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Book Bits - Lost and Found
by ryanikoglu
Where's My Sock? Are you a loser? You could be a finder too? Read this book together to find a clever solution to a common problem.
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School's Out.. Time for Summer Reading
by Edith Wharton
YES! Finals are over, and the dust has cleared. Come in to any AADL branch and sign up for the teen summer reading game. We will be giving away fabulous prizes and free books, so pick up the cute little cubist pamphlet and try some of these new books at the library. (this is a page with ALL the new fiction at AADL as of May, kids through adult)
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Lists Lead to Summer Reading
by Eartoground
For help putting together your own personal best 2006 Summer Beach Reading List, here's an option: Click the Research tab above, choose AADL Select Sites on the left, then pick Books and Reading. Presto - lots of links to lists of books you very well may want to read this summer. Use these lists to make your own list. Remember, if you check these books out from the library, you can set up your account to keep track of your personal reading history. Very easy, very fun, very likely to keep you making more lists and reading more books in our Summer Reading program, which starts June 19.
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On Beauty and Obsessions
by S.T. Augustine
I have a confession. I am prone to obsessions. One of the targets of this obsession is Zadie Smith. I had never heard of Zadie Smith until the release of her highly acclaimed novel White Teeth. I picked up this book because of the title. It's like someone out there knew about one of my other obsessions: teeth. After White Teeth, I looked around for other things by Smith and took to reading interviews. Then I got wind of The Autograph Man. This book wasn't as well-received as White Teeth, but I devoured it. I also picked up The Beacon Best of 2001 : Great Writing by Women and Men of all Colors and Cultures edited by Junot Diaz (and don't even get me started on him). For months, I have been waiting for On Beauty, Smith for months. Alas, it is here and receiving reviews closer to those of her debut.