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Books into Movies: 2021 Reading Challenge
Alcott, Louisa May
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
Applegate, Katherine
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
Christie, Agatha
Death on the Nile (Movie Release Date 2021)
A honeymoon cruise down the Nile spells danger for young, beautiful, and wealthy Linnet Doyle and her new husband, and it is up to the inimitable Hercule Poirot to uncover a killer.
Cline, Ernest
Immersing himself in a mid-twenty-first-century technological virtual utopia to escape an ugly real world of famine, poverty, and disease, Wade Watts joins an increasingly violent effort to solve a series of puzzles by the virtual world’s creator.
Crichton, Michael
An American bioengineering research firm erects a theme park on a Caribbean island, complete with living dinosaurs, and invites a group of scientists to be its first terrified guests.
Dahl, Roald
Turned into a mouse by the Grand High Witch when he discovers her plot to destroy every child in England, a little boy–aided by his intrepid grandmother–takes on the witch and her coven.
Du Maurier, Daphne
A classic novel of romantic suspense finds the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter entering the home of her mysterious and enigmatic new husband and learning the story of the house’s first mistress, to whom the sinister housekeeper is unnaturally devoted.
Finn, A.J.
After the Russells move in next door, Anna Fox, a recluse, finds her world crumbling when she witnesses something she shouldn’t.
Jiles, Paulette
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, an elderly widower and itinerant news reader, is offered fifty dollars to bring an orphan girl, who was kidnapped and raised by Kiowa raiders, from Wichita Falls back to her family in San Antonio.
Kwan, Kevin
Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son’s relationship with an American girl.
London, Jack
Follows the adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepard, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Stevenson, Bryan
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
Tartt, Donna
Taken in by a wealthy family friend after surviving an accident that killed his mother, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker tries to adjust to life on Park Avenue.
Vance, J.D.
Shares the story of the author’s family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle class life and the collective demons of the past.
Short Stories: 2021 Reading Challenge
Armfield, Julia
A collection of short stories that examines women’s place in society as seen through their unique body experiences, including a teenager struggling through puberty and a group of fan girls who disrupt a popular band’s tour.
Arthurs, Alexia
How to Love a Jamaican: Stories
A debut collection by an award-winning writer is set in Jamaica, New York City, and a Midwestern university, where multicultural main characters and their families navigate evolving senses of race, racism, family and tradition.
Chiang, Ted
A long-awaited latest collection by the Arrival-inspiring author of “The Story of Your Life” explores revelatory ideas and second chances in such tales as, “In the Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate,” “Exhalation” and “The Lifecycle of Software Objects.”
Cline, Emma
An anthology of 10 stories by the award-winning author of The Girls includes three original entries and follows a theme of how fateful choices and other disturbances reveal the perversity and violence beneath the surface of everyday life.
Evans, Danielle
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
The award-winning author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self examines race, grief and apology in a history-inspired anthology that complements the title novella with the stories, “Boys Go to Jupiter” and “Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain.”
Krauss, Nicole
The National Book Award finalist explores contemporary gender realities in a collection of short fiction that traces the experiences of diverse characters at various stages of life.
L’Engle, Madeleine
A collection of short stories by the late author of the Newbery Award-winning A Wrinkle in Time draws on L’Engle’s early life, career and faith to convey uplifting messages about the power of hope.
Russell, Karen
Orange World and Other Stories
A latest collection of short fiction by the award-winning author of Swamplandia! includes the title story, in which a desperate new mother strikes a bargain to breastfeed the devil in exchange for his protection over her baby.
Schweblin, Samantha
Stories combining reality with terrifying cruelty feature a mysterious digger, a woman dead on the kitchen floor, a hunt on the steppes, and other tense situations that touch on the line between the supernatural and the everyday.
Scott, Rion Almicar
The World Doesn’t Require You: Stories
This collection of short stories, set in fictional Cross River, Maryland, includes the tales of a struggling musician who is God’s last son and a Ph.D. candidate whose dissertation about a childhood game sparks a riot in a once-segregated town.
Smith, Zadie
The award-winning author of White Teeth presents a first collection of 10 original short stories and selections from her most-lauded pieces as first published in The New Yorker and other prestigious literary magazines.
Cooking Workshops
For Food Programs with a Fee: If you’re registering at home, you MUST pay using PayPal. If paying by check or credit/debit card you MUST come into the library to register. You must use a valid library card to register. No refunds.
Gourmet Flatbread Pizza with Robert Dell’ Amore
Thursday, March 14 at 6:30pm
Join Chef Dr. Robert Dell’Amore as he returns to prepare sauteed spinach, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, cauliflower, artichoke hearts, and roasted peppers on 8’’ whole wheat and/or white flour flat-breads. All done with a skillet and the toaster oven. Preference given to UFSD #22 residents. You must use a valid library card to register.
Online Registration: March 4 at 7:00pm Fee: $6.00 per person
Let’s Dish Cookbook Club
Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00pm
Cookbook: Barefoot Contessa: How Easy is That? Stop by the Reference Desk and pick out a recipe. Preference given to UFSD #22 residents. You must use a valid library card to register.
In Person Registration: March 5
Delicious Spring Pickings with Simply Creative Chef Rob Scott
Thursday, April 11 at 6:30pm
Join Chef Rob Scott for a tasting class. He’s making delicious zucchini and red onion pancakes, caprese pesto pasta salad, and balsamic berries with vanilla ricotta cream. Preference given to UFSD #22 residents. You must use a valid library card to register.
Online Registration: March 28 at 7:00pm Fee: $6.00 per person
Let’s Dish Cookbook Club
Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00pm Cookbook: Six Sisters’ Stuff: Copycat Cooking. Stop by the Reference Desk and pick out a recipe.
In Person Registration: April 9