Filed under: Adult Fiction | Tags: adult_fiction, family, quick_reads, Rita_Mae_Brown, sisters
Are you looking for a quick read for a day at the beach? I’ve got the perfect book for you! The Sand Castle by Rita Mae Brown can be read in one leisurely afternoon. The story takes place in 1952, and 
tells about one day in the lives of two sisters, and is narrated by one’s 7 year old daughter. In a short time, Brown takes the story from lighthearted, to melancholy, to amusing, to bittersweet. Everyone can find something to relate to in this book, from losing a loved one to cancer to spending a day laughing and arguing with family.
Contributed by Gina Loprinzo
Filed under: Adult Fiction, Mysteries | Tags: adult_fiction, book_review, Grafton, Mysteries, series
Avid fans of Grafton’s ABC mystery series will have undoubtedly already read T is for Trespass (it’s been flying off the shelves!). The great thing about this series is that the books don’t necessarily have to be read in order. Of course, if you like somewhat light mysteries, I would recommend you start with “A is for Alibi” and work your way through them all! Grafton never disappoints readers with her strong, likeable 
female heroine, private investigator Kinsey Millhone.
What’s different about this latest edition is that Grafton alternates between the voice of Kinsey and that of the antagonist of the book. You’ll be turning pages feverishly to find out what’s happening with one and then the other.
~Contributed by Gina Loprinzo
Filed under: Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fiction | Tags: adult_fiction, New_Moon, series, Stephenie_Meyer, teens, vampires, YA_fiction
The last book I read (in between semesters) was New Moon. This is the second book in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. For much of the story, Bella is separated from her love, the vampire Edward. While this is heartbreaking, there is plenty of excitement as Bella’s friendship with 
Jake deepens and she discovers a secret about him (no spoilers here!).
School Library Journal says, “New Moon will more than feed the bloodthirsty hankerings of fans of the first volume and leave them breathless for the third.” This is one reader who will be reading the third and fourth volumes the first chance she gets.
Recommended for ages 15-adult.
~Contributed by Gina Loprinzo
