Edge of Eternity by Ken
Follett: East German teacher Rebecca discovers
she's been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that
will affect her family for the rest of their lives. George Jakes, the child of
a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F.
Kennedy's Justice Department, and finds himself in the middle not only of the
seminal events of the civil rights battle, but a much more personal battle of
his own. Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do
some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to
discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he'd imagined.
Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes a prime agent both
for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the
brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will
take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw and into history. Check Availability
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
by Margaret Atwood: The
award-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale presents a collection of short
stories that features such protagonists as a widowed writer who is guided by
her late husband's voice and a woman whose genetic abnormality causes her to be
mistaken for a vampire. Check Availability
The Golem of Hollywood by
Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman: Waking up beside a beautiful woman he has no memory of
meeting, Detective Jacob Lev investigates a Hollywood Division murder case
involving a severed head, an ominous message in Hebrew and the legend of the
Golem of Prague. Check Availability
The Fault in Our Stars (DVD):
Hazel and Gus share a
sarcastic sense of humor, a distaste for the conventional, and ultimately a
love that sweeps them on an unforgettable journey. Although the two teens face
unlikely challenges, their courage and dedication to each other prove that
while life isn't perfect, love can still be extraordinary in this powerfully
moving film based on John Green's New York Times best-selling novel. Check Availability
Godzilla (DVD): From visionary new director Gareth Edwards
comes a powerful story of human courage and reconciliation in the face of
titanic forces of nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to restore
balance as humanity stands defenseless. Check Availability
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