Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton 2015

July 24, 2017

I am overwhelmed by the beauty of this book. I love the prose, the characters, the setting and the questions posed. In 1969 a seventh grade girl who is half Japanese and half black moves . . . read more »

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Brambleheart: A Story about Finding Treasure and the Unexpected Magic of Friendship by Henry Cole 2016

July 13, 2017

This is a charming animal fantasy where the hero is  little chipmunk who has trouble in school. When he makes a fabulous discovery he must rise to meet some very challenging circumstances that reveal his . . . read more »

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Lilly and Fin A Mermaid’s Tale by Cornelia Funke 2017

July 8, 2017

This is a very fun short chapter book with colored illustrations. It’s a lively story with plenty of action and entertaining characters. It’s not an Early Reader but accessible to younger readers who can handle chapter . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Children's Books

A Season of Daring Greatly by Ellen Emerson White 2017

July 5, 2017

This was a stretch for me because I know nothing about baseball and don’t follow it. I learned a lot! This is full of the jargon and gritty details of a professional ball player’s life; . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Young Adult Books

Summer Reading list “Sail-Away-on-a-Good-Read” and Pop Up Bookstore from Island Readers and Writers

June 28, 2017

In addition to their “Sail-Away-on-a-Good-Read”  summer reading list, the local organization Island Readers and Writers, based in Southwest Harbor, will be holding 2 POP UP bookstores this summer—one of them right here at our library . . . read more »

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New To You! Great books you might have missed.

May 24, 2017

NoveList K-8 – a reader advisory service found in The Digital Maine Library (check out the link on our website) just sent along this poster of wonderful reading suggestions.  Southwest Harbor Public Library has 9 of . . . read more »

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Maine Library Patrons Want to Read…

May 4, 2017

Enjoy seeing what your fellow Mainers wish to read (or listen to) the most! Each month Josh Tiffany, the librarian at the Gray Library creates a High Demand Hold List from the Minerva Catalog requests. . . . read more »

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As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds 2016

May 2, 2017

I love this book. It’s about two boys spending the summer with their grandparents in the south. The Grandpa is blind and both Grandma and Grandpa have lots of left over issues from loosing a . . . read more »

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APRIL Reading

April 8, 2017

  April 1865: The Month That Saved America by  Jay Winik   One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of Richmond, a daring last-ditch Southern plan for guerrilla warfare, Lee’s harrowing retreat, and then, . . . read more »

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If you love Game of Thrones…

March 22, 2017

 

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