The Secret Side of Empty

M.T. is an illegal immigrant that speaks perfect English and knows no other country than America. As she approaches the end of her high school career, she struggles with dreams of a future that cannot be because of her illegal status. She has kept her secret from her closest friends and as the reality of her future begins to weigh her down, she starts on a slippery slope downward that takes her on paths she never thought she would go.

Based on her own life, the author creates a story that draws you into the world of a young woman who is thrown into a circumstance that she has very little control of along with dealing with some of the struggles that many teenagers face as they travel through this tumultuous time in their lives.

Book Club Books!!

We have 8 new Book Club Books available at our library.....

Hester
by Paula Reed

 

 

The Cross Gardener

by Jason F. Wright

Hidden Empire
by Orson Scott Card

Rude Awakenings of a

Jane Austen Addict

by Laurie Viera Rigler

He is Legend
by Christopher Conlon

 

Hope at Dawn

by Stacy Henrie

 



Us
by Lisa Oz

Soul Healing Miracles

By Dr & Master Zhi Gang Sha

Liar Temptress Soldier Spy

Liar Temptress Soldier Spy by Karen Abbott

Liar, Temptress, Solider, Spy follows four women’s efforts to help their respective sides during the course of the Civil War. The women, Belle Boyd, Rose O’Neal Greenhow, Elizabeth Van Lew and Emma Edmonds each have a truly amazing story of how they used their talents and ingenuity to aid their side.

Rose, a Washington Socialite, was able to pry secrets out of many northern politicians and then pass it along to the leaders of the South.

Belle was a small town girl from what is now West Virginia.  She was determined to not let the war pass her by and inserted herself as a courier by carrying intelligence to her hero, Stonewall Jackson.

Elizabeth lived in Richmond, but supported the Northern cause. She was able to organize one of the most extensive spy rings ever established. Including infiltrating the White House of the Confederacy with her servant, Mary Bowser.

Emma had assumed the identity of a man, Frank Thompson, long before the war began and then enlisted and fought in many wars and also served as a field nurse and a spy, knowing that if she was ever discovered, she could be court martialed.

The author does a good job of bringing the women in this book to life and seeing them as real people fighting for something they truly believed in.

Book Club for Adults

Check out our new Lehi Library Book Club!

On November 13th, we will be meeting at the library to discuss the book,

"The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie".

So read the book and come join us for some fun!

I Become Shadow

I Become Shadow by Joe Shine

Fourteen year old Ren Sharpe is your typical teenage girl, that is until she is kidnapped and forced to join FATE (Future Affairs Training Education), a secret world organization that trains their recruits to protect future leaders. The four year training includes daily nerve-killing injections called "fire" and relentless physical training that leaves the recruits with no pain, no fear and an unwavering duty to protect whatever world leader they are assigned to protect.

When Ren finally "graduates" and is assigned her FIP (Future Import Person) things get off to a rocky start and Ren cannot quite seem to follow correct protocol. Eventually her FIP is attacked and leaves Ren questioning the very organization she works for.

This is a great quick read for Young Adults.

3 New Book Buzz titles added to the Utah State Library Collection

Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey - 15 copies available now

 

Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart--he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone--but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees.

 

Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom - 3 available now 

 

Orphaned during her passage from Ireland, young, white Lavinia arrives on the steps of the kitchen house and is placed, as an indentured servant, under the care of Belle, the master’s illegitimate slave daughter. Lavinia learns to cook, clean, and serve food, while guided by the quiet strength and love of her new family.

 

All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr - 8 copies available now

 

A blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

To order one of these titles from the Utah State Library..... Click Here

 

Elephant Company

Elephant Company by Vicki Constantine Croke

J.H. “Elephant Bill” Williams, born in 1897, was a veteran of both World Wars. Before WWII started, he had taken a job in the jungles of Burma working with captive elephants moving teak wood out of the jungle.

This is a story of the incredible relationship he developed with the Burmese elephants. Once he started working with them, he realized how intelligent these elephants were and how mistreated they were in the teak industry. He developed an elephant school that had a more humane way of teaching the elephants how to work.

As WWII developed and moved into the jungles of Burma, Elephant Bill was able to use his skills and experience with the Burmese elephants to keep them out of the hands of the Japanese and then use these incredible animals to  help the allies defeat the Japanese in the jungles of Burma.

The book was a little slow in the beginning, but it was quite fascinating to learn about the elephants and how smart these animals really are.

Fun Halloween Picture Books

Here are just a few of the Halloween picture books available in our library! We have many, many more, but you may need to put them on hold because they are pretty popular this time of year. :)