Staff Picks
The Staff Picks webpage is set up similiar to the Staff Picks Bookcart available in each branch library. Staff Picks are added as they are received.
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Posted 11/29/2006 by Karen S. Genre: Historical Fiction Dunant, Sarah. (2003). The birth of Venus: A novel (1st U.S. ed.). New York: Random House. Review: Florence in the 1400's is the home of the fanatically pious priest Savonarola as well as artists of the high Renaissance. What does this mean for a 14-year old girl who wants to paint? Named Person: Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498. Geographic: Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737. Keywords: Arranged marriage. Women painters. Married women. Teenage girls. Painters. |
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Posted 11/22/2006 by Karen S. Genre: Adventure stories. Historical fiction. Reid, Van. (1998). Cordelia Underwood, or, The marvelous beginnings of the Moosepath League. New York: Viking. Review: At the turn of the century, Cordelia Underwood of Maine inherits a parcel of land which is believed to contain a treasure, the hunt for which involves her with wacky characters. Travel on a leisurely jaunt from Portland, ME to the northern wilds in 1896, and meet some wonderful characters along the way. Cordelia Underwood is the first in a trilogy. Book 2 is Mollie Peer: Or, The Underground Adventure of the Moosepath League, and book 3 is Daniel Plainway: Or The Holiday Haunting of the Moosepath League. Geographic: Portland (Me.). Keywords: Men -- Societies and clubs. City and town life. Women landowners. Land tenure. Young women. Moosepath League (Imaginary organization). |