Reported by Garry
We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier
School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle is the unflinching inside story of the
recovery of dozens of remains of young boys from the grounds of the Arthur G.
Dozier Boys School in Florida. Established in 1900 as a reform school for
children, some as young as six years old, many of the children were Black and
were hired out to local farmers as indentured labor by the management of the
school. After the school shut down in 2011 after years of reports of cruelty,
abuse and murder, forensic anthropologist Kimmerle stepped in to locate the
school’s graveyards, both official and unofficial. Despite threats and intimidation
by locals, Kimmerle continues to search for not only the remains of the
children, but their relatives in order to reunite the deceased with their
families. Our reader said that this book, while harrowing, is an interesting
read and a real indictment of the reform school system both past and
present. CD
The Woman in the Librar
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J.
Gaines depicts the life and times of a 110-year-old Black woman born into
slavery, who lived through both World Wars and the Civil Rights era of the late
1960s. Even though this book is a fictionalized account, the author went to
great lengths to ensure that the voice and history of Pittman and others in the
book were true to life. When the novel was initially published in 1971, many
people believed that the book was non-fiction. Famously, the novel was turned
into a groundbreaking television movie in 1974 starring Cicely Tyson. Our
reader states that this book is very moving, useful, and a beautiful depiction
of the human soul. AH
No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their
Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII by Robert Weintraub is
our feel-good book for the week. Judy of Sussex was an English pointer, born in
China during World War II. Initially guarding boats on the Yangtze River, Judy
became part of the crew and even accompanied them to a Japanese prisoner of war
camp for three years when the team was captured. Judy placed her own life at
risk many times during their internment, intervening when the soldiers were
being beaten or tortured by their captors. Once freed, Judy and Fran Williams
(who had the strongest bond with Judy) travelled the world as part of the Royal
Air Force. To date, Judy remains the only official canine POW of World War II. This
heartwarming story of fierce, unconditional love, and loyalty moved our reader
deeply and she highly recommends it to anyone who has been lucky enough to know
the love of a dog. KM
The Red Cotton Fields by Michael Strickland
How Everything Can Collapse: A Manual for Our Times by
Pablo Servigne and Raphaël Stevens
Capture the Crown by Jennifer Estep
Death in a Blackout by Jessica Ellicott
Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks and a Writer’s Life
by Kathleen Norris
The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson
Richman
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths
Haven by Emma Donoghue
The Chaos Machine:
The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
by Max Fisher
The Bad Angel Brothers by Paul Theroux
Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
by Nina Totenberg
The Shadow of the Empire (A Judge Dee Investigation
Book 1) by Qiu Xiaolong
Hollywood Horrors: Murders, Scandals, and Cover-Ups from
Tinseltown by Andrea Van Landingham
Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley
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