For several hours a week, I work at the Huntley Library re-shelving items. During this process, opportunity presents itself for me to peruse materials Iād not see while looking on my own. Very often I say to myself, oh, that looks interesting … and then I keep it or jot down the info. Iāll share some with you that pique my interest.
Ballpark Cookbook: the National League
Katrina Jorgensen
Y641.597 JOR
As previously mentioned, the Huntley Library has hundreds of cookbooks. This one, from the NEW shelf, caught my eye because of the colorful cover, its Sports Illustrated connection, plus a mixture of simple recipes with short, interesting ballpark factoids. Spoiler alert: do not expect healthy recipes, but the food photographs included are mouth-watering. Geared to young fans, this 2016 book has only 60+ pages. GO CUBS.
One Shot at Forever
Chris Ballard
796.357 BAL
Staying with a baseball theme, I saw this book on the summer reads suggestion shelf for young adults and remembered I had read it last spring, preparing for a road trip through Illinois. The action takes place in 1971 and is the true story of a rural school districtās rag-tag team, led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, who āemerged from a field of 370 teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final.ā The author is a Sports Illustrated writer who specializes in narrative stories. A great āunderdogā story.
Still Life
DVD STI
As I was emptying the outside book drop bins, an enchanting smile was looking at me from the cover of a DVD. Captivated, I looked again because I recognized the smiling face but could not place it. Even the name, Joanne Froggatt, was no help to my memory bank. Finally I flipped over to the back of the case for another clue. Ha! Downton Abbey. The smile belonged to the lovely Anna! On the strength of that alone, I nabbed the DVD released in England in 2012, then here in 2015.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
FIC HAD
I was reminded of this book at a meeting of the Sun City book club, so looked for it at the library. Itās a fast read (slightly over 200 pages); a delightfully captivating story of young Christopher who investigates the death of a neighborhood dog. But Christopher is autistic, a literalist who sees life as a set of equations and physical laws. This makes him a good detective, but does not help him with emotions. A great story.
