Elizabeth's Staff Picks

 

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1. Blue Shoes and Happiness

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Author:
McCall Smith, Alexander
Series:
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 7.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Formats:
OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:

Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.

Life is good for Mma Ramotswe as she sets out with her usual resolve

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2. A man called Ove: a novel

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Author:
Backman, Fredrik, 1981-
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Book, Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship. "A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door"--Amazon.com.

3. My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry: a novel

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Author:
Backman, Fredrik, 1981-
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Book, Audiobook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"From the author of the internationally bestselling A Man Called Ove, a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales"--

4. Three Men in a Boat: (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

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Author:
Jerome K. Jerome
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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Description:

Three Men in a Boat was meant to be a serious travel guide to the Thames, between Kingston and Oxford. Instead, it is one of the wittiest, funniest fictional jaunts down a river ever written. The three men are based on author Jerome and two of his friends. The dog "developed out of that area of inner consciousness which, in all Englishmen, contains an element of the dog."

5. The Willoughbys

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Author:
Lowry, Lois
Series:
Willoughbys volume 1.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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Description:
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.