Collection Highlights for November 2014

We have four highlighted areas of our collections for November, come give them a look!

Children's Thanksgiving Books & Movies

As you can see, this display has been hugely popular. There are still plenty of books left, though, whether you want to learn about the history of Thanksgiving on the Saints, Strangers, and Wampanoags shelf, how different families celebrate Thanksgiving on the Families at Thanksgiving shelf, or you just want to hear the turkey's side of things on the Talk Turkey shelf.

Staff Picks

• Turkey Pox by Laurie Halse Anderson
• 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving by Catherine O'Neill Grace and Margaret M Bruchac
• Duck for Turkey Day by Kathryn Mitter
• I Am the Turkey by Michele Sobel Spirn
• On the Mayflower: Voyage of the Ship's Apprentice & a Passenger Girl by Kate Waters

Children's Historical Fiction

There's no need to travel into space or use a magic wand to have an adventure - the history books are full of great inspiration for stories! This portion of our collection is all about what it was like to be a kid in the past, be it hundreds of years ago or when your own parents were younger.

Staff Picks

• Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman
• Eleanor,, Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, 1136 by Kristiana Gregory
• Around the World by Matt Phelan
• The Amazing Air Balloon by Jean Van Leeuwen
• This Means War! by Ellen Wittlinger

Adult Thanksgiving Books & Movies

Not sure what to serve as an appetizer before the feast? Not sure why EVERYONE cooks a turkey on Thanksgiving? Not sure why we even bother celebrating at all? Never fear, the answer to all these questions and more can be found on our adult Thanksgiving book display.

Staff Picks

• Heritage of America Cookbook by Better Homes and Gardens
• The Thanksgiving Ceremony: New Traditions for America's Family Feast by Edward Bleier
• The Artful Pie: Unforgettable Recipes for Creative Cooks by Lisa Cherkasky and Renée Comet
• A Great and Godly Adventure: The Pilgrims and the Myth of the First Thanksgiving by Godfrey Hodgson
• Daily Life in Colonial New England by Claudia Durst Johnson

Cozy Up with a Classic

Reread an old favorite or discover a new love with our display of classic literature.

Staff Picks

• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
• Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf