The 2019 Adult Summer Reading Program in honor of EGVPL’s 60th Anniversary We are digging up the (metaphorical) time capsule from Elk Grove’s first library to see what’s inside. The year was 1959 and Elk Grove Village was a fresh, new suburb. The U.S. was in a space race with the U.S.S.R., Hawaii had just been named our 50th state, and our President of the United States was Dwight D. Eisenhower. This year’s Adult Summer Reading Program features 11 categories based on these and other important events of 1959. How to Participate: 1. Sign up and receive a log sheet at the Adult Reference Desk. Your log sheet stays at the library for you to record books as you read them. 2. When you complete 5 books from 5 different categories, you receive a free Adult Summer Reading T-Shirt. 3. For every book you read, you receive a raffle ticket to enter in the prize bucket of your choice. Prizes include dozens of gift cards from local businesses. 4. Continue reading and earning prize tickets all summer until Sunday, September 8. We will announce prize winners at our Summer Reading Finale on Sunday, September 15.
Happy Birthday, Baby Read a fiction book by an author born in 1959. Alten, Steve Andrews, Andy Barrett-Lee, Lynne Bauermeister, Erica Bedford, Martyn Blauner, Peter Bolger, Dermot Bonansinga, Jay R Brenchley, Chaz Brooks, Kevin Brouwer, Sigmund Calhoun, Dia Cameron, Peter Carey, Mike Clarke, Susanna Clary, Julian Collins, Nancy Crook, Elizabeth Dubus, Andre III Edwards, Jeff Erickson, Steven Ernst, Kathleen Falcones, Ildefonso Fallon, Jennifer Fielding, Helen Flanders, Judith Franzen, Jonathan Freveletti, Jamie Goobie, Beth Grace, Nancy Gray, Muriel Greenwood, Ed Hazelgrove, William E. Hoag, Tami Huggins, James Byron
Hyzy, Julie Jensen, Liz Knight, Renee Levy, Deborah Lippman, Laura London, Julia Marani, Diego Mayer, Bob McNab, Andy Newman, Kim Nolfi, Christine Packer, Ann Pauls, Alan Peterson, Tracie Richards, Elizabeth Rosner, Elizabeth Rowell, Victoria Runcie, James Salvatore, R A Samuel, Barbara Stafford, Nick Stephenson, Neal Suri, Manil Thayil, Jeet Toksvig, Sandi Tolkien, Simon Volmann, William T Waines, A J White, Michael Winterson, Jeanette Wolitzer, Meg Zeltserman, Dave Zouroudi, Ann
Greetings from Alaska and Hawaii Read a book set in our 49th & 50th states, which were admitted to the United States in 1959.
FICTION The Lieutenant’s Nurse .......................................................................... F ACK By Sara Ackerman Escaping the Michigan Winter of 1941, Army Corps nurse Eva Cassidy makes the crossing to Hawaii, unprepared for the attack that awaits her. Open Carry ............................................................................................. F CAM By Marc Cameron Arliss Cutter, a highly-skilled veteran, finds himself in Alaska seeking the culprits behind three murders, even as nefarious people seek him. Run Cold ...................................................................................................F IFK By Ed Ifkovic While debates rage over Alaska’s potential statehood, Edna Ferber unearths scandals and sordid stories that lead to multiple murders. Aloha, Lady Blue ................................................................................... F MEM By Charles Memminger Stryker McBride was enjoying a life of quiet seclusion aboard a large yacht in Hawaii until a former classmate’s request for him to investigate her grandfather’s murder upends his solitude. Diamond Head ....................................................................................... F WON By Cecily Wong Told by the voices of the women from several generations, the Leong family emigrated from China to Hawaii to start a new life. The ‘red strings of fate’ influenced their lives throughout the family’s lineage. The Burning Island ................................................................................. F YOU By Hester Young After her work on a missing child case, psychic journalist Charlie Cates flees to the Big Island where she realizes even Paradise has ugly secrets.
