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Here are books, both old and new, recommended by staff and patrons over the last year. Somebody in Limington loved each of these books. We list by book title, author and classification.
101 Great Reads of 2010
- BIO - Biography
- F - Fiction
- Jr F - Junior Fiction
- MM pbk - Mass Market paperback
- NF - Non Fiction
- YA - Young Adults
The Tale of Applebeck Orchard by Susan Wittig Albert / F
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom / F
Tears of the Pearl: Book 4 Emily Ashton sereis by Tasha Alexander / F
Persuation by Jane Austen / F
Divine Justice: Book 4 Camel Club series by David Baldacci / F
Borderline by Nevada Barr / F
The Side of the Angels:A Novel by Christina Bartolomeo / F
The Florabamba Ladies’ Auxiliary & Sewing Circle by Lois Battle / F
Death of a Witch by M. C. Beaton / F
The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy / F
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley / F
The Imperial Cruise by James Bradley / NF
Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks / F
The Lost Symbol by Dale Brown / F
Rainwater by Sandra Brown / F
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns / F
America, America by Ethan Canin / F
Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier / F
The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini / F
The Hills of Maine by William M. Clark / NF 818.741
A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir by Beverly Cleary / Jr Bio CLEA
The Dog Breed Bible by D. Caroline Colie, Ph.D / NF 636.7 COIL
The Big House by George Howe Colt / NF 974.4 COLT
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly / F
Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell / F
I heard the owl call my name by Margaret Craven / F
The Wrecker by Clive Cussler / F
The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson / F
Not my daughter by Barbara Delinsky / F
Quieter than Sleep by Joanne Dobson / F
Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa, M.D. / NF 636.8 DOSA
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant / F
The Bookman’s Promise by John Dunning / F MM pbk
The Reivers by William Faulkner / F
Monmouth by Charles Bracelen Flood / F
The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth / F
Outlander: Book 1 Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon / F
Still Alice by Lisa Genova / F
The Enduring Hills by Janice Holt Giles / F
The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss / F
Dune Road by Jane Green / F
Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah / F
Summer World:A season of Bounty by Bernd Heinrich / NF 508
Female Intelligence by Jane Heller / F
Scat by Carl Hiaasen / J/CH BK/fic
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgiana Howell / NF Bio BELL
The country of the pointed firs by Sarah Orne Jewett / F
The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes / F
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King / F
Under the Dome: A Novel by Stephen King / F
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella / F
All together in one place, Book 1 by Jane Kirkpatrick / F
Breathless by Dean Koontz / F
The Golden Tulip by Rosalind Laker / F
Thunderstruck by Erik Larson / NF 364.1 LARS
Ashes by Kathryn Lasky / J/F
Cinnamon Skin by John D. MacDonald / F
Exit the milkman by Charlotte MacLeod / F
Changing Habits by Debbie Macomber / F
Blown by Francine Matthews / F
Swan by Frances Mayes / F
The Rosewood Casket by Sharyn McCrumb / F
Candles on Bay Street by K.C. McKinnon / F
The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love by Joan Medlicott / F
The Journal of Callie Wade by Dawn Miller / F
Three Cups of Tea by Mortenson Greg / NF 954.91 MORT
Chasing Icarus by Gavin Mortimer / NF 629.13
Dewey by Vicki Myron / NF 636.8 MYRO
Osprey Island by Thisbe Nissen / F
Wesley the Owl by Stacey O’Brien / NF 598.9
Presumption of death by Perri O’Shaughnessy / F
High Tide at Noon by Elisabeth Ogilvie / F
Between earth and sky by Karen Osborn / F
Critical judgement by Michael Palmer / F
Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson / F
A short history of a small place by T.R. Pearson / F
Once upon a time on the banks by Cathie Pelletier / F
The Sheen on the Silk by Anne Perry / F
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult / F
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher / F
Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molassis Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo / NF 974.4 PULE
Rules of Deception: Book 1 Jonathan Ransom series by Christopher Reich / F
The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly / F
The Casco Deception by Bob Reiss / F
Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards / NF 636.1 RICH
Arundel by Kenneth Roberts / F
Black Hills by Nora Roberts / F
New York by Edward Rutherford / F
Maine Curiosities by Tim Sample & Steve Bither / 817 SAMP
For Love of the Game by Michael Shaara / F
The Help by Kathryn Stockett / F
An Irish Country Village by Patrick Taylor / F
Takedown by Brad Thor / F
Snow Island by Katherine Towler / F
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls / F
Over Tumbled Graves by Jess Walter / F
Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner / F
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells / F
Jimmy by Robert Whitlow / F
The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear / F
The Inn at Eagle Point by Sheryl Woods / F