Rowdy Reads from the Rowdy Librarian in Henniker

NHLA PIOTROWICZ PRESENTATION

2008-05-20T08:36:00.000-07:00

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2007-01-02T12:31:00.000-08:00

PATRON FAVORITES
Voted favorite book by Henniker Residents!

· Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund
· All the Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren
· All the Harry Potters by JK Rowling
· Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
· An Evil Cradling by Brian Keenan*
· Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
· Colony by Anne Rivers Siddons
· Color: Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay
· The Constant Gardener by John LeCarre
· Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis*
· East of Eden by John Steinbeck
· Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
· I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
· In the Wilderness by Sara Donati
· Magyk by Angie Sage
· Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale
· A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
· To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
· The Syringa Tree by Pamela Gien

*Not available at TFL

MOST POPULAR ITEMS
Based on number of check-outs per item

1. Mostly Martha (DVD)
2. Bread & Tulips (DVD)
3. Empire Falls (DVD)
4. March of the Penguins (E DVD)
5. Great Fuzz Frenzy (E FIC) Ladybug Book
6. Madagascar (J DVD)
7. S is for Silence (MY)
8. Motorcycle Diaries (DVD)
9. Llama, Llama, Red Pajama (E FIC) Ladybug Book
10. Sword in the Stone (E Video)

TOP MAGAZINE TITLE
Based on number of check-outs per item

· Vegetarian Times
· This Old House
· Country Living
· Country Home
· Better Homes & Gardens
· Cooking Light

TOP ADULT FICTION TITLES
Based on number of check-outs per item
· Beach Road by James Patterson
· Angel’s Fall by Nora Roberts
· Full of Grace by Dorothea Benton Frank
· Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
· Every Breath You Take by Judith McNaught
· Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
· Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
· Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
· Sailing to Capri by Elizabeth Adler
· Crisis by Robin Cook
· Restoring Grace by Katie Fforde
· Mad River Road by Joyce Fielding
· The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
· Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
· Book of the Dead by Preston & Child
· Relic by Preston & Child
· Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope
· Dark Harbor by Stuart Woods

TOP MYSTERY TITLES
Based on number of check-outs per item
· S is for Silence by Sue Grafton
· Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
· Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
· Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
· One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
· Blue Screen by Robert Parker

TOP NON-FICTION TITLES
Based on number of check-outs per item
· Marley & Me by John Grogan
· In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
· Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
· World in Flat by Thomas Friedman
· Fear and Other Uninvited Guests by Harriet Lerner
· Possible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs

TOP YOUNG ADULT TITLES
Based on number of check-outs per item
· Ttfn by Lauren Myracle
· Ttyl by Lauren Myracle
· The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die by William Sleator
· Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares
· This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
· Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
· If We Kiss by Rachel Vail
· Book of Mordred by Vivian Vande Velde
2nd Summer of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
· Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable
· Merchant of Death by DJ MacHale
· Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
· School’s Out—Forever by James Patterson
· Avalon High by Meg Cabot
· Tenth Power by Kate Constable
· Fashion Disaster that Changed my Life by Lauren Myracle
· Startled by His Furry Shorts by Louise Rennison

TOP CHILDRENS’ TITLES
Based on number of check-outs per item
· March of the Penguins (E DVD)
· Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens (Ladybug)
· Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney Ladybug)
· Sword in the Stone (E Video)
· Barbie (E Video)
· Care Bears Movie (E DVD)
· Terrific by Jon Agee (Ladybug)
· Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel (Ladybug)
· Napoleon (E DVD)
· Pocahontas (E DVD)
· I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont (Ladybug)
· Mr. Tuggle’s Troubles by LeeAnn Blankenship (Ladybug)
· The Dancing Tiger by Malachy Doyle (Ladybug)
· The Wolf’s Story by Toby Forward
· The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle (Ladybug)
· Angelina Ballerina (E DVD)
· Wallace & Gromit (E DVD)
· Henry & Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi (Ladybug)
· Backbeard and the Birthday Suit by Matthew McElligott
· Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (E Video)
· Land Before Time III (E Video)