NON-FICTION Freckled ........................................................................................ New B NEAL By Toby Neal A story of surviving a wild childhood in paradise. The author grows up as one of only a few hundred Caucasians on the rugged shores of Kauai. A Death in the Islands ............................................................ 345.02523 FAR By Michael P. Sarris Witness an epic courtroom battle between Clarence Darrow and Hawaii’s top prosecutor that threatens to touch off a race war and results in one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American history. Braving It: A Father, a Daughter and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild............................................................................ 917.9804 CAM By James Campbell The author hesitated inviting his daughter to accompany him to the Alaskan wilderness, but it seems he had nothing to fear. They braved the bitter cold and stood in awe at the flight of a lonely eagle. The Sun is a Compass ................................................................ 979.805 VAN By Caroling Van Hemert Traveling by rowboat, skis, foot, raft and canoe, the author rediscovers her love of birds, nature and adventure on a 4,000 mile journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic. The Alaskan Retreater’s Notebook .......................................... 979.8051 ORD By Ray Odorica The author loaded his car and drove to Alaska in search of something he did not yet understand. Marvel at his successes and weep over his failures as you, too, might consider such a challenging adventure. Paradise of the Pacific .................................................................. 996.9 MOO By Susanna Moore Discover the dramatic story and rich history of America’s tropical paradise; from its kings and queens to its gods and goddesses, from its missionaries and migrants to its natives and explorers.
Do-Re-Mi Watch a movie musical, in honor of the stage premiere of The Sound of Music.
MUSICAL MOVIES An American in Paris (1951) ............................................. Starring Gene Kelly Annie (1982) ................................................................. Starring Carol Burnett Annie Get Your Gun (1950) ........................................... Starring Betty Hutton Camelot (1967) ...........................................................Starring Richard Harris Dancer in the Dark (2000) ................................... Starring Catherine Deneuve Evita (1996) ......................................................................... Starring Madonna The Fantasticks (1995) ....................................................... Starring Joel Grey Finian’s Rainbow (1968) ................................................ Starring Fred Astaire Funny Girl (1968) ....................................................Starring Barbra Streisand Get Over It (2001) ......................................................... Starring Kirsten Dunst Guys and Dolls (1955) ................................................ Starring Marlon Brando Gypsy (1962) ................................................................ Starring Natalie Wood Hair (1979) ..................................................................Starring Treat Williams High Society (1956) ............ Starring Bing Crosby/Grace Kelly/Frank Sinatra Jailhouse Rock (1957) .................................................. Starring Elvis Presley Little Shop of Horrors (1986) ........................................ Starring Rick Moranis Lullaby of Broadway (1951) ............................................... Starring Doris Day Moulin Rouge (2001).................................................. Starring Nicole Kidman Oklahoma! (1955) ........................................................ Starring Shirley Jones Oliver (1972).....................................................................Starring Ron Moody The Other Side of the Bed (Spanish) (2002) .............. Starring Ernesto Alterio Paint Your Wagon (1969) ...........................................Starring Clint Eastwood The Phantom of the Opera (2004) ............................... Starring Gerard Butler Showboat (1951)..................................................... Starring Kathryn Grayson Some Like it Hot (1959) ............................................Starring Marilyn Monroe The Sound of Music (1965) ......................................... Starring Julie Andrews A Star is Born (2018) . Starring Janet Gainer/Judy Garland/Barbra Streisand/Lady Gaga
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) ....................... Starring Debbie Reynolds The Wedding Singer (1998) .....................................Starring Drew Barrymore West Side Story (1961) ................................................ Starring Natalie Wood Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) .................................... Starring James Cagney Yellow Submarine (1968)................................................ Starring The Beatles
Read-Stricted Read a book that has been banned or challenged, in honor of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The ban on the book, which had been in place since 1929, was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1959. This list only includes the banned or challenged books owned by the Elk Grove Village Public Library. For more titles, see the American Library Association’s List of Frequently Challenged Books.
