“You cover your eyes with your hands and think that the problem will go away. To say that you do not care about politics is to be a man adrift on the ocean who says that he does not care about water.”
― Allen Eskens, The Quiet Librarian
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The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
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New Dinosaur Picture Books
If you’re looking for new books to devour, let me recommend dinosaur picture books! These books roar, stomp, and chomp their way through life and feature dinosaurs. As of this writing, all of these titles are available at the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page
“The right book in the hands of the right person at exactly the right moment can change their life forever.”
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For Fans of Wuthering Heights
If you’re a fan of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, check out the below books available at the Davenport Public Library. These books have complex, broody characters, gothic atmospheres, and intense, yet sometimes destructive passion.
As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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Juvenile Novels in Verse
A book in which the story is told through poetry is called a novel in verse. These books can fall in any genre: nonfiction, mystery, fantasy, realistic, and much more. Novels in verse don’t use a traditional prose format, instead relying on poetry and stanzas to tell stories across a wide variety of topics. Below you will find a list of juvenile novels in verse. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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