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Book Notes 11/13/2023

Posted on November 13, 2023 at 9:48 AM by Genesis Gaule

Blog Book Notes

11/13/2023

Older adults, families, and caregivers are welcome to join the East Grand Forks Fire Department on Friday, November 17 @ 10 am for their presentation: Steps to Fire Safety! Come learn how to prevent injuries from falls and fire at home and help older adults live safely at home.


The Greatest Beer Run Ever

by John "Chick" Donohue and J.T. Molloy

Call Number: MH 959.704 DONOHUE

A memoir of friendship, loyalty, and war // Landing in Qui Nho’n, Chick set off on an adventure that would change his life forever—an odyssey that took him through a series of hilarious escapades and harrowing close calls, including the Tet Offensive. But none of that mattered if he could bring some cheer to his pals and show them how much the folks back home appreciated them. This is the story of that epic beer run, told in Chick’s own words and those of the men he visited in Vietnam.


Murder by Degrees

by Ritu Mukerji

Call Number: Mystery MUKERJI

Philadelphia, 1875: It is the start of term at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lydia Weston, professor and anatomist, is immersed in teaching her students in the lecture hall and hospital. When the body of a patient, Anna Ward, is dredged out of the Schuylkill River, the young chambermaid’s death is deemed a suicide. But Lydia is suspicious and she is soon brought into the police investigation.


The Summer of 1876

by Chris Wimmer

Call Number: 978.02 WIMMER

Outlaws, lawmen, and legends in the season that defined the American West // The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many individuals who are considered legends by modern readers were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous ? or infamous ? moments of their lives. This book weaves together the timelines of the events that made these men legends to demonstrate the overlapping context of their stories and to illustrate the historical importance of that summer, all layered with highlights of significant milestones in 1876.


The Blood Years

by Elana K. Arnold

Call Number: Young Adult ARNOLD

Frederieke Teitler and her older sister, Astra, live in a house, in a city, in a world divided. Their father ran out on them when Rieke was only six, leaving their mother a wreck and their grandfather as their only stable family. He’s done his best to provide for them and shield them from antisemitism, but now, seven years later, being a Jew has become increasingly dangerous, even in their beloved home of Czernowitz, long considered a safe haven for Jewish people. And when Astra falls in love and starts pulling away from her, Rieke wonders if there’s anything in her life she can count on—and, if so, if she has the power to hold on to it.


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