Beth’s Books - September

Each month, Beth Withers, one of our library volunteers, shares the newest books that have been added to our church library this past month. For more information on our library click here.

• PICTURE BOOK 

  • Inky’s Amazing Escape: How A Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home by Sy Montgomery
    Inky was happy in his aquarium home but he was also curious and liked to explore. Because octopuses lack bones, Inky could squeeze through very small openings. So one night Inky left his tank and returned to his home in the Pacific Ocean. This is Inky’s story based on true incidents. There are also fun facts about octopuses in the back of the book.

• JUVENILE NON-FICTION

  • When You Grow Up to Vote: How Our Government Works for You by Eleanor Roosevelt with Michelle Markel

    This is a reissue of Roosevelt’s “wonderful book” and “now her clear words, Michelle Markel’s timely updates, and Grace Lin’s charming new illustrations will help today’s children understand who our local, state, and national officials are, what they do, and why it is so important for each of us to do our part to help choose them.” Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund. Ages 8-12.

• ADULT FICTION

  • My Friends by Fredrik Backman, author of the acclaimed A Man Called Ove.
    The author’s “signature charm, humor, and attention to the poignant details of everyday life are on full display in this funny, moving novel. His most heartfelt and personal tale yet, My Friends is a charming testament to the transformative, timeless power of art and friendship.” Shelley Woodruff raved about this book and there are 166 holds on it at the DeKalb Public Library!

• ADULT NON-FICTION

  • The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss
    This is an affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in cultural life from Benjamin Franklin’s first bookstore in Philadelphia to the present day with Amazon Books, Barnes & Noble and Ann Patchett’s Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee. Donated by Shirley Silver.