, by Ame Dyckman.
"Dot [the bunny] gets a
new little brother. Except Wolfie doesn't stay little for long. Neither
does his appetite.. Families... will delight in this hilarious and
sweet tale of sibling rivalry, bravery, unconditional love... and
veggies!"
A Kid's Life During the Middle Ages
by Sarah Machajewski.
Ages 5-8.
Great pictures, and packed with vocabulary words and details of what
it was like to live in the Middle Ages. twenty-four pages, with glossary, and links
to websites that relate to the topic.
For Adults:
Dead
Wake: the last crossing of the Lusitania.
by Erik Larson.
"It is a story
that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it
thrillingly, switching between hunted and hunter while painting a larger
portrait of America at the height of the progressive era. Full of
glamor and suspense," Larson is the author of
Devil in the White City,
Thunderstruck,
Issac's Storm,
In the Garden of the Beats, and more.
Always a good read!
The Buried Giant.
by Kazuo Ishiguro.
The
author of
Remains of the Day,
When We were Orphans,
The Unconsoled, and
more, Ishiguro has written a "sometimes savage, sometimes mysterious, always intensely moving .... tells a luminous story about
the act of forgetting and the power of memory, a resonant tale of love,
vengeance, and war."
Being Mortal: medicine and what matters in
the end.
by Atul Gwande.
"[M]edicine has triumphed in modern times,
transforming the dangers... from harrowing to manageable. But when it
comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death... medicine...
often runs counter to what it should.... Through research and gripping
stories of his own patients and family, Gwande reveals the suffering
this dynamic has produced." fascinating and oh so tender, Being Mortal
assures us all it is good to be so. A powerful and moving book.
