August Book Club

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Listed below are the selections for August.  Interested in forming a book club at your branch? For more information, contact the Programming Department at 407-742-888. 

Pineapple Grenade By Dorsey, Tim 2012-01 - William Morrow & Company 9780061876905 Check Our Catalog 14th book in Serge Storms series In the latest laugh-riot thriller from the "New York Times"-bestselling author Dorsey, Serge Storms has finagled his way into becoming a secret agent in Miami, spying for the president of a banana republic. Will he still have time for a cocktail before Homeland Security brings him down? Join us Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More

July Book Club Meetings

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Listed below are the selections for July.

Enjoy reading and discussing Teen Books?  Come to the Young at Heart Book club at the St Cloud Library on Thursday, July 12, 2012.  For more information, contact the Programming Department at 407-742-888.

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Porch Lights By Frank, Dorothea Benton 2012-06 - William Morrow & Company 9780061961298 Check Our Catalog   "New York Times"-bestselling author Frank is back home in the Carolina low country, spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm, heart, and humor that has become her trademark.   Join us Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More

June Book Club Meetings

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Listed below are the selections for June. Interested in forming a book club at your branch? Please click here to contact the library.

Aleph By Coelho, Paulo Translator Costa, Margaret Jull 2011-09 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307700186 Check Our Catalog In "Aleph," the #1 internationally bestselling author of "The Alchemist" returns to his roots, leading readers on a fascinating spiritual voyage via the Trans-Siberian railroad--a journey across countries and continents, across time and space, past and present. Join us Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More

Dark Life By Falls, Kat 2010-05 - Scholastic Press 9780545178143 Check Our Catalog Set in an apocalyptic future, "Dark Life" is the harrowing tale of underwater pioneers who have carved out a life for themselves in the harsh deep-sea environment, farming the seafloor in exchange for the land deed. Join us for the Young at Heart Book Club on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More

May Book Club Meetings

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Listed below are the selections for May.

There is also a Young at Heart Book Club at the St Cloud Library for those who enjoy reading Teen books! All ages are welcome to this book club event, facilitated by the Teen Services Librarian. Click here for dates and times.

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Legally Dead By Buchanan, Edna 2008-11 - Thorndike Press 9781410410658 Check Our Catalog A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of the thriller "Love Kills" launches a new series featuring former U.S. Marshall Michael Venturi, who quits the Witness Protection Program to become a one-man freelance identity wizard.   Join us Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More

April Book Club Meetings

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Listed below are the selections for April.

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A Dark and Lonely Place By Buchanan, Edna 2011-11 - Simon & Schuster 9781439159170 Check Our Catalog For the first time, the Pulitzer Prize Award-winning author takes on a novel of romance and suspense in this gripping saga of star-crossed lovers in the Florida of past and present. "A Dark and Lonely Place" poses the question: can we change our destiny, or must our lives always end the same way? Join us Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More

Clockwork Angel By Clare, Cassandra 2010-08 - Margaret K. McElderry Books 9781416975861 Check Our Catalog 1st book in Infernal devices series BookPage Notable Title When 16-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks, and other supernatural beings stalk the gaslit streets. A book club for those who enjoy reading Teen books! All ages are welcome to this book club event, facilitated by the Teen Services Librarian. Join us Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 6:30 pm for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More

March Book Club Meetings

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Listed below are the selections for March.

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La Sombra del Viento By Ruiz Zafon, Carlos 2009-02 - Vintage Books USA 9780307472595 Check Our Catalog SPA Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: El Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Allí, Daniel Sempere encuentra un libro maldito que cambia el rumbo de su vida y le arrastra a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad. Unase a nosotros Jueves, 1 de Marzo a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes. …More

The Jungle By Sinclair, Upton 2001-11 - Dover Publications 9780486419237 Check Our Catalog 1906 bestseller shockingly reveals intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards as it tells the brutally grim story of a Slavic family that emigrates to America full of optimism but soon descends into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and despair. A fiercely realistic American classic that will haunt readers long after they've finished the last page. Join us Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library. …More

Sarah's Key By De Rosnay, Tatiana 2008-09 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312370848 Check Our Catalog An Indie Next Selection Haunting and suspenseful, life-affirming and beautiful, "Sarah's Key" offers a compelling portrait of occupied Paris and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this little-known episode in French history. Join us Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More

February Meetings

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Listed below are the selections for February.

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La Sombra del Viento By Ruiz Zafon, Carlos 2009-02 - Vintage Books USA 9780307472595 Check Our Catalog SPA Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: El Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Allí, Daniel Sempere encuentra un libro maldito que cambia el rumbo de su vida y le arrastra a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad. Unase a nosotros Jueves, 2 de Febrero a las 10:00 am por un animado debate sobre el libro en la biblioteca de Buenaventura Lakes. …More

Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back By Burpo, Todd With Vincent, Lynn 2010-11 - Thomas Nelson Publishers 9780849946158 Check Our Catalog This is the true story of Colton Burpo, the four-year old son of a small-town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. Join us Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Buenaventura Lakes Library. …More

Please Look After Mom By Shin, Kyung-Sook Author Sin, Kyong-Suk Translator Kim, Chi-Young 2011-04 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307593917 Check Our Catalog A million-plus-copy bestseller in South Korea and poised to become an international sensation, "Please Look After Mom" is the stunning, deeply moving story of a family's search for their mother, and of the desires, heartaches, and secrets they discover she harbored within. Join us Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 10:00 am for a lively discussion at the Veterans Memorial St Cloud Library. …More