What to Read While Waiting for...

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Small Great Things By Picoult, Jodi 2016-10 - Ballantine Books 9780345544957 Check Our Catalog With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race, Small Great Things is the stunning new page-turner from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult. Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism in America today, both overt and subtle. Her …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions.

A Mercy By Morrison, Toni 2008-11 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307264237 Check Our Catalog Awards: ALA Notable Books (2010) A Mercy is a powerful tragedy distilled into a jewel of a masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved and is almost like a prelude to that story, set two centuries earlier. HPL patron: This is the first Toni Morrison book I have read. While I listened to this through the audio book program of Overdrive, I enjoyed the …More

Glowing Embers By Reece, Colleen L. 2009-03 - Thorndike Press 9781410411761 Check Our Catalog …More

The Secret Life of Bees By Kidd, Sue Monk 2002-10 - Viking Books 9780670032372 Check Our Catalog A stunning debut, "The Secret Life of Bees" follows a young girl who is taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters. As she enters their mesmerizing secret world of bees and honey, she discovers a place where she can find the single thing her heart longs for most. …More