FICTION The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian By Sherman Alexie ..................................................................................F ALE Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain................................... F TWA The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.................................... F TWA All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren ........................................... F WAR American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis .................................................... F ELL An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser ........................................... F DRE Animal Farm by George Orwell.............................................................. F ORW As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner ........................................................ F FAU The Awakening by Kate Chopin .............................................................F CHO Beloved by Toni Morrison ..................................................................... F MOR Brave New World by Aldous Huxley .......................................................F HUX Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh ................................................ F WAU The Call of the Wild by Jack London ..................................................... F LON Carrie by Stephen King ............................................................................ F KIN Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ...............................................................F VON Catch-22 by Joseph Heller .................................................................... F HEL The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger ................................................ F SAL Christine by Stephen King ....................................................................... F KIN A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess ............................................. F BUR The Color Purple by Alice Walker .......................................................... F WAL Crank by Ellen Hopkins ..........................................................................F HOP Cujo by Stephen King ...................................................................... New F KIN
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time By Mark Haddon ..................................................................................... F HAD The Dead Zone by Stephen King ............................................................. F KIN Earth’s Children Series by Jean Auel ..................................................... F AUE Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell ....................................................... F ROW Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ........................................................... F BRA A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway ............................................ F HEM Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk .............................................................. F PAL Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James ......................................................F JAM Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes ................................................... F KEY For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway .................................... F HEM Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin ....................................... F BAL Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell ............................................... F MIT The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.................................................F STE The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald .................................................. F FIT Grendel by John Gardner........................................................................ F GAR The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood ........................................... F ATW The House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende ..........................................F ALL Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison ................................................................ F ELL Jumper by Steven Gould ........................................................................F GOU The Jungle by Upton Sinclair .................................................................. F SIN The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ................................................... LP HOS Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence .......................................... F LAW Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov .................................................................... F NAB Lord of the Flies by William Golding ...................................................... F GOL The Lord of the Rings Series by J. R. R. Tolkien .................................... F TOL The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold ......................................................... F SEB Make Something Up by Chuck Palahniuk .............................................. F PAL My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult ......................................................... F PIC The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer ...........................................F MAI Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs ................................................... F BUR Native Son by Richard Wright ................................................................ F WRI Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell ............................................... F ORW Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.......................................................F STE One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey ................................... F KES Ordinary People by Judith Guest ........................................................... F GUE The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett ................................................... F FOL A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving ................................................ F IRV Rabbit, Run by John Updike ................................................................... F UPD
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie ................................................ F RUS A Separate Peace by John Knowles.......................................................F KNO Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.................................................F VON Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson ........................................... F GUT Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison ...................................................... F MOR Sophie’s Choice by William Styron ........................................................ F STY Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence...................................................... F LAW The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway............................................ F HEM Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston .........................F HUR The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien............................................... F O’BR Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher...................................................... F ASH A Time to Kill by John Grisham ............................................................... F GRI To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ....................................................... F LEE Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller............................................................. F MIL Ulysses by James Joyce ........................................................................ F JOY Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence........................................................ F LAW
