Staff Picks for October

The Indiana Free Library staff recommends the following works, all of which are available in the library's collection.

Connie

• Tales of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe. Gothic Horror. F POE.
• The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Drama. 812.5 MIL.
• Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga, Bk. 4) by Stephanie Meyer. Young Adult. YAF MEY.

John

• The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. Science Fiction. SF RUS.
• The Stand by Stephen King. Horror. F KIN.
• L.A. Confidential. dir. Curtis Hanson. 1997. Film. DVD CIN LAC.

Kim

• Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder. Nonfiction. 910.91 KIN.
• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Biography. 921 LINCOLN.
• The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. Fiction. F SHA.

Larry

• The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson. Biography. 921 BRYSON.
• Rope. dir. Alfred Hitchcock. 1948. Film. DVD CIN ROP.
• Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln’s Corpse by James Swanson. Nonfiction. 973.77092 SWA.

Lauri

• The Espressologist by Kristina Springer. Young Adult Fiction. YAF SPR.
• Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern. Young Adult Fiction. YAF HAL.
• Geek Charming by Robin Palmer. Young Adult Fiction. YAF PAL.

Susan

• The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan. Biography. 921 RYAN.
• Seriously...I’m Kidding by Ellen Degeneres. Nonfiction. 792.02 DEG.
• The Lodger. dir. John Brahm. 1944. Film. DVD CIN LOD.

Children's Materials

Connie

• Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson. Picture Book. E THO.
• It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown by Charles Schultz. Picture Book. E SCH.

Joanne

• Love Waves by Rosemary Wells. Picture Book. E WEL.
• Daphne's Diary of Daily Disasters by Marissa Moss. Juvenile Fiction. jF MOS.

Lauri

• 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey. Picture Book. E PIL.
• The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works by Roger Highfield. Nonfiction. 500 HIG.