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Book Discussions
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Book discussions are held at 10:00 am in the Wisner Center at the Cascade Library. They have been held on the third Monday of the month in the past but will be moving to Wednesday as of September. If you would like to join the book discussions, you can simply show up at the next scheduled discussion. No registration is required.
We encourage attendees to read ahead of the schedule if possible since some titles may be in short supply near the discussion date.
February 19 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (2023) is the richly-textured story of a small, diverse community centered around the Jewish-owned Heaven and Earth Grocery store in Pottstown Pennsylvania in the 1920s and 1930s, and of the big events – love, death, murder, kidnapping – that mark the lives of the people connected to it.
March 19 The Paris Library (Janet Skelslien Charles)
Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together. Paris, 1939: Young and ambitious Odile Souchet has it all: her handsome police officer beau and a dream job at the American Library in Paris. When the Nazis march into Paris, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear, including her beloved library. Together with her fellow librarians, Odile joins the Resistance with the best weapons she has: books. But when the war finally ends, instead of freedom, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Montana, 1983: Lily is a lonely teenager looking for adventure in small-town Montana. Her interest is piqued by her solitary, elderly neighbor. As Lily uncovers more about her neighbor’s mysterious past, she finds that they share a love of language, the same longings, and the same intense jealousy, never suspecting that a dark secret from the past connects them. A powerful novel that explores the consequences of our choices and the relationships that make us who we are—family, friends, and favorite authors—The Paris Library shows that extraordinary heroism can sometimes be found in the quietest of places.
April 16 The River We Remember (William Kent Krueger)
On Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. The investigation falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service.
May 21 Warrior Girl Unearthed (Angeline Boulley)
Warrior Girl Unearthed is a young adult mystery about an Anishinaabe teen who tries to find a way to bring a stolen ancestor back to her tribe. The book begins ten years after Firekeeper's Daughter with Daunis's niece, Perry.
USED BOOK Sales
The Date for the Next Big Sale Is ?????
The library is scheduled for an internal update in the first half of 2025, which will make it impractical for us to have an inside book sale until the dust settles. So, we'll wait and see if there's enough time for a sale in advance of the big Fourth of July sale or just wait until the Fourth. Once we know, we'll let all of our members and library patrons in on the secret.