SLC Library Staff Recommendations 2010

Suburban Library Cooperative - Library Staff Recommendations 2010
HOME Next Page Previous Page Fiction Non-Fiction Children Audio-Visual 2008 List 2005 List 2004 List 2002 List	NON-FICTION Who Do You Think You Are: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History / Megan Smolenyak NONFIC This is a great primer on Genealogy. (Mary from TPL) Why Does E=mc2 (And Why Should We Care?) / Brian Cox NONFIC Ever try reading about relativity and just not gotten it? This is the most concise, clear explanation of the theory that I have read. (Jason from RSV)		CHILDREN Airman / Eoin Colfer BCD, EB, FIC Airman, a great book written by the popular Eoin Colfer, is in my opinion greater than any other young adult book I have ever read. It is truly my favorite. (Christa from RSV) Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy / L.A. Meyer FIC, PL Jackie Faber, AKA Bloody Jack, often finds unpredictable solutions to her hilarious dilemmas. This series is an exciting way to learn 19th century British, French, Spanish, and U.S. history while having a romping good time. (Marge from MTC) The Book Thief / Markus Zusak BCD, EB, FIC, LT Death narrates this story of a young German girl named Liesel, the book thief, at the onset of WWII. Her foster father teaches her to read, her best friend helps her steal books, and the Jewish man hiding in her basement helps her appreciate life. This book is well-written and worthy of its many awards. (Cindy Coote from HPW) Gingerbread Pirates / Kristin Kladstrup FIC This book combines a boy’s love of gingerbread men and pirates in a unique Christmas story that is not overly sweet. You may need to mix up a batch of gingerbread dough after reading this book! (Beth from HPW) BCD = Book on CD, BLU = Blu-ray Disc, CD = Compact Disc, DVD = Digital Video Disc, EB = eBook, FIC = Fiction, LT = Large Type, MeLCat = MeLCat material, NONFIC = Non-Fiction, PL = Playaway, PS3 = Playstation 3 Game

Suburban Library Cooperative - Library Staff Recommendations 2010

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Who Do You Think You Are: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History / Megan Smolenyak
NONFIC
This is a great primer on Genealogy.
(Mary from TPL)

Why Does E=mc2 (And Why Should We Care?) / Brian Cox
NONFIC
Ever try reading about relativity and just not gotten it? This is the most concise, clear explanation of the theory that I have read.
(Jason from RSV)

CHILDREN

Airman / Eoin Colfer
BCD, EB, FIC
Airman, a great book written by the popular Eoin Colfer, is in my opinion greater than any other young adult book I have ever read. It is truly my favorite.
(Christa from RSV)

Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy / L.A. Meyer
FIC, PL
Jackie Faber, AKA Bloody Jack, often finds unpredictable solutions to her hilarious dilemmas. This series is an exciting way to learn 19th century British, French, Spanish, and U.S. history while having a romping good time.
(Marge from MTC)

The Book Thief / Markus Zusak
BCD, EB, FIC, LT
Death narrates this story of a young German girl named Liesel, the book thief, at the onset of WWII. Her foster father teaches her to read, her best friend helps her steal books, and the Jewish man hiding in her basement helps her appreciate life. This book is well-written and worthy of its many awards.
(Cindy Coote from HPW)

Gingerbread Pirates / Kristin Kladstrup
FIC
This book combines a boy’s love of gingerbread men and pirates in a unique Christmas story that is not overly sweet. You may need to mix up a batch of gingerbread dough after reading this book!
(Beth from HPW)

BCD = Book on CD, BLU = Blu-ray Disc, CD = Compact Disc, DVD = Digital Video Disc, EB = eBook, FIC = Fiction, LT = Large Type, MeLCat = MeLCat material, NONFIC = Non-Fiction, PL = Playaway, PS3 = Playstation 3 Game