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Sookie Stackhouse Series
Brings vampires and other supernaturals to life in her fun books that let you escape to another world. True Blood HBO series loosely based on these books.
reviewed by a Fletcher Library patron
My Life in France
I really enjoyed this book about Julia's adventures in food and falling in love. It is a great read!
reviewed by a Thompson Library patron
Where Armadillos Go to Die
Small Texas town full of characters. Nastiest man in town goes missing. Ranger Spur is asked to find him. WOW!!
reviewed by a Fletcher Library patron
The Women
It gives a glimpse into famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright's personal life, especially with the several women he loved through the years.
reviewed by a Thompson Library patron
Sarah's Key
France in WWII occupied by the Nazis and one young girl's determination to survive, the years following, and a haunting memory of her young brother.
reviewed by a Fletcher Library patron
West with the Night
A true story of the author's move from England to East Africa (now Kenya) as a four year old with her father in the early 1900's. She tells of her life with the natives and as a horse trainer and later a pilot.
reviewed by a Thompson Library patron
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