Tis the Season to Read!
During this busy holiday season, take a little time to relax.
Looking for a NEW book to read? OCPL has the following titles.
Santa cruise: a holiday mystery at sea
By Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
Embarking on a mystery seminar cruise during the holiday season, amateur sleuth Alvirah, private detective Regan, and their family members find their voyage overshadowed by a ghost spotting, the disappearance of a fan, and an unexpected storm.
The shepherd, the angel, and Walter the Christmas miracle dog
By Dave Barry
Delighted to be playing the part of a shepherd in the local Christmas pageant at St. John's Episcopal Church, Doug Barnes is suddenly confronted by a host of problems, including the misbehavior of his fellow shepherds and the illness of the family dog. (Young Adult)
Hanukkah at Valley Forge
By Stephen Krensky ; illustrated by Greg Harlin
During the Revolutionary War, a Jewish soldier from Poland lights the menorah on the first night of Hanukkah and tells General George Washington the story of the Maccabees and the miracle that Hanukkah celebrates. Based on factual events. (Children)
Absurdistan: a novel
By Gary Shteyngart
Hoping to get out of Russia and return to his adopted home in the U.S., Misha Vainberg, the obese son of a wealthy Russian, makes his way to Absurdsvanèi, a small unstable country on the brink of civil war.
Special topics in calamity physics
By Marisha Pessl
A darkly funny coming-of-age novel and a richly plotted suspense tale told through the distinctive voice of its heroine, Blue van Meer.
Dear John
By Nicholas Sparks
Hot on the heels of True Believer and sequel At First Sight, Sparks returns with the story of ne'er-do-well-turned-army-enlistee John Tyree, 23, and well-to-do University of North Carolina special education major Savannah Lynn Curtis.
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
By John Grisham
John Grisham tackles nonfiction for the first time with The Innocent Man, a true tale about murder and injustice in a small town (that reads like one of his own bestselling novels).
For One More Day
By Mitch Albom
In this second novel from Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven author Albom, grief-stricken Charles "Chick" Benetto goes into an alcoholic tailspin when his always-attentive mother, Pauline, dies.
Nature girl
By Carl Hiaasen
Honey Santana, the bipolar, self-proclaimed "queen of lost causes," has plans to give Boyd Shreave and his mistress a lesson in civility, unaware that she is being followed by her obsessed ex-employer and her one-time drug runner ex-husband.
