RFPL Reads

Visit this page each month to see what RFPL staff are reading! This page contains the same content as our RFPL Reads blog, which you can also find at www.rfplreads.wordpress.com

Victoria’s May Recommendation #2 - Divergent by Veronica Roth Victoria shares: “I LOVED it. It’s the next Hunger Games. I couldn’t put it down.” Summary: In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of … Continue reading →

Victoria’s May Recommendation - Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa “Lately I’ve been reading books with twisted endings and I really love this one. Each story, there are eleven mini stories, which each connect to the other somehow. This book will leave you … Continue reading →

Tara’s May Recommendation - Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson “Let me tell you something straight off. This is a love story, but not like any you’ve ever heard. The boy and the girl are far from innocent. Dear lives are lost. And good … Continue reading →

Sue’s May Recommendation - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo “This month, my book club will be discussing Behind the Beautiful Forevers:  life, death and hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo. It is a work of … Continue reading →

Mary Ann’s May Recommendation - The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley’s Masterpiece  by Roseanne Montillo Scientists were conducting bizarre experiments before Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein.  “Resurrectionists”  snatched bodies for doctors so they could study anatomy.  Half of this … Continue reading →

Weekly Spotlight: Gatsby Read-Alikes - May 10th is the theater release of The Great Gatsby (2013) starring Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, the Midwestern War veteran who is introduced to the lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor Jay Gatsby, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The story takes place … Continue reading →

Dorothy’s May Recommendation - After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story by Michael Hainey From Publishers Weekly: the haunting story of a son’s quest to understand the mystery of his father’s death– a universal memoir about the secrets families keep and the role they play in making … Continue reading →

Kimberly’s May Recommendations - A Rich Spot of Earth by Peter Hatch Vegetable Literacy by Deborah Madison “As I head back out into the garden, I am always looking for inspiration.  A Rich Spot of Earth covers the history of Thomas Jefferson’s extremely large and diverse … Continue reading →

Victoria’s April Recommendation - Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close “Girls in White Dresses tells the story of three women grappling with heartbreak and career change, family and new love- all while suffering through endless rounds of weddings and bridal showers.” – (From … Continue reading →

Weekly Spotlight On…Traveling through Reading - I’ve always felt that reading has helped me become transported into another land.  I feel even more refreshed when I get to experience the nature of another place through words whether it’s a sandy beach, a distant cottage on the … Continue reading →