TOP JUNIOR TITLES
Based on number of check-outs per item
· Madagascar (J DVD)
· Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
· Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (J DVD)
· Kangaroo Jack (J DVD)
· Robots (J DVD)
· Zathura (J DVD)
· Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (J DVD)
· Sloppy Copy Slipup by DyAnne DiSalvo (Great Stone Face)
· Magyk by Angie Sage (Great Stone Face)
· Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
· Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty Birney (Great Stone Face)
· Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
· Flush by Carl Hiaasen
· Flyte by Angie Sage

Some definite winners

2006-07-26T16:00:00.000-07:00

Perfect Crime by PETER ABRAHAMS
Bastard Out of Carolina by DOROTHY ALLISON
A Woman in Berlin by ANONYMOUS
Everything by A. MANETTE ANSAY
Hedwig & Berti by FREIDA ARKIN
Behind the Scenes at the Museum by KATE ATKINSON
Emotionally Weird by KATE ATKINSON
Case Histories by KATE ATKINSON
Not the End of the World by KATE ATKINSON
Midwives by CHRIS BOHJAHLIN
Transister by CHRIS BOHJAHLIN
Summer We Know Best by CHRIS BOHJAHLIN
Drop City by T.C. BOYLE
East is East by T.C. BOYLE
Inner Circle by T.C. BOYLE
Riven Rock by T.C. BOYLE
Road to Wellville by T.C. BOYLE
Talk Talk by T.C. BOYLE
All Over but the Shoutin' by RICK BRAGG
Ava's Man by RICK BRAGG
Poet of Tolstoy Park by SONNY BREWER
Brief History of the Dead by KEVIN BROCKMEIER
Truth About Celia by KEVIN BROCKMEIER
Deception Point by DAN BROWN
Angels & Demons by DAN BROWN
All the Fishes Come Home to Roost by RACHEL MANIJA BROWN
Magical Thinking by AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS
Possession by A.S. BYATT
Mermaids Singing by LISA CAREY
Blood Junction by CAROLINE CARVER
And the Ass Saw the Angel by NICK CAVE
Threat Matrix by LINCOLN CHILD
Death Match by LINCOLN CHILD
Incendiary by CHRIS CLEAVE
Heat Lightning by LISA HAGER COHEN
Cage's Bend by CARTER COLEMAN
Secret Life of Lobsters by TREVOR CORCON
All Families are Psychotic by DOUGLAS COUPLAND
Eleanor Rigby by DOUGLAS COUPLAND
JPOD by DOUGLAS COUPLAND
Crustaceans by ANDREW COWAN
Summer Guest by JUSTIN CRONIN
Mary and O'Neill by JUSTIN CRONIN
Good Harbor by ANITA DIAMANT
The Living by ANNIE DILLARD
House of Sand & Fog by ANDRE DUBUS, III
Mourning Ruby by HELEN DUNANT
The Doctor by PATRICIA DUNCKER
Everything by CLYDE EDGERTON
Peace Like a River by LEIF ENGER
Master Butcher's Singing Club by LOUISE ERDRICH
How to be Lost by AMANDA ERYRE-WARD
Sleep Toward Heaven by AMANDA ERYRE-WARD
The Divide by NICHOLAS EVANS
Smoke Jumper by NICHOLAS EVANS
Between the Bridge and the River by CRAIG FERGUSON
Everything by FANNIE FLAGG
The Mirror by LYNNE FREED
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by ALEXANDRA FULLER
One Hundred Years of Solitude by GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
Love in a Time of Cholera by GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
The Coma by ALEX GARLAND
Stern Men by ELIZABETH GILBERT
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
Blink by MALCOLM GLADWELL
Tipping Point by MALCOLM GLADWELL
Bee Season by MYLA GOLDBERG
Intuition by ALLEGRA GOODMAN
Seduction of Water by CAROL GOODMAN
Drowning Tree by CAROL GOODMAN
Lake of Dead Languages by CAROL GOODMAN
