Adult Fiction
Cockatiels at Seven-Donna Andrews
In the Forest of Harm-Sallie Bissell
A Table By The Window-Lawanna Blackwell
Skeletons at the Feast-Chris Bohjalian
Into the Fire-Suzanne Brockmann
Lucifer’s Flood-Linda Rios Brook
The Sand Castle-Rita Mae Brown
A Sister’s Secret and A Sister’s Test -Wanda Brunstetter
Swan Peak-James Lee Burke
The Persuaders-Lee Child
Whispers of the Bayou-Mindy Starnes Clark
Ziska-Marie Corelli
The Front-Patricia Cornwell
TailSpin-Catherine Coulter
Plague Ship-Clive Cussler
White Male Infant-Barbara D’Amato
Broken Window-Jeffery Deaver
Adam and Blink of an Eye Ted Dekker
Secrets-Jude Deveraux
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao-Junot Diaz
Fearless Fourteen-Janet Evanovich
World Without End-Ken Follett
Isle of Palms, Plantation, and Sullivan’s Island -Dorothea Benton Frank
Domestic Affairs-Eileen Goudge
The Future Homemakers of America-Laurie Graham
Death and honor-W.E.B. Griffin
Sisterchicks Do The Hula! and Sisterchicks in Sombreros-Robin Jones Gunn
The Other-David Guterson
Fancy Pants and Forevermore-Cathy Marie Hake
Stalking the Puzzle Lady-Parnell Hall
Wagered Heart-Robin Lee Hatcher
The Great Fire-Shirley Hazzard
Heart Shaped Box-Joe Hill
Death Angel-Linda Howard
The Company Car-C.J. Hribal
RV There Yet? -Diann Hunt
Walter’s Purple Heart-Catherine Ryan Hyde
Damage Control-J.A. Jance
The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi-Arthur Japin
Enemy Women-Paulette Jiles
Silent Thunder-Iris Johansen
Celeste Ascending-Kaylie Jones
A Perfect Evil-Alex Kava
Bluefin Blues-Paul Kemprecos
A Time to Embrace-Karen Kingsbury
Made in the USA-Billie Letts
No Choice But Seduction-Johanna Lindsey
The Greatest Evil and The Man Who Loved God-William X. Kienzle
Odd Hours-Dean Koontz
Blue Smoke and Murder-Elizabeth Lowell
The Curse of the Spellmans and The Spellman Files -Lisa Lutz
Courting Emma-Sharlene MacLaren
Chasing Fireflies-Charles Martin
The Host-Stephenie Meyer
Collateral Damage-Fern Michaels
Burn Factor-Kyle Mills
Ahab’s Wife-Sena Jeter Naslund
Fearless-Diana Palmer
Resolution-Robert B. Parker
Summer of Fear -T. Jefferson Parker
Sail-James Patterson
The Abstinence Teacher-Tom Perrotta
Last Kiss-Luanne Rice
Blood Brothers, The Hollow and Tribute-Nora Roberts
Crime & Clutter and Dying to Decorate-Cyndy Salzmann
Phantom Prey-John Sandeford
The Almost Noon-Alice Sebold
The Steel Wave-Jeff Shaara
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress-Dai Sijie
Rogue-Danielle Steel
The Life and Death of Superman- Roger Stern
The Dead Guy Interviews-Michael A. Stusser
The Death of Vishnu-Manil Suri
Saving Fish From Drowning-Amy Tan
Gotham Tragic-Kurt Wenzel
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle-David Wroblewski
The Shack-William P. Young
Adult Large Print
Cold Sassy Tree-Olive Ann Burns
Something Rising (Light and Swift)-Haven Kimmel
Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue-Mark Kurlansky
Adult Nonfiction
The Zookeeper’s Wife-Diane Ackerman
The Complete Dog Book-American Kennel Club
Your Town: A Destination-Roger A. Brooks
A Walk In The Woods-Bill Bryson
A Pocket Guide to Dreams-Phillip Clucas
Use What You’ve Got!-Barbara Corcoran
Selma High School Alumni Registry-Wayne Cox
How I Write-Janet Evanocich
Emergence: Labeled Autistic-Temple Grandin
The Freedom Writers Diary-Erin Gruwell
Dianetics: The Original Thesis-L. Ron Hubbard
Scientology 0-8-L. Ron Hubbard
The Way to Happiness-L. Ron Hubbard
It’s All About Him-Denise Jackson
Little Heathens-Mildred A. Kalish
Horse Housekeeping-Margaret & Michael Korda
The Devil in the White City-Erik Larson
Metalcraft-Mary Maguire
The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics-Michael Miller
The Last Lecture-Randy Pausch
When You Are Engulfed in Flames-David Sedaris
My Indiana Home-James Showalter, Jr.
