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Apr 24 2013
Lawn Boy


A 12-year old boy gets an old lawn mower for his birthday. He begins mowing lawns and gains more and more business. With the help of some unusual friends he expands his business, but with more responsibility comes more headaches. The chapters are humorously titled with wordy economic jargon, for example: "The Law of Increasing Product Demand Versus Flat Production Capacity," and "Overutilization of Lt...
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Apr 18 2013
New Customer Review - The Peculiars


I have to say I really did like the story of this book and thought the writing was very good. The characters are wholly original and I thought to be very likable. I also thought the story flowed well with few stumbles. My only real complaint was the main character's development. I didn't think there w...
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Apr 17, 2013
Beowulf


This classic saga of heroism and adventure, recounts Beowulf's life from youth to old age and death. The tale begins when he sails to the aid of a king being plagued by a dragon. He slays the dragon then its mother who comes after him and is praised by the king. He then goes on to becomes successful in him homeland, and exemplifies heroism till his dying day. I found this to be a quick read once I got into the r...
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Reluctant Assassin Gone Girl Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Redeeming Love Redeeming Love A Walk to Remember DVD Land Girls DVD

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Brain on Fire Undead and Underwater Detroit: An American Autopsy A Spear of Summer Grass Drunken Botanist Whiskey Beach 

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Gere Branch Books Talk
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Season Finale!


Monday, May 20, 2013
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Gere Branch Library
2400 S. 56th St.

Bethany Branch Books Talk
Mary and Michael's Recent Reads

Friday, May 24, 2013
10:30 a.m.-Noon
Bethany Branch Library
1810 N. Cotner Blvd.

Series ShareJust Desserts
Mystery Discussion Group

Series Share Night - Cozys/Amateur Detectives

Thursday, May 30, 2013
6:30-7:45 p.m.
South Branch Library
2675 South St.

Bethany Branch Books Talk
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Friday, May 31, 2013
10:30 a.m.-Noon
Bethany Branch Library
1810 N. Cotner Blvd.

Bagels & Books
Adult Summer Reading Discussion opportunity - Special Gere BooksTalk session!

Monday, June 10, 2013
10:30-12:00 p.m.
Gere Branch Library
2400 S. 56th St.

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