{"id":24070,"date":"2019-09-11T08:04:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T12:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=24070"},"modified":"2020-08-17T09:15:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T13:15:48","slug":"between-the-covers-september-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/11\/between-the-covers-september-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the Covers – September 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW BOOKS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>on the 7- Day Shelf this week are; \u201cThe Huntress\u201d by Kate Quinn, \u201cSummer of \u201869\u201d by Elin Hilderbrand and \u201cGone Too Long\u201d by Lori Roy. There are some great reads on the 7-Day Shelf! Come on in and check it out!!<\/p>\n

STAFF PICKS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER ARE\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cMap of the Heart\u201d by Susan Wiggs, \u201cThe Rome Affair\u201d by Karen Swan, \u201cPromise Me\u201d by Harlan Coben and this week\u2019s feature is \u201cThe Bluest Eye\u201d by Toni Morrison.\u00a0(from book jacket)<\/p>\n

The Bluest Eye\u00a0is Toni Morrison’s first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. Set in the author’s girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves’ garden do not bloom. Pecola’s life does change- in painful, devastating ways.<\/em><\/p>\n

What its vivid evocation of the fear and loneliness at the heart of a child’s yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfilment.\u00a0The Bluest Eye\u00a0remains one of Tony Morrisons’s most powerful, unforgettable novels- and a significant work of American fiction.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a year since Billie Flanagan\u2014a beautiful, charismatic Berkeley mom with an enviable life\u2014went on a solo hike in Desolation Wilderness and vanished from the trail. No body\u2014only a hiking boot\u2014has ever been found. Billie\u2019s husband and teenage daughter cope with her death the best they can: Jonathan drinks, Olive grows remote.<\/em><\/p>\n

But then Olive starts having waking dreams\u2014or are they hallucinations?\u2014that her mother is still alive. Jonathan worries about Olive\u2019s emotional stability, until he starts unearthing secrets from Billie\u2019s past that bring into question everything he thought he knew about his wife. Together, Olive and Jonathan embark on a quest for the truth\u2014about Billie, their family, and the stories we tell ourselves about the people we love.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018COFFEE BREAK\u2019 FOR ALZHEIMERS –\u00a0<\/strong>We are once again doing our share to raise money for the Alzheimer Society.\u00a0During the weeks of September 16th and September 23rd<\/sup>, 2019 all coffee sales will be donated to the Alzheimer Society.\u00a0 The price for a coffee at the library is $1.00. We will have treats available during this time so feel free to pop in during your coffee break, grab a treat and support the Alzheimer Society. Also if you make a larger donation to the Alzheimer Society here at the library, you will have a chance to win a prize package which includes some awesome books, coffee and treats!!\u00a0 We also have a display of books that are available for checkout and pamphlets to take, should you need more information about Alzheimer.\u00a0Come on in today to the Wawa Public Library and help support the Alzheimer Society.<\/p>\n

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM – <\/strong>We will begin our After School Program in October!\u00a0 Please watch for more information in the next coming weeks!<\/p>\n

WAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING – <\/strong>The next Wawa Public Library Board Meeting will be held on September 16th<\/sup>starting at 5:00pm at the Wawa Public Library.\u00a0Everyone is welcome to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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