NON-FICTION / BIOGRAPHY Final Exit by Derek Humphry ......................................................... 179.7 HUM The Holy Bible ........................................................................... 220.5208 BIB Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich ............................ 305.569092 EHR The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls ...................................... 362.2923 WAL In Cold Blood by Truman Capote ............................................. 364.1523 CAP Habibi by Craig Thompson ............................................................. 741.5 THO Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger ........................................ 796.332 BIS Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler ......................................................... 943.085 HIT I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou ............................ B ANG A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard ............................................................ B DUG Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane.............................................................. B MAT Black Boy by Richard Wright .................................................................. B WRI
And the Grammy Goes to… Listen to an award-winning CD in honor of the Grammy Awards, which were first handed out in 1959. 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Henry Mancini .......... The Music from Peter Gunn Frank Sinatra ............ Come Dance with Me! Bob Newhart ............. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart Judy Garland ............ Judy at Carnegie Hall Vaughn Meader ........ The First Family Barbra Streisand ...... The Barbra Streisand Album Stan Getz .................. Getz/Gilberto Frank Sinatra ............ September of My Years Frank Sinatra ............ A Man and His Music The Beatles............... Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Glen Campbell .......... By the Time I Get to Phoenix Blood, Sweat & Tears ...... Blood, Sweat & Tears Simon & Garfunkel ...... Bridge Over Troubled Waters Carole King ............... Tapestry George Harrison ....... The Concert for Bangladesh Stevie Wonder .......... Innervisions Stevie Wonder .......... Fulfillingness’ First Finale Paul Simon ............... Still Crazy After All These Years Stevie Wonder .......... Songs in the Key of Life Fleetwood Mac ......... Rumours Various Artists .......... Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack Billy Joel ................... 52nd Street Christopher Cross .... Christopher Cross John Lennon............. John Lennon & Yoko Ono Toto .......................... Toto IV Michael Jackson ...... Thriller Lionel Richie ............. Can’t Slow Down Phil Collins ............... No Jacket Required Paul Simon ............... Graceland
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U2 ............................. The Joshua Tree George Michael ........ Faith Bonnie Raitt .............. Nick of Time Quincy Jones ............ Back on the Block Natalie Cole .............. Unforgettable‌with Love Eric Clapton .............. Unplugged Whitney Houston ...... The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album Tony Bennett ............ MTV Unplugged Alanis Morissette ..... Jagged Little Pill Celine Dion ............... Falling Into You Bob Dylan ................. Time Out of Mind Lauryn Hill ................ The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Santana .................... Supernatural Steely Dan ................ Two Against Nature Various Artists .......... O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack Norah Jones ............. Come Away with Me OutKast..................... Speakerboxxx / The Love Below Ray Charles .............. Genius Loves Company U2 ............................. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb Dixie Chicks .............. Taking the Long Way Herbie Hancock ........ River: the Joni Letters Robert Plant ............. Raising Sand Taylor Swift .............. Fearless Arcade Fire ............... The Suburbs Adele......................... 21 Mumford & Sons ...... Babel Daft Punk.................. Random Access Memories Beck .......................... Morning Phase Taylor Swift ............. 1989 Adele......................... 25 Bruno Mars ............... 24K Magic Kacey Musgraves ..... Golden Hour
Life in the ‘Burbs Read a book set in the suburbs, in honor of Elk Grove Village’s early years.
FICTION Before She Knew Him.................................................................... New F SWA By Peter Swanson At the core of this intense, sinister thriller is the bizarre relationship between an unstable suburban wife and her killer neighbor. Good Neighbors...................................................................................... F SER By Joanne Serling A fast-paced thriller that tackles the subject of suburban secrets and unease while exposing the dark side of seemingly perfect families. Good Riddance .................................................................................New F LIP By Elinor Lippman Daphne’s family secrets are jeopardized when a busybody film-maker neighbor stumbles upon her late mother’s recently discarded yearbook. The Night the Lights Went Out .............................................................. F WHI By Karen S. White At first glance, the suburb of Sweet Apple, Georgia seems just like that— sweet. Unfortunately, deadly scandals lurk beneath the surface. When Life Gives You Lululemons ...................................................New F WEI By Lauren Weisberger The Devil Wears Prada’s Emily Charlton takes to the trendy burb of Greenwich, Connecticut where she lands in a heap of drama. White Elephant ............................................................................... New F LAN By Julie Langsdorf It’s resident against resident when a garish McMansion is constructed in a quaint Washington, DC suburb. The raging dispute reveals a lot about the feuding neighbors and their values.
NON-FICTION Mom, Dad, Mike and Pattie ......................................................364.1523 REM By Bonnie Remsburg The suburban dream of a happy family is shattered by the murder of a father, mother and brother. The blame rests on the teenage daughter. Coyote at the Kitchen Door ........................................................ 591.756 DES Stephen DeStefano As cities and towns expand and populations grow, regional fauna are either displaced or find creative ways to retain their place in this world. Now, When I was a Kid ................................................................ 977.31 MCG By Dan McGuire The good-ol’-days are ones to be remembered fondly, when kids could be kids and the bad happenings in the world did not intrude on our lives. Forgotten Tales of Illinois ............................................................... 977.3 ALA By Bryan Alaspa Read the fascinating stories of the men who wanted to dig up Lincoln’s body, the sinking of the Eastland and other historic Illinois lore. Mysterious Illinois ...........................................................................977.3 TAY By Troy Taylor Spook lights, vampires and the Mad Gasser of Mattoon are just some of the strange things that roam the highways and byways of Illinois. Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs ..................................... 977.7311 KEA Edited by Ann Durkin Keating An alphabetical listing of historic and fascinating facts regarding the neighborhoods within Chicago and the suburbs that encompass it. Elk Grove, the Peony Village ..................................................... 977.311 MCC By Mary McCarthy The ‘go-to’ book of everything regarding Elk Grove Village: the founders, the farms, the businesses, the airport and the elk living in Busse Woods.