Limits of Enchantment by JOYCE GRAHAM
East of the Mountains by DAVID GUTERSON
Curious Incident of Dogs at Midnight by MARK HADDON
Mrs. Kimble by JENNIFER HAIGH
Bakers Towers by JENNIFER HAIGH
Sole Survivor by RON HANSON
Windfalls by JEAN HEGLAND
Into the Forest by JEAN HEGLAND
Philosophy Made Simple by ROBERT HELLENGA
Bread Alone by JUDITH RYAN HENDRICKS
Isabel's Daughter by JUDITH RYAN HENDRICKS
Keepers Son by HOMER HICKAM
Probable Future by ALICE HOFFMAN
Black House by ALICE HOFFMAN
Center of Winter by MARY HORNBACHER
Kite Runner by KHALED HOSSEINI
Cowboys are My Weakness by PAM HUSTON
Sighthound by PAM HUSTON
Footprints of God by GREG ILES
Burning Marguerite by ELIZABETH INNES-BROWN
Hotel New Hampshire by JOHN IRVING
World According to Garp by JOHN IRVING
Never Let Me Go by KAZUO ISHIGURO
Waiting by HA JIN
Icebergs by REBECCA JOHNS
Love Me by GARRISON KEILLOR
Lake Wobegon Days by GARRISON KEILLOR
The Attack by YASMINA KHADRA
Swallows of Kabul by YASMINA KHADRA
Secret Life of Bees by SUE MONK KIDD
Girl Named Zippy by HAVEN KIMMEL
She Got Up Off the Couch by HAVEN KIMMEL
Solace of Leaving Early by HAVEN KIMMEL
Something Rising (Lightly and Swiftly) by HAVEN KIMMEL
Folly by LAURIE KING
Bean Trees by BARBARA KINGSOLVER
Pigs in Heaven by BARBARA KINGSOLVER
Prodigal Summer by BARBARA KINGSOLVER
Adventures of Flash Jackson by WILLIAM KOWALSKI
History of Love by NICOLE KRAUSS
Crow Lake by MARY LAWSON
Mystic River by DENNIS LEHANE
Shutter Island by DENNIS LEHANE
The Mailman by J. ROBERT LENNON
The Funnies by J. ROBERT LENNON
The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things by J.T. LEROY
Freakonomics by STEVEN LEVITT
Fall on Your Knees by ANN MARIE MACDONALD
The Way the Crow Flies by ANN MARIE MACDONALD
Half in Love by MAILLEE MELOY
Saints and Sinners by MAILLEE MELOY
Rapture by SUSAN MINOT
Evening by SUSAN MINOT
Center of Everything by LAURA MORIARTY
Man in My Basement by WALTER MOSLEY
Kafka on the Shore by HURAKI MARAKAMI
Ahab's Wife by SENA JETER NASLUND
Four Spirits by SENA JETER NASLUND
The Falls by JOYCE CAROL OATES
Missing Mom by JOYCE CAROL OATES
When the Emperor was Divine by JULIE OTSUKA
My Year in Meats by RUTH OZEKI
All Over Creation by RUTH OZEKI
Getting Mother's Body by SUZAN PARKS
Mayflower by NATHANIEL PHILBRICK
In the Heart of the Sea by NATHANIEL PHILBRICK
EVERYTHING BY DOUGLAS PRESTON & LINCOLN CHILD
Close Range by ANNIE PROULX
Shipping News by ANNIE PROULX
Straight Man by RICHARD RUSSO
Empire Falls by RICHARD RUSSO
Whore's Child by RICHARD RUSSO
Risk Pool by RICHARD RUSSO
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by TERRY RYAN
Laughing Sutra by MARK SALZMAN
Lying Awake by MARK SALZMAN
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by LISA SEE
The Holding by MERILYN SIMONDS
Cold by JOHN SMOLENS
Invisible World by JOHN SMOLENS
Longitude by DAVA SOBELL
Perv-a Love Story by JERRY STAHL
Hidden Life of Dogs by ELIZABETH MARSHALL THOMAS
Pearl Diver by PAUL TALARIGO
Dreaming Water by GAIL TSUKIYAMA
The Traveler by JOHN TWELVE HAWKS
Space Between Us by THRITY UMRIGAR
Forest Lover by SUSAN VREELAND
Passion of Artemis by SUSAN VREELAND
Virgin Blue by SUSAN VREELAND
Life Studies by SUSAN VREELAND
Heart of the Beast by JOYCE WEATHERFORD

TO NAME A FEW.....