The Husbands
The May 2024 Book Club will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5:30 pm at the Oakland Public Library. The book is The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem—she’s not […]
Tell the Wolves I’m Home
1987. There’s only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that’s her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn’s company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of […]
Buckaroo Bobbie Sue
Buckaroo Bobbie Sue is a heartfelt story of courage, determination, and the love of horses, sure to please all ages with its fun rhyming style in the vein of Dr. Seuss. This fully illustrated storybook is ten-year-old JoJo Thoreau’s second publication (following Bendy Wendy, 2014). In this entry, we meet Bobbie Sue, a young girl […]
The Great AAA-OOO!
On his way home through the woods, Mouse hears a loud AAA-OOO! He thinks it’s Owl, and Owl thinks it’s Mouse. Bear grumbles, “Which one of you made that awful AAA-OOO?” Then Moose, Duck, and other animals hear it, too, and they’re all afraid. Could it be a monster making that terrible noise?
It’s Probably Penny
Lisa’s class is learning about probability. For part of her homework, she has to think of an event that will happen, one that might happen, and one that can’t happen. Who is that Boston terrier that keeps popping into Lisa’s imagination? It’s probably Penny! Loreen Leedy is widely praised for her ability to make concepts […]
Close to Death
Riverside Close is a picture-perfect community. The six exclusive and attractive houses are tucked far away from the noise and grime of city life, allowing the residents to enjoy beautiful gardens, pleasant birdsong, and tranquility from behind the security of a locked gate. It is the perfect idyll, until the Kentworthy family arrives, with their […]
A Killing on the Hill
Seattle, 1933. The city is in the grips of the Great Depression, Prohibition, and vice. Cutting his teeth on a small-time beat, hungry and ambitious young reporter William “Shoe” Shumacher gets a tip that could change his career. There’s been a murder at a social club on Profanity Hill—an underworld magnet for vice crimes only […]
The Truth About the Devlins
TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm—except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ’s world turns […]
The Frozen River
The April 2024 Book Club will meet on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 5:30 pm at the Oakland Public Library. The book is The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. […]
The Road from Belhaven
Growing up in the care of her grandparents on Belhaven Farm, Lizzie Craig discovers as a small child that she can see into the future. But her gift is selective—she doesn’t, for instance, see that she has an older sister who will come to join the family. As her “pictures” foretell various incidents and accidents, […]