I Like Ike! Read a book about or featuring a U.S. President, in honor of our 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
NON-FICTION Accidental Presidents ......................................................New 973.099 C0OH By Jared Cohen Come and explore how fate has shaped the presidency and all of us as we look at eight men who came to the office without being elected. Young Washington ................................................................. 973.41092 STA By Peter Stark Recounted in rousing detail are George Washington’s youthful exploits as a Western surveyor and participant in the French and Indian War. Lincoln’s Last Trial ................................................................... 973.7092 ABR By Dan Abrams The presidential hopeful’s dramatic courtroom confrontations are captured in vivid detail as he fights for his client and political future. The Age of Eisenhower .......................................................... 973.921092 HIT By William I. Hitchcock A masterful account of how Ike shaped modern America. Learn why this “do-nothing” president is regarded as one of our best leaders. BIOGRAPHY Grant .......................................................................................................B GRA By Ron Chernow Ronald Reagan: an Intellectual Biography ............................................ B REA By David T. Byrne Before Teddy Roosevelt was President ............................................... B ROO By Therese M. Shea
FICTION 11/22/63 ................................................................................................. F KIN By Stephen King Meet Jake Epping, a man who has the power to change the course of history as he travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination. Crooked .................................................................................................. F GRO By Andrew Grossman Maybe Nixon was not the worst president after all. Maybe his failures were actually great successes when viewed from another reality. Hope Never Dies ..................................................................................... F SCH By Andrew Schaffer Former Vice President Biden enlists the help of Former President Obama to solve the mysterious death of one of “Amtrak Joe’s” friends. Jack 1939 ..............................................................................................F MAT By Francine Mathews FDR needs to know what the up-and-coming despot Adolf Hitler is doing. He enlists the help of a young JFK to expose those evil plans. The Murder of Willie Lincoln .................................................................. F SOL By Burt Solomon After receiving an anonymous message suggesting homicide, John Hay investigates the untimely death of Abraham Lincoln’s son, Willy. The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King ....................................... F CHA By Jerome Charyn A fascinating tale about a fearless crime fighter and pioneering environmentalist who would become our greatest peacetime president. The President is Missing ..........................................................................F CLI By Bill Clinton and James Patterson For the first time, a “leader of the free world” uses his insider knowledge of the White House to concoct a page-turning thriller.
Quiet, Please! Read a book featuring a library or librarian. FICTION Alexandria by Lindsey Davis .................................................................. F DAV The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry ....................................................... F BER Between a Book and a Hard Place by Denise Swanson ..................... PB SWA The Book of the Seven Delights by Betina Krahn ............................... PB KRA The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler ............................................. F SWY The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan ...................................... F COL The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai ......................................................... F MAK By Its Cover by Donna Leon ................................................................... F LEO Cat out of Hell by Lynne Truss ............................................................... F TRU The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz by Dan Simmons ........................F SIM A Highly Unlikely Scenario by Rachel Cantor ........................................ F CAN The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins ....................................... F HAW Lakeshore Christmas by Susan Wiggs................................................... F WIG The Little Clan by Iris Martin Cohen.......................................................F COH Lost Book of the Grail by Charles C. Lovett ........................................... F LOV Louisiana Saves the Library by Emily Beck Cogburn ......................... LP COG Mad, Bad and Blonde by Cathie Linz .................................................... PB LIN Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber ..................................... PB MAC Murder of a Stacked Librarian by Denise Swanson ............................ PB SWA The Nearness of You by Dorothy Garlock .............................................. F GAR Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper ..................................... PB HAR The Presence by Kirk Kilgrave..................................................................F KIL A Slip of the Tong by Charles A. Goodrum.............................................F GOO The Sorrow Proper by Lindsey Drager ................................................... F DRA The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami ............................................. F MUR Sugar Pine Trail by RaeAnne Thayne ..................................................... F THA Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern ................. New F HAL That Night on Thistle Lane by Carla Neggers ..................................... PB NEG The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger ................................... F NIF To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer....................................................F WIT Trapped by Irene Hannon .......................................................................F HAN Trouble in Texas by Katie Lane ............................................................PB LAN Trouble When You Walked In by Kieran Kramer .................................... F KRA Whispers in the Reading Room by Shelley Shepard Gray ..................... F GRA
