Water for elephants

The next book chosen for our Virtual Book Club is "Water for elephants". Search for this book in our online catalogue.

Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
Published in 2006;
ISBN: 0002007770

From the Publisher

When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star...

About the Author

Sara is a Canadian-born dual citizen (Canadian and American) who moved to the States in 1999 for a technical writing job. When she was laid off two years later, instead of looking for another job, she decided to take a gamble on writing fiction full-time. Sara lives in northern Illinois with her husband, three children, two dogs, two cats, three goats, and horse in an environmentalist community. They are relocating to North Carolina this summer, and Sara already has her eye on another horse and a donkey.

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Upcoming Books

November 2007 - T.B.A

January 2008 - Crow Lake by Mary Lawson

Please Note: One copy of the book club selection is available at our library and can be placed on hold. Extra copies can be ordered through our Interlibrary Loan Department either by calling the department at 613-342-3936 ext. 28 and leaving your name, your 14-digit library card number and the title and author of the book. Or you can email the Interlibrary Loan department and provide the same information as above.

Curious incident of the dog in the night-time

The second book chosen for our Virtual Book Club is "Curious incident of the dog in the night-time". Search for this book in our online catalogue.

Curious incident of the dog in the night-time
by Mark Haddon
Published in 2003;
ISBN: 0385659792

From the Publisher

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic....

About the Author

Mark Haddon is a writer and illustrator of numerous award-winning children’s books and television screenplays. As a young man, Haddon worked with autistic individuals. He teaches creative writing for the Arvon Foundation and lives in Oxford, England.

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Upcoming Books

September 2007 - Water for elephants by Sara Gruen

November 2007 - Crow Lake by Mary Lawson

Please Note: One copy of the book club selection is available at our library and can be placed on hold. Extra copies can be ordered through our Interlibrary Loan Department either by calling the department at 613-342-3936 ext. 28 and leaving your name, your 14-digit library card number and the title and author of the book. Or you can email the Interlibrary Loan department and provide the same information as above.

Midnight at the Dragon Cafe

The first book chosen for our Virtual Book Club is "Midnight at the Dragon Cafe". Search for this book in our online catalogue.

Midnight at the Dragon Cafe
by Judy Fong Bates
Published in 2004;
ISBN: 0771010982





From the Publisher
Set in the 1960s, Judy Fong Bates’s much-talked-about debut novel is the story of a young girl, the daughter of a small Ontario town’s solitary Chinese family, whose life is changed over the course of one summer when she learns the burden of secrets. Through Su-Jen’s eyes, the hard life behind the scenes at the Dragon Café unfolds. As Su-Jen’s father works continually for a better future, her mother, a beautiful but embittered woman, settles uneasily into their new life. Su-Jen feels the weight …

About the Author
Judy Fong Bates came to Canada from China as a young girl and grew up in several small Ontario towns. She is the author of a collection of short stories, China Dog, and a novel, Midnight at the Dragon Café. Her stories have been broadcast on CBC Radio and published in literary journals and anthologies.
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Upcoming Books

July 2007 - Curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon
September 2007 - Water for elephants by Sara Gruen

Please Note: One copy of the book club selection is available at our library and can be placed on hold. Extra copies can be ordered through our Interlibrary Loan Department either by calling the department at 613-342-3936 ext. 28 and leaving your name, your 14-digit library card number and the title and author of the book. Or you can email the Interlibrary Loan department and provide the same information as above.