Worlds of Books

BARD annotation   West with giraffes DB102687 Author: Rutledge, Lynda Reading Time: 10 hours, 0 minutes Read by: Jack Fox Subject: Historical Fiction   As the Great Depression lingers, Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. In a twelve-day road trip, Woodrow Wilson […]

BARD annotation The dry DB86906 Series: Aaron Falk Order in Series: 1 Author: Harper, Jane (Jane Elizabeth) Reading Time: 9 hours, 45 minutes Read by: Steve Shanahan Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction Federal agent Aaron Falk returns to his Australian rural hometown for the funeral of an old friend who allegedly killed himself,

Life, loss, and puffins: a novel DB125028 Author: Hyde, Catherine Ryan Reading Time: 7 hours, 40 minutes Read by: Mare Trevathan Subjects: Family, Friendship Fiction “Freakishly smart. That’s the unwelcome box Ru Evans is put into for life. After all, she taught herself euclidean geometry at age seven, has an eidetic memory, and is about

BARD annotation   The lost for words bookshop DB91357 Author: Butland, Stephanie Reading Time: 9 hours, 0 minutes Read by: Imogen Church Subject: General Fiction   Loveday Cardew prefers books to people, and her refuge is the bookstore where she works. Into that safe haven come a poet, a lover, and three suspicious deliveries. Someone

BARD annotation   Every last fear DB102224 Author: Finlay, Alex Reading Time: 10 hours, 59 minutes Read by: Jon Lindstrom, Cady McClain Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Psychological Fiction   College student Matt Pine receives a devastating call. His parents and younger brother and sister have died in Mexico of an apparent gas leak. But appearances may

The BARD annotation follows:   My friends DB129483 Author: Backman, Fredrik Reading Time: 13 hours, 9 minutes Read by: Ireland, Marin Subjects: General Fiction, Friendship Fiction   “Most people don’t even notice them–three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the

The BARD annotation follows:     My friends DB129483 Author: Backman, Fredrik Reading Time: 13 hours, 9 minutes Read by: Ireland, Marin Subjects: General Fiction, Friendship Fiction   “Most people don’t even notice them–three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in

The NLS annotation follows:   Strangers in time: a World War II novel DB128900 Author: Baldacci, David Reading Time: 13 hours, 49 minutes Read by: Crank, Stewart, Boulton, Alexandra, Lee, John, Delgado, Nicola F., Davies, Matthew Lloyd, Pitts, Joe Subjects: Historical Fiction, Suspense Fiction, War Stories   “Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good,

The NLS annotation follows:   The bright side of disaster: a novel DBC04849 Author: Center, Katherine Reading Time: 8 hours, 28 minutes Read by: Nancy VanHemert Subjects: General Fiction, Humor and Humorous Fiction   Very pregnant and not quite married, Jenny Harris doesn’t mind that she and her live-in fiancé, Dean, accidentally started their family

The NLS annotation follows: Legacy of lies: a legal thriller DB125584 Author: Bailey, Robert Reading Time: 10 hours, 14 minutes Read by: Volz, Alec Subjects: Legal Fiction, Suspense Fiction “Small-town lawyer Bocephus Haynes comes home late one night to find District Attorney General Helen Lewis waiting for him. Her ex-husband has just been killed. She’s

The NLS annotation follows:   The search DB71318 Author: Roberts, Nora Reading Time: 15 hours, 1 minute Read by: Tanya Eby Subject: Romantic Suspense   Orcas Island, Washington. Canine search-and-rescue trainer Fiona Bristow, who years ago escaped from a serial killer, falls in love while helping artisan Simon Doyle with his puppy. But a murderer

The NLS annotation follows: The day the world came to town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland DBC06240 Author: DeFede, Jim Reading Time: 6 hours, 58 minutes Read by: Mark Meacham Subjects: U.S. History, World History and Affairs This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness touched the lives