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin ...................................................... CD AUS SERIES 42nd Street Library Mysteries ............................................... Cornelius Lehane Aurora Teagarden Series ........................................................ Charlaine Harris Blue Ridge Library Mysteries ...................................................Victoria Gilbert Bookmobile Mysteries ..................................................................... Nora Page Cat in the Stacks Mysteries..................................................... Miranda James Cherry Cola Book Club....................................................................Ashton Lee The Destruction of the Books.......................................................... Mel Odom Haunted Library Mysteries ......................................................... Allison Brook The Invisible Library .......................................................... Genevieve Cogman Jade Dragon Mountain ...................................................................... Elsa Hart Killer Librarian ........................................................................Mary Lou Kirwin Library Lovers’ Mysteries ......................................................... Jenn McKinlay Lighthouse Library Mysteries ........................................................... Eva Gates Little Library Mysteries............................................... Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli Miss Zukas Mysteries ..................................................................... Jo Dereske Mobile Library Mysteries ...............................................................Ian Sansom Ophelia and Abby Mysteries .............................................. Shirley Damsgaard Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries ............................... Elizabeth Lynn Casey Supper Club Mysteries ................................................................ J. B. Stanley Thursday Next ........................................................................... Jasper Fforde CD AUDIOBOOK The Erotica Book Club for Nice Ladies by Connie Spittler ...................CD SPI
NON-FICTION The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne.................. 020.92 HAN The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer ......... 025.82 HAM Library: an Unquiet History by Matthew Battles........................ 027.009 BAT The Library Book by Susan Orleans ......................................... 027.4794 ORL Dewey: the Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicki Myron .............................................................................. 179.7 HUM Dewey’s Nine Lives by Vicki Myron ............................................... 636.8 MYR
Bond, James Bond Read a book featuring the character James Bond in honor of the debut of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger.
By Ian Fleming 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Casino Royale Live and Let Die Moonraker Diamonds are Forever From Russia with Love Doctor No Goldfinger For Your Eyes Only Thunderball The Spy Who Loved Me On Her Majesty’s Secret Service You Only Live Twice The Man with the Golden Gun Octopussy and The Living Daylights
By Kingsley Amis 1968
Colonel Sun
By John Gardner 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989 1990 1991 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996
License Renewed For Special Services Icebreaker Role of Honour Nobody Lives Forever No Deals, Mr. Bond Scorpius Win, Lose or Die License to Kill Brokenclaw The Man from Barbarossa Death is Forever Never Send Flowers Seafire Goldeneye Coldfall
By Raymond Benson 1997 1997 1997 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002
“Blast from the Past” (short story) Zero Minus Ten Tomorrow Never Dies The Facts of Death “Midsummer Night’s Doom” (short story) “Live at Five” (short story) The World is Not Enough High Time to Kill Double Shot Never Dream of Dying The Man with the Red Tattoo Die Another Day
By Sebastian Faulks 2008
Devil May Care
By Jeffrey Deaver 2011
Carte Blanche
By William Boyd 2013
Solo
By Anthony Horowitz 2015 2018
Trigger Mortis Forever and a Day
Whodunnit? Read a mystery in honor of Rex Stout’s Plot It Yourself, published in 1959.
FICTION The Au Pair ....................................................................................New M ROU By Emma Rous It has been said a picture is worth a thousand words; what happens when the number of people in a family portrait does not match what the daughter remembers? The Better Sister ........................................................................... New M BUR By Alafair Burke Family relationships are explored when two estranged sisters are forced to unite after one’s son becomes a suspect in his father’s murder. The Burglar .................................................................................... New M PER By Thomas Perry After stumbling upon a grisly triple homicide while stealing from the home of a wealthy art dealer, an unlikely burglar discovers she is no longer the only one sneaking around. Come and Get Me ..........................................................................New M NOR By August Norman As an undergrad, Caitlin faced a traumatic situation; as an alumna, she is called on to solve reports of a missing student but needs to consult with the police who never helped her when she was in need. The Current .................................................................................... New M JOH By Tim Johnston Two college roommates are involved in a car accident that leaves one dead and the other left to investigate what may be murder. The Feral Detective ........................................................................ New M LET By Jonathan Lethem Certainly not her first or best choice, Phoebe hires Charles Heist to help find her friend’s daughter amidst the wild outlands of Los Angeles.
