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Making Rounds With Oscar David Dosa |
We all know a special pet that has touched our heart and had a huge affect on our lives. Well, meet Oscar, truely a special tabby cat. A resident of Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, R.I., he is very sensitive to patients that are near death and will plant himself on their bed until their passing. At first that may seem a bit unsettling, but he has given great comfort to many families who were so glad that their loved one did not die alone. ... >> Read more |
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Serena Ron Rash |
Serena, by Ron Rash is a tale of greed and the thoughtless pursuit of power. This historical novel is set in the early 1930's in the North Carolina mountains. The main characters are George and Serena Pemberton, just married, who have traveled from Boston to North Carolina in order to create a timber empire. Their goal is to cut every tree in North Carolina and then move on to Brazil and do the same. When Ron Rash started writing Serena, he pictured a... >> Read more |
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The Penny Joyce Meyer |
Just think of the small things in your life that have made a difference. Our lives are made up of small things we may never consider as important. This endearing novel keeps its focus on a single penny that surrounds the life of Jenny Blake. She is a very strong 14-year-old girl growing up in the 1950s in St. Louis, Mo., a part of the segregated South. I was only 6 years old in the summer of 1955, but the memories of my community in the later 1950s and 1960s were so similar.... >> Read more |
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The House at Riverton Kate Morton |
Grace Bradley has spent a lifetime trying to forget the events at Riverton Manor. But now a film is being made about the poet who killed himself on the estate grounds, and 98-year-old Grace has been asked for her memories of that time. She recalls how... >> Read more |
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The Life of Pi Yann Martel |
The Life of Pi is an imaginative tale told by an expressive writer. Pi Patel is the son of a zookeeper growing up in Pondicherry, India. He possesses a curious mind and struggles to understand how Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam apply to life... >> Read more |
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Life is So Good George Dawson |
At this time of year, the god Janus reminds us to take a look both backward and forward as we reflect on our accomplishments and make plans for our future. “Life Is So Good” might be just the book to help you start this process. Mr. Dawson... >> Read more |
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Thunderstruck Erik Larson |
What do a murder, an invention and an ocean liner have in common? All share an enthralling "CSI-type" tale in Erik Larson's latest narrative non-fiction, "Thunderstruck." Guglielmo Marconi was attempting to replace the enormous... >> Read more |
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The Girl Who Fell From the Sky Heidi Durrow |
Rachel never thought of herself as black or white. In her home, she was always just Rachel. Now, at eleven years old, she’s been uprooted from her life in Chicago and sent to live with her paternal grandmother in Portland. Divided between the... >> Read more |
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Love and other impossible pursuits Ayelet Waldman |
"Love and other impossible pursuits" tells the story of Emily, slowly drowning in guilt, grief, and despair after losing her infant daughter to SIDS. If trying to love her husband’s 5-year-old from his first marriage was a constant... >> Read more |
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