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more infoWhen reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, her heart stops--the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son. Scottoline breaks new ground in this thriller that's both heart-stopping and heart-breaking.
Join us for a discussion of Look Again by Lisa Scottoline on August 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
more infoJoin us for a discussion of the book that everyone is reading and talking about, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! Compare it to other dystopian works such as Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Lord of the Flies by William Golding and 1984 by George Orwell.
Tuesday, August 28, 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room
more infoJoin us for a discussion of The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise on June 26 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
An epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure by the author of the best-selling memoir When I Was Puerto Rican. As a young girl growing up in Spain, Ana Larragoity Cubillas is powerfully drawn to Puerto Rico by the diaries of an ancestor who traveled there with Ponce de León. And in handsome twin brothers Ramón and Inocente-both in love with Ana-she finds a way to get there.more info
more infoThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Evelyn's winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it came to raising her six sons and four daughters.
Join us for a discussion of this book on Tuesday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room.
more infoJoin us for a discussion of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
Tuesday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. Sun Room
more infoFoster Auditorium in the Paterno Library on Penn State's Campus. Part of Centre County Reads' 2012 community read of "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, panelists from the academic and publishing worlds will puzzle over the sometimes porous boundaries between "adult" and "young adult" literature categories, commenting on Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief" as a test case. Featuring Markus Zusak's editor, Erin Clarke who will provide insight into the work. Set during the Holocaust, Zusak's popular novel has been marketed around the world as "adult fiction" but as "young adult literature" in the United States. Following opening statements, the panelists will invite questions from the audience. This event is open to the public.
An epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure by the author of the best-selling memoir When I Was Puerto Rican. As a young girl growing up in Spain, Ana Larragoity Cubillas is powerfully drawn to Puerto Rico by the diaries of an ancestor who traveled there with Ponce de León. And in handsome twin brothers Ramón and Inocente-both in love with Ana-she finds a way to get there.more info
Just Like Us takes readers on a compelling journey with four young Mexican-American women who have lived in the U.S. since childhood. Exploring not only the women's personal life stories, this book also delves deep into an American subculture and the complex and controversial politics that surround the issue of immigration.more infoHelen Thorpe will speak in the Community Room, April 5 at 7 p.m.
Join us for a discussion of this book on Tuesday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