A Field Guide to Getting Lost-Rebecca Solnit
Disneywar-James B. Stewart
Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson-William Swanson
Websites for Dummies—Janine Warner
Beautiful Beaded Bags-Dorothy Wood
Biographies
700 Sundays-Billy Crystal
Warren Beatty-Susan Finstad
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress- Susan Jan Gilman
Born Standing Up-Steve Martin
Up Til Now-William Shatner
Teen Fiction
Code Orange-Caroline Cooney
Iceberg-Clive Cussler
Just Listen-Sarah Dessen
An Abundance of Catherines-John Green
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Pop Up)- Steven King
My Most Excellent Year-Steve Kluger
Glory, Glory: Shadow Tree, Glory: Blue Girl, and Glory: Forget Me Not-Jodi Lynn
Eclipse and New Moon-Stephenie Meyer
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X-James Patterson
The Amethyst Road-Louise Spiegler
Doubt at Daytona-Ken Stuckey
No Laughter Here-Rita Williams-Garcia
Teen Nonfiction
Weird Indiana-Mark Marimen
Rock the SAT (Music CD+Guide)-Michael Shapiro
Junior Fiction
Peter and the Starcatchers-Dave Berry
Stranded in Boringsville-Catherine Bateson
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-Carl Bowen
Internet-Linked: Bugs-Rosie Dickins
The Wrath of Milgarath-Tony DiTerlizzi
Anna Casey’s Place in the World- Adrian Fogelin
The Green Glass Sea-Ellen Klages
Judy Moody Declares Independence-Megan McDonald
Phantom of the Opera-Diane Namm
Under the Baseball Moon-John H. Ritter
101 Ways To Bug Your Parents-Lee Wardlaw
Arabian Nights-Martin Woodside
Junior Non-fiction
Hey There, Stink Bug!-Leslie Bulion
The Usborne Computer Dictionary-Anna Claybourne
What’s Happening To Me? (Boys Edition)-Alex Frith
The Dangerous Book for Boys-Conn Iggulden
Computer Graphics and Animation-Asha Kalbag
Homework On your Computer-Asha Kalbag
Growing Up-Susan Meredith
What’s Happening To Me? (Girls Edition)-Susan Meredith
The Young Naturalist-Andrew Mitchell
Kids Can Bead, Too!-Carol Sallmann
Solving Crimes Through Criminal Profiling-Rob Shone
The Dangers of Online Predators-Michael A. Sommers
The Titanic-Bob Temple
The Usborne Complete Book of the Internet and World Wide Web-Philippa Wingate
Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Biology-Corinne Stockley
Children’s Fiction
Me, All Alone At the End of the Earth-M.J. Anderson
Even More Parts-Tedd Arnold
Desmond and the Naughty Bugs-Linda Ashman
We Both Read:The Well-Mannered Monster-Marcy Brown
The Crunching, Munching Caterpillar-Sheridan Cain
Crickwing-Janelle Cannon
Worm Gets A Job-Kathy Caple
We Both Read:The Mighty Little Lion Hunter-Jama Carson
Cock-A-Doodle-Moooo!-Keith DuQuette
We Both Read: June’s Tune and We Both Read: The New Red Bed -Sindy McKay
Oh Say, Can You Say? and Fox In Sox-Dr. Seuss
Children’s Nonfiction
Grasshoppers-Valerie Bodden
Deadly Praying Mantises and Hidden Walkingsticks- Meish Goldish
Fireflies-Nicole Lea Helget
1001 Bugs to Spot-Emma Hellbrough
We Both Read About the Ocean-Sindy McKay
A Log’s Life-Wendy Pfeffer
Minibeasts: Going on a Bug Hunt-Jim Pipe
We Both Read About Bugs-Sheryl Scarborough
What Makes You Ill?-Mike Unwin
DVD’s
No Country for Old Men –Cohen Brothers
High School Musical - Disney
High School Musical 2 – Disney
Schoolhouse Rocks! -Disney
Emerald Ash Borer: The Green Menace - USDA
Eggs 101: A Video Project - WFWA-DT Fort Wayne PBS39
Books on CD
Ines of My Soul-Isabelle Allende
High Country-Nevada Barr
Speaking your Language: Russian -Berlitz Guides
Promise Me-Harlan Coben
The Devil and Miss Prym-Paul Coehlo
Grayson-Lynne Cox
Next-Michael Crichton
The Black Dahlia-James Ellroy
The Bone Vault-Linda Fairstein
A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini
The Razor’s Edge-W. Somerset Maugham
Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Montgomery
