Warm Reads

It may be cold outside, but that makes it the perfect time of year to stay indoors with a good book. Here are a few that will help to keep you warm!

Fiction: The Sand Castle by Rita Mae Brown. Seven-year-old Nickel sets off for a day at the seashore with her mother, aunt, and cousin Leroy. Everyone's excited when they reach Chesapeake Bay--everyone except for Leroy. Nickel delights in tormenting her cousin, and as her taunting escalates, the family history between her mother and aunt rises to the surface--and then a crab bites Leroy, and they must all come together.

Nonfiction: Dewey, the Small-town Library Cat Who Changed the World by Vicki Myron. This is the charming true story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Mystery: Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman. Mrs. Pollifax has been sent on safari by the C.I.A. and told only to take pictures of all of her companions, in order to find the international assassin whose next target is the president of Zambia. It sounded so simple, but shortly after Mrs. Pollifax started taking pictures, someone stole her film. And right after that she was kidnapped by Rhodesian terrorists. And right after that--well, read for yourself....

Audiobook: Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan. #1 "New York Times"-bestselling chronicle of life with a wildly neurotic Labrador retriever; now a major motion picture from Fox 2000, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.

Young Adult: The Crown Rose by Fiona Avery. The story of Isabelle of France, born heir to the throne; her life from childhood to her later years was one of turmoil, strife, and longing.

Science Fiction/Fantasy: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson. To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin has killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness--the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists--is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Now, humanity appears to be doomed; their only hope is the coming of the legendary Hero of Ages...

Christian Living: Every Now & Then by Karen Kingsbury. Alex Brady is on a desperate quest to rid the city of heartache, but first he must find a way to deal with his own. A police officer, and the son of a New York City firefighter who died in the Twin Towers on 9/11, Alex must find a way to move forward into the future God has planned for him.