Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful new novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of these families, and in the life of the new child. As it explores sexual desire and identity, ambition, gentrification, education, class and status, and the life-altering facts of parenthood, Red at the Bone most strikingly looks at the ways in which young people must so often make long-lasting decisions about their lives--even before they have begun to figure out who they are and what they want to be. (goodreads.com)

January 2020

All Booked Up Windsor Library’s Newsletter for Readers

Coming soon to a bookshelf near you: (Place your hold today!)

No, But I Read the Book

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All the President's Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein The political detective story about the investigation that broke the Watergate scandal was made into a movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in 1976.

The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents. A National Book Award Finalist! In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Narrated by author, Jeanne Birdsall, Richard Ferrone, Jenna Lania, and more Length: 2 hours and 50 minutes

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A Top Pick of 2019

Windsor Library Reading Challenge: Read a Book with a Multiple Authors

A new year is here and our 2020 Reading Challenge has begun! Each January, we ask our readers to challenge themselves by expanding their reading horizons and reading a book in each of our 12 categories. Head to windsorlibrary.com to see the complete challenge and print your own copy.

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The divorce has just become final, and Richard is already engaged to someone. One woman is determined to change that situation-- no matter what it takes. Soon a tangle of lies binds her life with those of Richard and his new fiancée. A tangle of lies-- that hide some dangerous truths.

The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig

1945: When the critically wounded Captain Cooper Ravenal is brought to a private hospital on Manhattan's Upper East Side, young Dr. Kate Schuyler is drawn into a complex mystery that connects three generations of women in her family to a single extraordinary room in a Gilded Age mansion.

Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer

Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom.

The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

Fashion bloggers Cocks and Morgan debunk the princess fantasy in a fictional tell-all inspired by the courtship of Kate Middleton and Prince William. Pages of biting humor and breathtaking glamour rewrite a fairy tale into something more satisfying than a stack of tabloids, according to Kirkus Review

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America, edited by Ibi Zoboi

A diverse and compelling fiction anthology that taps 17 established, rising star, and new #ownvoices talents. The collection’s purpose is to explore black interconnectedness, traditions, and identity in terms of how they apply to black teens. Most stories are contemporary realistic fiction with characters who are incredibly varied, as are the narrative styles. Classified as a teen book for ages 12 to 18, this is a worthwhile read for adults too.

The Best American Mystery Stories

(the library owns multiple years in paper and as downloadable e-books)

This series collects the best mystery and crime fiction of the year. Editors vary, with the most recent volume edited by Jonathan Lethem.

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