPKINS
Format: Books
Summary: Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love.
Author: McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-
Published: 2006
Call Number: F MCCARTHY
Format: Books
Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, author.
Published: 2004 1939
Call Number: F CHRISTIE
Format: Books
Summary: Considered one of the greatest mysteries of all times, ten strangers, each with a dark secret, are gathered together on an isolated island by a mysterious host. One by one, they die, and before the weekend is out, there will be none.
Author: Camus, Albert, 1913-1960 author. Ward, Matthew, 1950 or 1951-1990.
Published: 1989 1988
Call Number: CL CAMUS
Format: Books
Summary: A young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character. In the story of an ordinary man who unwittingly gets drawn into a senseless murder on a sun-drenched Algerian beach, Camus was exploring what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd". Now in a new American translation, the classic has been given new life for generations to come.
Open to ages 5 and older. Registration required. Come meet up with other LEGO enthusiasts and build your own LEGO creations. All materials provided. Guardians must remain with children 9 and under. All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Elisabeth Egan and Tina Jordan talk about Helen Fielding’s novel, and Gregory Cowles and Juliana Barbassa discuss all things translation.
Elisabeth Egan and Tina Jordan talk about Helen Fielding’s novel, and Gregory Cowles and Juliana Barbassa discuss all things translation.
A selection of recently published books.
A selection of recently published books.
In “Ultra-Processed People,” Chris van Tulleken takes a close look at the franken-snacks that barely resemble what they’re imitating.
In “Ultra-Processed People,” Chris van Tulleken takes a close look at the franken-snacks that barely resemble what they’re imitating.
Open to all ages. Registration required. Open to all ages. K-9 Officers from the EHT Police Department will visit and show off the their dogs’ amazing skills. See them sniff out trouble!
Open to ages 6-12. Registration required. The Summer Play is back! Do you want to be an actor? Now is your chance! Join us in an original play, that will be practiced and performed by you! All programs subject to cancellation and changes.
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Complicated families abound in new books by Nathan Go, Lucian Childs and Elysha Chang.
Complicated families abound in new books by Nathan Go, Lucian Childs and Elysha Chang.
MacNolia Cox speaks only one sentence in a picture book about her trip to the 1936 national spelling bee. Zaila Avant-garde, the 2021 champ, writes volumes.
MacNolia Cox speaks only one sentence in a picture book about her trip to the 1936 national spelling bee. Zaila Avant-garde, the 2021 champ, writes volumes.
In Amy Rowland’s second novel, “Inside the Wolf,” a New York City academic returns to her North Carolina roots to reconcile with old ghosts.
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