Books for the Holidays
The booklist below was reviewed on "Across the Fence" on WCAX, Wednesday, December 1, 2010. The reviewers are Amy Howlett, Vermont Department of Libraries, Margaret Woodruff, Charlotte Public Library, and Judy Simpson of WCAX. The books are available from local libraries or may purchased through Village Square Booksellers.
Boyce, Frank Cottrell. "Cosmic." Walden Pond Press, 2010. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-0618-3683-1. Hardcover. Ages 9 and up. Liam is a normal boy who is easily mistaken for an adult. That's the ticket to his trip in outer space when he and his best friend win a chance to board a Chinese rocket.
Buckingham, Alan. "The Kitchen Garden." DK Adult, 2009. $22.95. ISBN 978-0-7566-5014-8. Paper. Adult. A beautiful and useful gardening book with a month-by-month calendar so you'll know just when to harvest your butternut squash. Share with a garden-loving friend.
Collins, Suzanne. "The Hunger Games." Scholastic Press, 2008. $17.99. ISBN 978-0-4390-2348-1. Hardcover. Scholastic Press, 2010. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-4390-2352-8. Paper. Book one of the trilogy. Young adult. One teenager of the 24 contestants will survive the Games, a televised spectacle that keeps the impoverished country enthralled. Kat is a hunter; is that a winning skill?
Fleischman, Paul. "The Dunderheads." Illustrated by David Roberts. Candlewick, 2009. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2498-9. Preschool and up.Miss Breakbone heaps insult upon injury, alienating the whole class. Einstein accepts the leads the Dunderheads in a bold assault on Breakbone's castle.
Frost, Helen. "Crossing Stones." FSG, 2009. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-3743-1653-2. Hardcover. Young adult-Adult. Muriel's story brings immediacy to the events of 1917 and the impact of World War I on the United States. A tender, lovely story of two neighboring families for teens and adults.
Hewitt, Ben. "The Town that Food Saved." Rodale Books, 2010. $24.99. ISBN 978-1-6052-9686-9. Hardcover. Adult. Hardwick, Vermont, has created a new layer of local industry with organic farming and excellent food products at its core. Great gift for the localvore or foodie on your list.
Kitamura, Satoshi. "What's Wrong with my Hair?" Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-5472-3934-7. Board Book. Preschool-Grade 2.Lion is getting ready for a party but what to do with his hair? A friendly giraffe barber tries out many ‘dos before finding the right one. Fun activity for Preschool to 2nd grade.
Kostova, Elizabeth. "The Swan Thieves." Little, Brown, 2010. $26.99. ISBN 978-0-3160-6578-8. Hardcover. Back Bay Books, 2010. $15.99. ISBN 978-0-3160-6579-5. Paper. Adult. A famous painter attacks a masterpiece in the National Gallery. Understanding his actions changes the life of his psychiatrist in this leisurely novel, romance, and mystery.
Larsson, Stieg. "The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest." Knopf, 2010. $27.95. ISBN 978-0-3072-6999-7. Hardcover. Random House, 2010. $28.00. ISBN 978-0-7393-7771-0. Paper, LP. Adult. Lisbeth Salander, computer hacker, abused child, and careful planner joins Mikael Blomkvist to defeat the skilled, evil and corrupt in Larsson's explosive finale.
McCall Smith, Alexander. "44 Scotland Street." Read by Robert Ian Mackenzie. Recorded Books, 2005. $34.99. ISBN 978-1-4193-3383-5. Adult. An Edinburg apartment building hosts many interesting tenants. Save this charming audio book, originally a weekly serial, for Vermont holiday driving.
Roberts, Nora. "Vision in White." (Bride Quartet Series, #1). Berkely Trade, 2009. $16.00. ISBN 978-0-4252-2751-0. Paper. Thorndike Press, 2009. $35.95. ISBN 978-1-4104-1537-0. Hardcover, LP. Adult. Four best friends use their complementary skills to plan weddings. Vision tells the photographer's story, as she uses her lens, falls in love and heads for her own wedding.
Schubert, Leda. "Feeding the Sheep." Illustrated by Andrea U'Ren. FSG, 2010. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-3743-2296-0. Preschool and up. Mother and daughter illustrate the steps from sheep to knitted sweater in this lively rhymed picture book by a local Vermont author.
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