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New&Noteworthy Reads from the Lake
Oswego Public Library
Jackie Rose
Youth Services Manager, Lake Oswego Public Library
Just finished:
Falcon in the Glass by Susan Fletcher
Set in early Renaissance-era Venice, this tale has it all: history,
magic, suspense, charming birds, and moral dilemmas. Twelve-
year-old Renzo must support his family after his father is killed.
He struggles to learn the family trade, glassblowing, but the
obstacles seem insurmountable. As the story unfolds, Renzo secretly pro-
tects a group of wandering children who communicate with birds and might be practicing
witchcraft. The pulse-pounding action gathers steam as Renzo helps the children escape
from a dungeon towards a chance for freedom. By the end, Renzo must make a heart
rending choice between all that is familiar and following his heart. This moving book
brings the time period alive, with all its grit and danger. The action and likeable char-
acters will keep readers turning the pages. Distinguished local children’s author Susan
Fletcher has created another winner with this new book hot off the presses.
Justin & Brigitte Dennett
Hallinan Neighborhood/Library Volunteer
Justin recommends:
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
Colorful prose and wit make this a wickedly funny tale set in
the gold rush era of Oregon and Northern California. Justin says
he would describe this story as a Young Guns meets On the Road.
Brigitte recommends:
Lies My Teacher Told Me: What History Books Get Wrong, by
James W. Loewen
A book filled with the intricacies that make up our nation’s history.
Each chapter contains fascinating stories delineating the interplay
between the actions of a few individuals and the ensuing global
consequences. Caution: Reading this may cause you to add dozens of
biographies to your reading queue..
Patricia Gayle
Library Volunteer
Recommends:
The Five Things We Cannot Change by David Richo
Thin, easy to read and REALLY succinct, helpful reminders
of how to stay sane in today’s world. I have told all my friends
about it.
Everyone likes a good book recommendation. If you’ve read a book you enjoyed recently, share
it with our readers! Send your name, Lake Oswego neighborhood/business, contact phone
number (for our use, not for publication) and the name of the book, author and what you
enjoyed about it to LOeditor@commnewspapers.com.
What Lake Oswego’s bibliophiles and
bookworms are reading
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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
– by Ayana Mathis
A saga of the life of a woman and her twelve children beginning with Hattie as a young mother
of twins during the early 1920s. Mathis tells of their hardships and Hattie’s children’s struggles
to cope with their mother’s coldness.
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The Resurrectionist
– by Matthew Guinn
Gothic style novel of Nemo, a surgeon at South Carolina Medical College and slave owned by
Dr. Johnston, one of the founders of the college.
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Transatlantic
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by Colum McCann
Uniquely crafted dreamlike tale connecting Ireland and America through stories of aviation
and the lives of Lily Dugan and her daughters.
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Gone Girl
– by Gillian Flynn
Mysterious disappearance of a young woman and the suspicions aimed toward her husband
begin this novel of suspense.
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The Constellation of Vital Phenomena
– by Anthony Marra
Described as powerful, amazing, extraordinary, this story is set in rural Chechnya and focuses
on the lives of an eight year old girl and two doctors who protect her after her father was cap-
tured and her house burned down.
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Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife
– by
Eben Alexander
The remarkable story of the author’s near death experience while in a seven day long coma.
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Flight Behavior
– by Barbara Kingsolver
Dellarobia Turnbow is bored and tired of her life of poverty on the farm. In this state of mind,
Dellarobia stumbles upon a natural phenomena in the hills of her Appalachia that changes her
life in remarkable ways.
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Private Berlin
– by James Patterson
The latest in installment from Patterson’s Private series, super agent Chris Schneider has
disappeared in Berlin.
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You and I. Me and You.
– by Mary Janice Davidson
The final book in a trilogy, this hilarious novel details the professional and personal life of
Candice(and her sisters), a FBI agent suffering from multiple personality disorder. After mov-
ing in with her boyfriend and beginning therapy sessions to help with her multiple personali-
ties, everything finally seems to being going Candice’s way. But a new case threatens to undo
her newfound tranquility. Find out more in this novel by Mary Janice Davidson!
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War Brides
– by Helen Bryan
Five women are about to meet in the quiet town of Crowmarsh Priors, England. With back-
grounds as diverse as they are compelling, these women form a bond that helps them face
danger, discomfort, and dissatisfaction throughout the trials and tribulations of World War II.
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Ghost Man
– by Roger Hobbs
When a casino robbery goes wrong, a favor is called in from a man sometimes called Jack,
who flies out to New Jersey only to find one dead body, with another on the run, and a miss-
ing shooter, not to mention $1.2 million in cash which will quite literally explode in 48 hours.
To make matters worse, the FBI have the airport locked down, cutting off Jack’s way home.
Experience the thrills and chills of this exciting book firsthand!