The following review was submitted by a DBRL patron during our 2011 Adult Summer Reading program. Ursa Corregidora, a young black lounge singer in post-WWII Kentucky, suffers the miscarriage of her first child and cannot bear any more children. This …
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Great book! I really enjoyed learning more about the life of film and television legend Dick Van Dyke. The book had a nice blend of his life, as the title suggested, both in and out of his career. I am …
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This year’s One Read selection, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” inspired several patrons to review the book during our Adult Summer Reading program. Here are some excerpts from these glowing reviews: “The author invested a great amount of herself in …
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This book (series) is perfect for anyone who enjoys Harry Potter. I found myself wonderfully lost in a magical world! This book introduces the reader to Kendra and Seth, a sister and brother who are sent to their grandparents’ …
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This book told of a Chinese mother who disciplined her two daughters so differently from an American mother. She insisted on her daughters using all their time valuably by practicing their violins and piano for hours every day, and they …
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Well, a depressing book–but depressing because it speaks the truth: men are going to do what they will, think the older generation is too foolish for being so old-fashioned, and that the younger generation is too ignorant to see the …
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