Abundance-Sena Jeter Naslund
That Old Ace In The Hole-Annie Proulx
When You Are Engulfed In Flames-David Sedaris
The Accidental-Ali Smith
Limitations-Scott Turow
Little House on the Prairie-Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tremendous Thanks and Summer Reading Wrap-Up
A warm thank you to all who participated and supported the Summer Reading Programs at the Farmland Public Library. The programs grew to be bigger and better than ever with your help!
Enrollment in the programs was 62, nearly doubling the previous year’s enrollment. The participants were divided into three age groups: Story Time (21 children), the Reading Bug School-Age Readers (31 students) and the Metamorphosis Middle & High School Readers (11 students). Each group met for one hour once per week for four weeks. A different adult volunteer reader led the group during each meeting. Eighty-six contact hours were logged this summer, during which the participants were engaged in group learning activities. For example, Story Time and the Reading Bug group enjoyed hearing stories, singing, making bug crafts, and watching baby praying mantises hatch, while the Metamorphosis Readers discussed books and had roundtable discussions with young professionals who could discuss issues in the changing lives of teens – getting a first job, using technology wisely, and environmental issues.
One of the truly exciting results of the program is that the 44 participants that chose to log their time read for a combined total of nearly 300 hours! In just four weeks! Many have developed a habit of coming into the library each week and continue to visit even after the conclusion of the programs. Participants enrolled from every township served by the library, and the program helped to attract 11 new families and 12 families for renewal cards into the library community, thereby impacting the literacy and reading habits of over 70 area residents.
All participants were invited to a celebration picnic to be recognized for their good work. For each weekly goal that was accomplished, a prize or toy was added to their awards bag. Additionally, there was a hot dog cook-out for all the families to attend. Be sure to check out the photo pages on this blog!
Thank you once more to:
Enrollment in the programs was 62, nearly doubling the previous year’s enrollment. The participants were divided into three age groups: Story Time (21 children), the Reading Bug School-Age Readers (31 students) and the Metamorphosis Middle & High School Readers (11 students). Each group met for one hour once per week for four weeks. A different adult volunteer reader led the group during each meeting. Eighty-six contact hours were logged this summer, during which the participants were engaged in group learning activities. For example, Story Time and the Reading Bug group enjoyed hearing stories, singing, making bug crafts, and watching baby praying mantises hatch, while the Metamorphosis Readers discussed books and had roundtable discussions with young professionals who could discuss issues in the changing lives of teens – getting a first job, using technology wisely, and environmental issues.
One of the truly exciting results of the program is that the 44 participants that chose to log their time read for a combined total of nearly 300 hours! In just four weeks! Many have developed a habit of coming into the library each week and continue to visit even after the conclusion of the programs. Participants enrolled from every township served by the library, and the program helped to attract 11 new families and 12 families for renewal cards into the library community, thereby impacting the literacy and reading habits of over 70 area residents.
