Reported by Rita
Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and
the Underground Railroad by Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard is
the first look at proof that certain quilt patterns were used as code to aid in
escape along the Underground Railroad. Tobin spent three years with African
American quilter Ozella Williams discovering the history of how slaves made and
used the coded quilts. The book includes many photos of the different quilts
and is very informative. AH
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis is set in
the 1950s when nineteen- year-old Marion is chosen to be a Rockette and follows
her dream against her father’s wishes. When a bomb goes off in the theater the
young dancer finds herself pulled into the investigation. Described as a fun,
quick read, very enjoyable. WJ
Senile Squad: Adventures of the Old Blues by Chris
LeGrow is about a group of retired elderly cops living together in Omaha who
can’t stop fighting crime. Armed with walkers and colostomy bags instead of
guns and handcuffs, they find unique and often hilarious ways of taking down
criminals. Our reader found it thoroughly entertaining and highly recommends
it. MP
Also Mentioned:
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
The Queen of the Cicadas by V. Castro
The Story of Becoming Piney Flats by
Robert Sorrell
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland
and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America – and How to Undo His Legacy by David
Gelles
Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale by Jimmy Buffett
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
Double Destiny: The Story of Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia by Robert
Loving
Homecoming by Kate Morton
Mrs.
Chippy’s Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton’s Polar-Bound
Cat by
Caroline Alexander
Me
Talk Pretty One Day by
David Sedaris
People
of the Earth Deer
by Farley Mowat
The
Little Italian Hotel
by Phaedra Patrick
Civilization
and Its Discontents
by Sigmund Freud
A
Tempest at Sea
by Sherry Thomas
You
Look Beautiful Tonight by L.R. Jones
New
Books:
Almost Brown by Charlotte Gill
The Hidden History of East Tennessee by Joe Guy
Foxfire Story: Oral Tradition in Southern
Appalachia
by Foxfire Fund Inc.
The Girl by the Bridge: A Detective Conrad Novel by Arnaldur Indriðason
The World: A
Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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