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10 | Commentary Facebook.com/TheReporterNewspapers ■ twitter.com/Reporter_News Reporter Newspapers Our mission is to provide our readers with fresh and engaging information about life in their communities. 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For delivery requests, please email delivery@reporternewspapers.net Honored as a newspaper of General Excellence © 2019 with all rights reserved Publisher reserves the right to refuse editorial or advertising for any reason. Publisher assumes no responsibility for information contained in advertising. Any opinions expressed in print or online do not necessarily represent the views of Reporter Newspapers or Springs Publishing, LLC. Local librarians recommend summer reading books Summer’s here and the time is right for reading on the beach. But, what to read? To find out, we checked in with our local book experts, the librarians in our communities. Elizabeth Meszaros-Bardoczi Dunwoody Branch Library Educated by Tara Westover I Educated a MPMOIR This biography shows how one woman, Tara Westover, who comes from a hum ble background, decides to educate her self in order to leave her home in Idaho and to become the person she is today. She becomes a student of prestigious universities, dedicates herself to edu cation and transforms her life. This in spiring story teaches us that no matter how bad or insignificant one’s circum stances can be, we can overcome them by educating ourselves, not giving up, and keep going forward. Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews We are all ready for a summer vacation to the beach and sunshine. The book’s setting takes place in Belle Isle, North Carolina, and the story focuses on Riley Griggs, who gets more than she expects on her vacation, and not always happy memories. This novel has surprises and secrets, and the mystery deepens as you read on. The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World’s Great est Library by Edward Wilson-Lee This non-fiction book tells the story of Hernando Colon, the son of Christo pher Columbus, who has traveled with his father on his final voyage to the New World. The journey ended in di saster and shipwreck. After his father’s death, Hernando continued his father’s vision and he wants to build a library that would collect everything that was ever printed, a library of universal knowledge held all in one place. The book contains a lot of interesting infor mation about Hernando’s quest and his life; booklovers will enjoy the insights and perspectives of the 16th century in formation revolution. Madigan Mirza Sandy Springs Branch Library The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi Lush, beautiful prose makes this Indian retelling of the Persephone tale a treat. After Maya’s father, the Raja of Bhara- ta, makes a politically convenient ar ranged marriage for her, she runs away with her new husband Amar to the land of Alcaran. She soon realizes that being Akaran’s queen is no easy task, as it is a magical realm where fates of the liv ing are decided and uneasy dead souls are put to rest. Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham I just read this with one of our book clubs. Everyone loved it! It’s a fast- paced, noir thriller with a hyper masculine hero. Sebastian Rudd is a hard-drinking, rebellious lawyer who attempts to stay on the right side of the law... sort of. Mostly. The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton Camellia Beauregard is a beautiful young woman in a decadent French-in- spired court who has the magical abili ty to transform courtiers from gray and boring into dazzling beauties. There’s a slow build that all is not what it seems (of course!) leaving our protagonist to wonder if all the sacrifices she’s mak ing for beauty are really worth it. Kate Whitman Atlanta History Center Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep Cep masterfully interweaves the true crime story of the Reverend Willie Max well, who was accused but never con victed of murdering five family mem bers for insurance money; the trial of the man who murdered Maxell, bringing his crime spree to an end; and of Harp er Lee’s fascination with the case. A riv eting nonfiction that offers an intimate portrait of the great author and will leave readers feeling the loss that a true crime book from Lee never saw the light of day. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Whitehead, author of “The Underground Railroad,” has done it again with a devas tating novel inspired by the real-life hor rific events at Florida’s Dozier School for Boys. The book introduces us to Elwood Curtis, ready to enroll in a black college when a simple mistake lands him in a ju venile reformatory, the Nickel Academy. What follows is a hard look at the harsh realities of the Jim Crow South and the heartbreaking impact it has on the main characters in the story. The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo This dazzling debut tells the story of the four adult daughters of Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson in 2016, a year of tumult and unrest for each of them that plays out over the course of the novel. While a 550-page book does not immediately scream “summer read,” this compulsive read will leave you wanting more and anxiously await ing Lombardo’s sophomore effort.