KDL Recommends

I really enjoyed The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card. It interweaves two stories set in different dimensions and set up a unique magical system and world. One of the stories is set in our modern world while the other is a dimension that is somewhat medieval and more magic heavy. I loved discovering how both worlds worked in this book.
-Sarah at the Service Center

Loved the book…A Good American by Alex George! As narrated by their grandson, the life of Frederick and Jette Meisenheimer is chronicled as they leave their lives behind in Germany and build a new life for themselves, and the generations of their family that follow, in America. I think that genealogy buffs might particularly enjoy this book!
-Theresa at the Byron Township branch

An adorable picture book featuring Big Bunny and Little Bunny that provides an excellent excuse to give your toddler some extra hugs!
-Melissa at the Service Center

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

Recommended by Beth at the Gaines Township branch

Your child is accused of killing his classmate, he denies it and you believe him. But your husband tells you for the first time that his father was a murderer, tiny bit of doubt starts to grow deep inside of you. No matter how much you love your child, it just won’t go away…
-Yuko at the Service Center

Great characters that will have you cheering through all the tribulations as they strive to live a life full of hope despite their past. Good readalike for LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS.
-Michelle at the Service Center

Pierre Hardelot breaks off his engagement to a wealthy heiress to marry Agnes Florent, the daughter of the local brewer, setting off a family feud which lasts for thirty years, as their village is first destroyed by World War I and then threatened again with the coming of World War II.

Recommended by Holly at the Service Center

In book 3 of the of the Riley Bloom series, ghost Riley is eager to contact her sister Ever, so she goes in search of the place where dreams are made, where she finds a renegade ghost boy who has been flouting the rules of Dreamland for decades!
I didn’t read either of the previous books in the series before reading this one and I found this one intriguing enough to go back and read the 2 previous books.
-Laura at the Plainfield Township branch

The Expats by Chris Pavone is a delightful book filled with intrigue and mystery. Set in Luxembourg, this book is a great novel to get you in the mood for Spring and travel. Audio is excellent too!
-Shaunna at the Grandville branch

This book explores how human nature and biology affect the outcome in disasters. It was fascinating hearing about events such as September 11, 2001 or Hurricane Katrina from the words of survivors.
-Liz at the Caledonia branch

If you like to listen to the Irish brogue, this is indeed a great story to read as an audio book…I did!
In the 1930s Ireland, fresh from a stint in the Royal Navy Reserve, and against the wishes of his disapproving father, Fingal Flahritie O’Reilly goes to Dublin to study medicine. Fingal and his fellow aspiring doctors face the arduous demands of Trinity College and Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital. The hours are long and the cases challenging, but Fingal manages to find time to play rugby and to romance a fetching, gray-eyed nurse named Kitty O’Hallorhan.
-Laura at the Plainfield Township branch

Jack Abramoff, the real-life Washington power player, resorted to jaw-dropping levels of fraud and corruption. High-rolling excess and outrageous escapades are all in a day’s work for Abramoff as he goes to outrageous lengths to promote the Indian gambling industry, earning him the nickname ‘Casino Jack.’ But when Jack and his womanizing protege Michael Scanlon enlist a dimwitted business partner for an illegal scheme, they find themselves ensnared in a web of greed and murder.

Recommended by Candida at the Plainfield Township branch

Outstanding and uncannily relevant.
-Mark at the Krause Memorial branch

I watched a fantastic movie that boiled my blood….Whistleblower with Rachel Weis….about the sex slave trade…after watching it …I was ready to go fight for the cause….i got talked out of it….everyone needs to see this…unbelievable…
-Tami at the Sand Lake/Nelson Township branch

This true story of a UN human rights lawyer whose education was made possible by the small donations of a Holocaust survivor will encourage you to take the small steps necessary to make our world a better place.
-Helen at the Spencer Township branch