{"id":39687,"date":"2020-04-20T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T14:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=39687"},"modified":"2020-04-21T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T14:50:31","slug":"ucba-nlw20-readingrecs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2020\/04\/ucba-nlw20-readingrecs\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreational Reading Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UC Blue Ash Library is celebrating National Library Week<\/a>. To kick off the week, we’d like to share a few of our favorite books. Every recommended title is available in either ebook or audiobook format from the Public Library of Cincincinnati and Hamilton County (PLCHC)<\/a>. Although physical library locations are closed, ebooks and audiobooks can be accessed and downloaded for free in the comfort of your own home with your PLCHC library card<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Pam<\/a>

Pamela Adler’s Recommendation<\/p><\/div>\n

Name:<\/strong> Pamela Adler, Public Services Assistant
\nBook Recommendation:<\/strong>\u00a0Breaking and Entering: The extraordinary story of a hacker called “Alien”\u00a0<\/em>
\nAuthor:<\/strong>\u00a0Jeremy N. Smith
\nBook Description:<\/strong> This taut, true thriller takes a deep dive into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker \u2013 a woman known only as Alien.
\nRating:<\/strong>\u00a0 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
\nReview:<\/strong>\u00a0A page turning real life thriller, the sort of book that may leave you feeling both invigorated and vulnerable.<\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth<\/a>

Elizabeth Hartlaub’s Recommedation<\/p><\/div>\n

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Name:<\/strong> Elizabeth Hartlaub, Library Operations Manager.
\nBook Recommendation:<\/strong> The Tale of Despereaux<\/em>
\nAuthor:<\/strong> Kate DiCamillo.
\nBook Description:<\/strong> Despereaux, a most unassuming and tiny mouse, shows that even the smallest among us can be great heroes against all odds.
\nRating:<\/strong>\u00a0 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
\nReview:<\/strong>\u00a0Author Kate DiCamillo weaves a charming story using a “classic” fairy-tale approach that will delight children of all ages.<\/p>\n

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\"Heather<\/a>

Heather Maloney’s Recommendation<\/p><\/div>\n

Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Heather Maloney, Library Director
\nBook Recommendation:<\/strong>\u00a0The Power<\/em>
\nAuthor:<\/strong>\u00a0Naomi Alderman
\nBook Description:<\/strong>\u00a0Now in possession of a new kind of power, this novel explores how the world begins to change when girls and women\u00a0experience and wield this power in\u00a0different ways.
\nRating:<\/strong>\u00a0 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
\nReview:<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019m not usually into science fiction but this story really pulled me in and is a relatively quick read. It made me\u00a0consider\u00a0our world now and how it might\u00a0be if evolution took a strange and powerful turn for one gender. The page turning plot will keep you on your toes and linger with you long after you read it.<\/p>\n

\"Michelle<\/a>

Michelle McKinney’s Recommendation<\/p><\/div>\n

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Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Michelle McKinney, Reference and Web Services Librarian
\nBook Recommendation:<\/strong>\u00a0She Came to Slay<\/em>
\nAuthor:<\/strong>\u00a0Erica Armstrong Dunbar
\nBook Description:<\/strong>\u00a0This biography of Harriet Tubman is “An illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American History.”
\nRating:<\/strong>\u00a0 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
\nReview:<\/strong>\u00a0I listened to the audiobook version and found it perfectly paced and engaging. This is a very easy-to-read and enlightening book on the life of Harriet Tubman.<\/p>\n

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\"Kellie<\/a>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Kellie Tilton, Instruction Technologies Librarian
\nBook Recommendation:<\/strong> Midnight Riot \/Rivers of London (Rivers of London\/Peter Grant series, Book 1)
\nAuthor:<\/strong>\u00a0Ben Aaronovitch
\nBook Description:<\/strong>\u00a0Police procedural meets Hogwarts in modern-day London.
\nRating:<\/strong>\u00a0 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
\nReview:<\/strong>\u00a0Fun, twisty and just a touch creepy, this book (and the rest of the series) provides a new spin on magic in every day London, with a lowly policeman that gets stuck in the middle.<\/p>\n

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\"Christian<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Christian Boyles, Collection Services Manager
\nBook Recommendation:<\/strong> Normandy ’44: D-Day and the Epic 77 Day Battle for France
\nAuthor:<\/strong> James Holland
\nBook Description:<\/strong> A stirring narrative by a pre-eminent historian, Normandy ’44 offers important new perspective on one of history’s most dramatic military engagements and is an invaluable addition to the literature of war.
\nRating:<\/strong>\u00a0 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
\nReview:<\/strong>\u00a0I enjoy historical accounts that tell the story from multiple viewpoints.\u00a0 It was a fascinating read detailing how the Allies and Axis prepared for the invasion and how the fighting was for those on the frontline and behind the lines.\u00a0 In spite of the amount of information, it is a quick and lively read.<\/p>\n


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