The Wall: Growing Up Behind The Iron Curtain
Staff Picks by Sarah
Allah's Fire
Why is it a pick?
As the global war on terror heats up, the U.S. needs a team of highly trained special operators to deploy overseas to locate and neutralize threats, bringing EOD expertise to the dirty, deadly missions that have no room for error. For the men of Task Force Valor, life is a blast.Collection
Adult FictionPicked by
SarahBloody Jack
Why is it a pick?
Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates.Collection
Teen FictionPicked by
SarahCranford
Why is it a pick?
Cranford, a market town in England, is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies.Collection
Adult DVD FictionPicked by
SarahFive Mile Creek
Why is it a pick?
Journey back to the booming Australian gold rush of the 1860s, a wild Outback frontier, and the pioneers who try to tame it. Filmed entirely on location in Australia.Collection
Adult DVD FictionPicked by
SarahI Will Plant You A Lilac Tree
Why is it a pick?
This is a great historical read written like fiction. A personal account of one girls journey through multiple concentration camps and how she was changed by it.Collection
Teen Non-fictionPicked by
SarahI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You
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As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission.Collection
Teen FictionPicked by
SarahLittle Dorrit
Why is it a pick?
Amy Dorrit has spent her young life with her family in London's debtor prison. Arthur Clennam, who returns to England from China after twenty years, risks everything to help little Dorrits's family. Add a murderer to the mix and this is one great mini-series.Collection
Adult DVD FictionPicked by
SarahLulu Dark Can See Through Walls
Why is it a pick?
This book is a very upbeat and fast read. It is written straight to the reader with many colorful characters and an hilarious dialog.Collection
Teen FictionPicked by
SarahNorth & South
Why is it a pick?
When the privileged Margaret Hale's father uproots the family to take work in the northern mill town of Milton, she is shocked by the dirt and gruffness of the people. But she reserves her highest contempt for the charismatic mill-owner John Thornton.Collection
Adult DVD FictionPicked by
SarahOut of the Dust
Why is it a pick?
Here is a very heartfelt historical fiction, with no sugar coating of emotions. It captures the rough times during the dust bowl and the endurance to overcome.Collection
Juvenile FictionPicked by
SarahRed
Why is it a pick?
Frank is a former black-ops CIA agent living a quiet life alone, until the day a hit squad shows up to kill him. With his identity compromised, Frank reassembles his old team; Joe, Marvin, and Victoria, and sets out to prove that they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.Collection
Adult DVD FictionPicked by
SarahTailor-Made Bride
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Hannah Richards is a dressmaker who believes that beauty is God's gift to us.Collection
Adult FictionPicked by
SarahThe Inheritance
Why is it a pick?
Though Edith's parentage is a mystery, she has found great happiness with the Hamiltons. When the family's cousin Ida comes to visit, Mrs. Hamilton enlists Edith in a matchmaking plan involving two suitors for Ida.Collection
Adult DVD FictionPicked by
SarahThe Witness
Why is it a pick?
Eight years ago, Amanda Griffin witnessed a horrific crime, and she's been running ever since. Her sisters believe she's dead. But recently exposed family secrets have placed Amanda's siblings in the spotlight--and in peril.Collection
Adult FictionPicked by
SarahWhen in Rome
