Staff Picks
Stay in touch with the personal favorites of the KDL Staff. Each title is handpicked.
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag: A Flavia de Luce Mystery (Flavia De Luce Mysteries) by Alan Bradley A follow-up to The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie finds Flavia de Luce applying her skills in the chemistry lab to solving the murder of a master puppeteer, a case that is further complicated by her tormenting sisters. Catalog Link |
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Love and War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed Of by John Eldredge,Stasi Eldredge Draws on Christian principles to counsel couples on how to promote marital health, revealing the dynamic between the different personalities of men and women. Catalog Link |
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof,Sheryl WuDunn A Pulitzer Prize-winning husband-and-wife team speaks out against the oppression of women in the developing world, sharing example stories about victims and survivors who are working to raise awareness, counter abuse, and campaign for women’s rights. Catalog Link |
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Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser Squirrel, Hedgehog, and Bear have never seen it snow, so when Deer predicts an early snowfall, they attempt to stay awake to see the snow. Catalog Link |
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Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson A follow-up to “Three Cups of Tea” continues the author’s story of his humanitarian efforts to bring education into disadvantaged Middle East regions, describing such events as the 2005 earthquake and a tense eight-day abduction by the Taliban. Catalog Link |
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson,David Oliver Relin Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions. Catalog Link |
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Walking to Gatlinburg: A Novel by Howard Frank Mosher Working on the Underground Railroad throughout the Civil War, Morgan Kinneson is shaken by the murder of a slave and the disappearance of his brother from the Union army, triggering his life-threatening search through war-stricken landscapes. Catalog Link |
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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver After she dies in a car crash, teenage Samantha Kingston relives the day of her death over and over again until, on the seventh day, she finally discovers a way to save herself. Catalog Link |
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Sailing Grace by John Otterbacher Sailing Grace is the author’s account of drowning in heart disease, fighting back to the surface, and sailing on. It begins with him flat on his back in a local health club and ends 31 months and 4000 miles later when he and his family maneuver their sailboat Grace to Schull Harbor, Ireland. Catalog Link |
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Still Life (Three Pines Mysteries) by Louise Penny Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of Canada’s S–ret‚ du Quebec is called to Three Pines, a tiny hamlet south of Montreal, just north of the U.S. border, to investigate the suspicious hunting “accident” that claimed the life of Jane Neal, a local fixture in the village. Catalog Link |
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The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafon A boy named Daniel selects a novel from a library of rare books, enjoying it so much that he searches for the rest of the author’s works, only to discover that someone is destroying every book the author has ever written. Catalog Link |
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead. Catalog Link |
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Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder After she is given a reprieve from her death sentence, Yelena faces mounting disasters as rebels plot to seize Ixia, her life is once again threatened, and the chief of security is attempting to poison her. Catalog Link |
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After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick Although Jeff and Tad make a deal to help one another overcome aftereffects of their cancer treatments in preparation for eighth-grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his brother Stephen, who is studying drums in Africa. Catalog Link |
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Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff Eighty-four-year-old Lily Davis Woodward looks back at a turning point in her life, when she had to choose between her World War II soldier husband and the poor Italian immigrant planning the fireworks display to celebrate the soldiers’ return. Catalog Link |
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Please: Fiction Inspired by The Smiths by Peter Wild The music of the Smiths and their iconic frontman Morrissey is beautiful, witty, melancholic—music that makes outsiders feel as though they are part of something. Now an eclectic collection of acclaimed, up-and-coming writers lets their love of the band, its words and music, manifest itself in literary form with smart, emotion-filled, Smiths-inspired short fiction. Catalog Link |