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Jul 22, 2019
Two Books by Erika Swyler posted by Robyn
In Light from Other Stars, Nedda Papas is an 11-year-old girl is 1986 who aspires to be an astronaut. Her father Theo is a laid off NASA scientist working on his own secretive project that proves to have severe consequences. Nedda and her classroom witness the horrific televised... Read More »
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Jul 16, 2019
Avon Library Book Discussion posted by Amy
The Avon Library Book Discussion Group will meet Wednesday July 17th at 6:30 pm to discuss The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan. Drop ins are welcome. If you have any questions please contact the Avon Library at 970-949-6797. Read More »
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Jul 08, 2019
The Last Time I Lied posted by Robyn
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager is a page turning summer camp thriller where three girls go missing in the middle of the night near a nearby lake. Emma Davis is 13 and the youngest of four girls in the cabin at Camp Nightingale. As Emma dozes off one night,... Read More »
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Jun 24, 2019
Daisy Jones and the Six posted by Robyn
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a fictional tale about what goes on behind the scenes of a famous rock band. Read More »
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Jun 05, 2019
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn posted by Robyn
"Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York. Especially in the summer of 1912. Somber, as a word, was better. But it did not apply to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Prairie was lovely and Shenandoah had a beautiful sound, but you couldn't fit those words into Brooklyn. Serene was the only word for it; especially on a Saturday afternoon in summer." Read More »
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May 24, 2019
The Incomplete Book of Running posted by Robyn
Peter Sagal, a popular personality on both NPR and PBS, writes about his running career in The Incomplete Book of Running, a funny yet inspiring account about his experiences as a marathoner. Sagal has completed over a dozen marathons, and was at the finish... Read More »
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May 13, 2019
The Mother-in-Law posted by Robyn
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth is a page-turning story that begins with the death of its title character. Lucy is a young woman without a mother, and over the years she has tried to be in good standing with her mother-in-law Diana. Their relationship is complicated,... Read More »
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Apr 23, 2019
That Kind of Mother posted by Robyn
In That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam, new mom Rebecca Stone is at wit's end and feels she has no clue about motherhood. At the hospital, La Leche league coach Priscilla Johnson becomes both friend and comfort to the bewildered new mother. Rebecca and her husband... Read More »
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Apr 16, 2019
Avon Library Book Discussion posted by Amy
The Avon Library Book Discussion Group will meet Wednesday April 17th at 6:30 pm to discuss The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin. Drop-ins are welcome. If you have any questions please contact the Avon Library at 970-949-6797. Read More »
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Apr 05, 2019
The Library Book posted by Robyn
The Library Book by Susan Orlean is a fascinating and page-turning account of the massive burning of Los Angeles Public Library in April of 1986, the largest library fire in American history. The library was open at the time, and the staff and patrons who were in it were... Read More »
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