Jane's Library Staff Pick:
I love adventure books, and I love to "book talk" them to kids. I recently read a new book that rivals Hatchet and My Side Of The Mountain as a spectacular adventure story for middle-grade readers. The Honest Truth, by Dan Gemeinhart, is about Mark, a boy who has been fighting cancer since he was 7. Now at 12, he realizes he's probably at the end of available treatments. His decision to take control of his own life and go off with his dog to climb Mt. Rainier and die on his own terms is brave and justified. The story is told in half chapters - in Mark's voice, and that of his best friend Jessie, who tries to decide whether telling what's she's guessed or keeping silent would be best for their friendship. This is a keeper!
Jane's Staff Pick Can Be Found In:
New Children's Fiction (J FIC GEMEINHART)
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Trains, Planes, and Automobiles?
Murder On The Orient Express
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
Once Around The Track
Christine
Dream Train
Jesus Without Borders:
What Planes, Trains, And Rickshaws Taught Met About Jesus
Full Throttle
The Company Car
McQueen's Machines
Wheels For The World
Four Freedoms
Airplane!
Extreme Trains
Please See Katy's Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
Display Near The Circulation Desk
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Insider Tips . . . From Diane
Yes, the Delafield Public Library has free WiFi with no password needed! Please remember that public wireless networks are not secure, so you may wish to restrict your public WiFi use to non-sensitive email and web surfing. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Basting, head of technical services at [email protected].
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