by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 1, 2011 | Fiction
Publisher’s Summary: “As the first girl to be born into the Nachimanda family in over thirty-five years, the beautiful Devi is the object of adoration of her entire family. Spirited and strong-willed, she befriends the shy Devanna, a young boy whose mother...
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 30, 2011 | Fiction, Mystery, Staff Picks
Publisher’s Summary: “An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel....
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 28, 2011 | Fiction, Patron Recommendations, Summer Reading
Publisher’s Summary: “For the Kellehers, Maine is a place where children run in packs, showers are taken outdoors, and old Irish songs are sung around a piano. Their beachfront property, won on a barroom bet after the war, sits on three acres of sand and...
by Peabody Institute Library | Jul 26, 2011 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Kim What would happen if the scientific community and the military got together and created a virus which essentially turned people into vampires? This is the basic premise of Justin Cronin’s third novel. Predictably, the origin of the virus has so...
by Peabody Institute Library | Jul 22, 2011 | Fiction
Reviewed by Kim Grad student Zack Kashian lapses into a coma after a terrible biking accident on an icy Boston street. Three months later he awakens on Easter, muttering the Lord’s Prayer in the original Aramaic. The media, and religious fanatics flock to his...
by Peabody Institute Library | Jul 12, 2011 | Fiction
13-year-old Petra is in love with David Cassidy, an obsession she shares with her best friends. The year is 1974, and Cassidy is the creation of a brilliant marketing campaign that preys on the hearts of teenage girls. Fast forward 25 years. Petra, separated from a...