All participants were invited to a celebration picnic to be recognized for their good work. For each weekly goal that was accomplished, a prize or toy was added to their awards bag. Additionally, there was a hot dog cook-out for all the families to attend. Be sure to check out the photo pages on this blog!
Thank you once more to:
The parents and other literacy coaches, "taxi drivers," and helpers
Affordable Pest Control, Bruce & Renee Gee
Bright Ideas Stained Glass Studio
The Chocolate Moose
Beth Dalton
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
Alice Duke
Pam Edwards, Reed Realty
Fort Wayne Wizards
Emily Funk
Gibson Skating Arena
Aurora Green
Kathy Hanson
Hickory Hills Golf Club
Connie Howell
Nina Howell
Indiana Beach
Sandra King
Paula Keister
Donna Jones
Angie Longnecker
Daniel Lutz
Clara Moore
Old National Bank, Farmland
Main Street Coffee Company
Susie Main
Marsh Supermarkets
Krista Matlock
Barb Medler
Barb Medler
Pam Mullen
Sherry Patterson
Mandy Puckett
Rebecca Reynolds
Alexis N. Robertson
Cynthia and Nicholas Shutters
Helen Symons
Tanglevine Crossing
Linda Thompson
Thrift-E-Market
Nathaniel Walker, Steak-N-Shake Muncie
Jennifer Welch
Mary Caroline Wright
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Some Photos from Summer Reading 2008
Pictures from Summer Reading
Kathy Hanson entertains the Story Time Group with"Desmond and the Naughty Bugs"
Paula Keister leads Story Time with a rousing rendition of "Eensy Weensy Spider."
The Metamorphosis Readers discussed changing ideas on recycling, reducing, reusing, and repurposing used materials and made beaded bookmarks and jewelery from salvaged beads and materials.
A Very Special visit from Aurora the Ladybug, who read tongue twisters and rhymes!
LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY JULY 19th
The Library will be
CLOSED ON SATURDAY
July 19, 2008
For your convenience,
you may return books
at the drop box
located at the
library parking lot.
Please join us at Wildcat Park
to celebrate the end of the
Summer Reading Program
Awards at 10 am
Celebration to follow.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL SUMMER READING PARTICIPANTS
ALL READING TIMES & DATES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE LIBRARY BY FRIDAY, JULY 18 AT NOON TO QUALIFY FOR PRIZES AWARDED AT THE PICNIC! COME IN DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS (BY THURSDAY AT 7) , EMAIL, OR CALL IN YOUR TIME TO THE LIBRARY
Summer Reading Celebration Details
Summer Reading Program Celebration
This year, the Summer Reading Celebration will be held at Wildcat Park, on Morris Street, in Farmland. Participants, their family members, reading leaders, & contributors are invited to come and celebrate reading on Saturday, July 19th. This is a free event!
The library will be providing hot dogs, buns & condiments, beverages, and cupcakes. Please consider bringing a side dish, bag of chips, or other picnic favorite to share! Also bring a blanket or lawn chairs for your comfort.
Schedule of events: Awards and prizes will be announced beginning at 10:00. Food will be served shortly after the awards presentation.
The library will be providing hot dogs, buns & condiments, beverages, and cupcakes. Please consider bringing a side dish, bag of chips, or other picnic favorite to share! Also bring a blanket or lawn chairs for your comfort.
Schedule of events: Awards and prizes will be announced beginning at 10:00. Food will be served shortly after the awards presentation.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Reading Bugs: We Have Baby Praying Mantises
Exciting news for all of our Reading Bugs!
The baby praying mantis egg cases have come alive with lots of activity! Come and see the babies soon!
If you happen to have some fruit flies or other small insects, please bring them to help feed the babies.
The baby praying mantis egg cases have come alive with lots of activity! Come and see the babies soon!
If you happen to have some fruit flies or other small insects, please bring them to help feed the babies.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Readers Book Review: The Death of Vishnu, written by Manil Suri
Book Review
The Death of Vishnu
Author: Manil Suri
Copyright 2002
Submitted by Andrea Lutz,
Director, Farmland Public Library
The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri.
