The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville
Kate Grenville’s Lieutenant Daniel Rooke travels around the world for astronomy but surprisingly discovers a new passion. Step back in time to the settling of New South Wales in this charming, well-written novel. The Lieutenant compliments Grenville’s earlier award winning novel The Secret River.
~Susan
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Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
This true novel is based on the life of the author’s grandmother. Wall’s descriptions and stories of the Depression Era and the still Wild West are gorgeous. As a teacher, Lily Casey commutes on . As a rancher, she brings in the livestock. She is one memorable tough cookie. Highly recommended!
~Susan
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Old-fashioned story-telling in the best sense. Combining aspects of Cinderella, Jane Eyre, and her very own self, Gemma Hardy is a heroine you won’t forget as she forges her way in the modern world. Grab a blanket, make a mug of tea, and settle in for a delicious read.
–Marion
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan
History written big by one of our best young writers. Read about Teddy Roosevelt and the story behind our National Forest Service---an interesting and complicated American story and a political bonanza. Highly recommended!
~Frayda
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