MDA Library staff favorite picks of the summer:
(Click on linked titles to find MDA Library catalog information.)
Marion – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens – “Loved it. Dickens always wraps things up and delivers in the end.”
Peggy – Popular: A Memoir by Maya van Wegenen – “Fun.”
Maggie – “The Mathematician’s Lament” by Paul Lockhart – a look at how math is taught.
Marge – The Last Algonquin by Theodore L. Kazimiroff
Elena – The Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment by Katrina Kenison – “It spoke to me.”
Diane – Watership Down by Richard Adams – part of her 2015 reading challenge.
Jill – The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan – “Delicious. A vicarious trip to Paris.”
Christine – Sword and Sorceress XXIV by Marion Zimmer Bradley – “Refreshing to read about strong women who survive in a world of peril and enchantment.”
Anne – Float by Daniel Miyares – “Wordless picture book about adventure, possibility, and perseverance.”
What did you read this summer? Please share in the comments.
My favorites were The Boys in the Boat and All the Light We Cannot See. Both were great reads with an interesting window onto the historical events in Europe