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Oswego YMCA presents
the 9th Annual Harborfest Kids Fun Run
sponsored by the river's end bookstore
Registration forms available at the bookstore and Oswego YMCA. You must pre-register ($2 fee). The first 100 entrants will receive a T-shirt!
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 Brooklyn – Colm Toibin (Scribner)
Toibin's sixth novel is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.
Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the years following World War Two. Though skilled at bookkeeping, she cannot find a job in the miserable Irish economy. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind. A hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking, and engaging summer read.
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FICTION
 The Angel’s Game – Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Doubleday)
Limited autographed copies available!
A must read for fans of Zafon’s earlier book, The Shadow of the Wind. Zafon takes the reader on yet another Gothic almost Faustian adventure. Seeking refuge in an abandoned mansion in Barcelona, novelist David Martin becomes obsessed with historic material found in the house, leading him to information about the mysterious death of the former owner. We re-enter the Cemetery of Forgotten Books once again and are introduced to many haunting, fragile and mysterious figures including Andreas Corelli, a French editor who makes Martin an offer to write a book like none other. Include both The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game on your summer reading list!
 Hot House Flower and the 9 Plants of Desire – Margot Berwin (Pantheon)
This rollicking debut novel about plant magic, spiritual discovery, and romantic fever in the jungles of Mexico follows a divorced advertising executive on an adventure she had never meant to take in the Yucatan, learning more than she ever wanted to know about the rain forest and herself. An exhilarating journey of love and self-discovery, Berwin’s newest novel brings together mystery, adventure, and heat, in every sense of the word.
 The Pig Comes to Dinner – Joseph Caldwell (Delphinium)
The second title in the Pig Trilogy – that being said, read The Pig Did It first! In both books, Caldwell brings his masterly comic touch to his dialogue, his characters, and his sense of place, so that The Pig Comes to Dinner achieves its own unique blend of romance, comedy, and Irish history. A poignant, atmospheric adventure that brings all the beloved cast of characters of the first book – Kitty, now married to Kieran, and of course the mischievous, mysterious pig – into a more serious setting: an Irish castle haunted by the ghosts of two murdered youths. Caldwell is busy working on the third title, The Pig Enters Hog Heaven.
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 Practical Dreamer: Gerrit Smith & the Crusade for Social Reform – Norman Dann (Log Cabin Books)
A major figure in helping to establish Oswego’s Public Library, Gerrit Smith may have been the least-known national leader of the American 19th century. A multi-billionaire by today's standards, he chose to live in a small, rural hamlet in Central New York state. His reach was long: he was a champion for women's rights, temperance, and most notably, the fight to end slavery and racial discrimination. The long list of visitors to his home in tiny Peterboro, New York included Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Susan B. Anthony, William Lloyd Garrison, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth. In this landmark biography, Norman Dann paints a vibrant portrait of Smith based on thousands of letters, poems, and speeches Smith gave to and received from those he worked with – and against –in his lifelong crusade for freedom and equality.
 Atomic Awakening: A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power – Jim Mahaffey (Pegasus)
The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death. With Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears, our perception of all things nuclear is seen through the lens of weapons development. Nuclear power is full of mind-bending theories, deep secrets, and the misdirection of public consciousness, some deliberate, some accidental. The result of this fixation on bombs and fallout is that the development of a non-polluting, renewable energy source stands frozen in time. Outlining nuclear energy's discovery and applications throughout history, Mahaffey's brilliant and accessible book is essential to understanding the astounding phenomenon of nuclear power in an age where renewable energy and climate change have become the defining concerns of the twenty-first century.
 Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana – Judith Lasater (Rodmell Press)
Drawing on almost 40 years' experience as a yoga teacher and physical therapist, Lasater focuses on macroanatomy and kinesiology in relationship to asana practice and teaching. This valuable guide builds on what yoga teachers already know and enables them to quickly decide what might help their students move with more enjoyment and less difficulty. It helps yoga students understand how their own body functions. Packed with color anatomical drawings, black-and-white diagrammatic asana illustrations, and helpful charts, Yogabody is the Gray's Anatomy for yoga teachers and students. Fabulous illustrations!
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TEEN LIT
 Along for the Ride – Sarah Dessen (Viking)
When Auden's parents divorced she was forced to grow up and throw away her childhood. She threw herself into her schoolwork, distanced herself from her friends and never really enjoyed life. This summer everything will change when she decides to spend it with her father and stepmother at the beach. For the first time she has genuine friends, she falls in love, and she has her heart broken in more ways than she thought possible. With summer upon us, Along for the Ride is the perfect companion for a day at the beach! |
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KIDS CORNER
 Hello Baby! - Mem Fox, Steve Jenkins, ill. (Beach Lane)
What a lovely book to share with your baby or toddler! Fox and Jenkins team up for a simple, captivating rhyme about animal babies enhanced by luscious paper-collage illustrations. Your child will beg you to read it again and again, and it’s so charming you’ll be happy to oblige.
 The Frogs and Toads All Sang - Arnold Lobel (HarperCollins)
Lobel’s daughter, Adrienne, came upon a handmade book her father created as a gift for a friend. The book, which predates Lobel’s much-loved Frog and Toad early readers, gives us a window into how those characters evolved. The poems and illustrations in this new/old book are delightful. Many thanks to Adrienne Lobel for sharing this book with the rest of us!
 Moon Rabbit - Natalie Russell (Viking)
This city mouse/country mouse story (but with rabbits) has much to say about being true to yourself while making accommodations for those you care about. Stunning illustrations with an unusual color palette enhance the tale, which ends with a twist that feels both unexpected and inevitable.
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