I mulled over this book for weeks, waiting for someone to return it to the library with excited proclamations…but it was a sleeper, sitting on the new-book shelf for nearly a month without a reader.
Debut books by new authors such as Suri are often overlooked. Unbound by the restraints of audience expectation or critical reviews, The Death of Vishnu proved to be a worthy investigation built on a true childhood memory, and a deserving recipient of the PEN/Faulkner Award depicted on its cover.
The author was born in Bombay (presently, Mumbai), India. According to an online biography, Suri enjoys dedicating his professional life to the study of mathematics, although he is cited “writing has been a way for him to escape the horror of being a mathematician.” But later in that biography he also states, “Mathematics is my way to escape the horrors of being a writer.” Perhaps it is ownership of this innermost turmoil that propels this dark investigation of the human condition!
The story opens up with Vishnu, the odd-jobs man in a Bombay apartment building, dying on the lowest stairwell where he has resided for many years. In his fevered dreams, we relive intimate memories of his life, from the purity of his love for Mother, to the sultry love of the unattainable Padmini. In his confused state, his thought mingle with fragments of Hindu mythology, and he wonders if he is truly the embodiment of the God Vishnu, Guardian of the Universe.
Meanwhile the lives of the apartment dwellers are revealed, from the bickering housewives on the first floors, the bamboozled parents one flight up, the vivid epiphany of a faithless man, and the eternally grieving widower. Outwardly, each lives a life of privilege, while their innermost, selfish desires prevent the happiness they crave. Each rebukes social obligations as they deny responsibility to assist the destitute, dying servant, Vishnu.
As Vishnu’s soul ascends to the heavens, with the Hindu promise of a higher existence in the next life, the sins of the apartment dwellers plummet to depths from which there may be no absolution. It is this duality of motion that forms the moral highway for this novel of hope, resplendent in colorful mythology, modern day trials and tribulations.
With certainty, this is one of my recommendation for a compelling summer read.
The Death of Vishnu
Author: Manil Suri
Copyright 2002
Submitted by Andrea Lutz,
Director, Farmland Public Library
The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri.
I mulled over this book for weeks, waiting for someone to return it to the library with excited proclamations…but it was a sleeper, sitting on the new-book shelf for nearly a month without a reader.
Debut books by new authors such as Suri are often overlooked. Unbound by the restraints of audience expectation or critical reviews, The Death of Vishnu proved to be a worthy investigation built on a true childhood memory, and a deserving recipient of the PEN/Faulkner Award depicted on its cover.
The author was born in Bombay (presently, Mumbai), India. According to an online biography, Suri enjoys dedicating his professional life to the study of mathematics, although he is cited “writing has been a way for him to escape the horror of being a mathematician.” But later in that biography he also states, “Mathematics is my way to escape the horrors of being a writer.” Perhaps it is ownership of this innermost turmoil that propels this dark investigation of the human condition!
The story opens up with Vishnu, the odd-jobs man in a Bombay apartment building, dying on the lowest stairwell where he has resided for many years. In his fevered dreams, we relive intimate memories of his life, from the purity of his love for Mother, to the sultry love of the unattainable Padmini. In his confused state, his thought mingle with fragments of Hindu mythology, and he wonders if he is truly the embodiment of the God Vishnu, Guardian of the Universe.
Meanwhile the lives of the apartment dwellers are revealed, from the bickering housewives on the first floors, the bamboozled parents one flight up, the vivid epiphany of a faithless man, and the eternally grieving widower. Outwardly, each lives a life of privilege, while their innermost, selfish desires prevent the happiness they crave. Each rebukes social obligations as they deny responsibility to assist the destitute, dying servant, Vishnu.
As Vishnu’s soul ascends to the heavens, with the Hindu promise of a higher existence in the next life, the sins of the apartment dwellers plummet to depths from which there may be no absolution. It is this duality of motion that forms the moral highway for this novel of hope, resplendent in colorful mythology, modern day trials and tribulations.
With certainty, this is one of my recommendation for a compelling summer read.
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