Gone by Midnight .......................................................................... New M FOX By Candice Fox Like a spine-tingling version of an old children’s counting rhyme, four boys went to their room and then there were three. The Hiding Place ........................................................................... New M TUD By C. J. Tudor A teacher returns to his home town intent on finding out what happened to his sister when she went missing all those years ago. Little Lovely Things .......................................................................New M CON By Maureen J. Connolly A family is shattered when two little girls are stolen while their mother clings to consciousness a few feet away. The Never Game ............................................................................ New M DEA By Jeffrey Deaver Introducing Colter Shaw, a son of a survivalist family and an expert tracker who makes his living traveling the country solving crimes and locating missing persons. Save Me from Dangerous Men ....................................................... New M LEL By Saul Lelchuk Nikki Griffin is on a mission; she takes revenge on those men who hurt the women they supposedly love until someone takes revenge on her. The Stranger Diaries....................................................................... New M GRI By Elly Griffiths An English teacher specializing in Gothic literature finds herself tangled in a web of murder and mystery when one of her friends is found dead. The Witch Elm ................................................................................New M FRE By Tana French While still recovering from an awful beating from two intruders, Toby discovers a skull hidden in a tree he may or may not have put there.
Race for Space Read a book about astronauts or space travel, in honor of the 1959 selection of NASA’s first team of astronauts, the Mercury 7.
FICTION The Calculating Stars ............................................................................ F KOW By Mary Robinette Kowal In 1952, after a catastrophic meteor impact, space exploration isn’t a choice but a necessity. Mathematician and WWII pilot, Elma York, isn’t satisfied being a calculator for the international aerospace coalition but dreams of becoming an astronaut. Gunpowder Moon ................................................................................... F PED By David Pedreira What does the Moon smell like? It may not smell like cheese, but does it smell like gunpowder? War? Caden Dechert, a veteran, finds himself caught between international interests and murder. Red Moon................................................................................................ F ROB By Kim Stanley Robinson It’s 2047 and we have colonized the Moon. American Fred Fredericks is making his first trip there to install a communications system for China’s Lunar Science Foundation when he witnesses a murder. Relic ........................................................................................................ F FOS By Alan Dean Foster Ruslan, the last known human being in the universe, sets out in search of a place that may no longer exist, drawn by the hope he may find another living human. Space Opera ........................................................................................... F VAL Catherynne M. Valente What do worlds do when they are tired of fighting intergalactic wars? Have a concert. A group of worlds have found a musical way to address their disputes until a new species disrupts their plans.
NON-FICTION American Moonshot ........................................................... New 629.455 KAK By Douglas Brinkley Return to the 1960’s when JFK challenged America to put a man on the moon. See how scientific ingenuity, human curiosity and the boundless American made the giant leap possible Lasers, Death Rays and the Long Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon By Jeff Hecht ...................................................................... New 623.446 HEC This is the inside story of the adventures and misadventures of scientists and military strategists as they work to adapt the laser for military uses. Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter and Human Space Travel By Michael Wall ..................................................................New 576.839 WAL Arranged in a simple question-and-answer format, Dr. Wall takes us on a wild ride of exploration into the final frontier. The book should appeal to anyone who has ever looked into the sky and asked what is out there. The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos By Christian Davenport ....................................... Large Print 338.76294 DAV Aided by their vast fortunes, egos and visions of space; Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Paul Allen are resurrecting the American space program as they aim for the Moon, Mars and beyond. Space Stations: The Art, Science and Reality of Working in Space By Gary Kitmacher................................................................New 628.442 KIT From grainy movie frames to high definition images, people have long pictured themselves traveling to and living in space.
Elk Grove Village Public Library 2019