by Peabody Institute Library | Feb 29, 2012 | Fiction, Staff Picks
“Rory Hendrix is the least likely of Girl Scouts. She hasn’t got a troop or even a badge to call her own. But she’s checked the Handbook out from the elementary school library so many times that her name fills all the lines on the card, and she pores over its...
by Peabody Institute Library | Feb 19, 2012 | Fiction, Staff Picks
Reviewed by Charlotte “When a tsunami rages through their coastal town in India, 17-year-old Ahalya Ghai and her 15-year-old sister Sita are left orphaned and homeless. With almost everyone they know suddenly erased from the face of the earth, the girls set out for...
by Peabody Institute Library | Jan 31, 2012 | Fiction, Staff Picks, Staff Review
“The year is 2032. The third Iran-Iraq war is over; the 11/11 dirty bomb attack on the port of Long Beach, California is receding into memory; Saudi Arabia has recently quelled a coup; Russians and Turks are clashing in the Caspian Basin; Iranian armored units,...
by Peabody Institute Library | Dec 10, 2011 | Fiction, Staff Picks
Publisher’s Summary: “An electrifying psychological thriller about a mother and daughter pushed to their limits. Shelley and her mom have been menaced long enough. Excused from high school where a trio of bullies nearly killed her, and still reeling from...
by Peabody Institute Library | Dec 8, 2011 | Booklists, Fiction, Non-fiction, Staff Picks
If you’re looking for something to get you in the spirit of the holidays, try one of the books on our New Holiday Fiction Booklist. If you’re looking for a good book your favorite booklover, we have some suggestions for you. Books to Give the Reader in...
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....
