Weekend Reads!

It's Friday! That means 2 whole days to catch up on all of the great library books that have come my way during the week (thanks, MyMediaMall!). This weekend's ambitious lineup? Check them all out after the jump:

The Unwanteds By McMann, Lisa 2011-08 - Aladdin Paperbacks 9781442407688 Check the Library From the bestselling author of the Wake trilogy. In a society that purges 13-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic. …More

When She Woke By Jordan, Hillary 2011-10 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565126299 Check the Library BookPage Notable Title When She Woke" is a fable about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of the not-too-distant future. Hannah unknowingly embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith. 352 pp. 50,000 print. …More

Chime By Billingsley, Franny 2011-03 - Dial Books 9780803735521 Check the Library BookPage Notable Title 2011 Boston Globe Horn Book Fiction Honor In the early twentieth century in Swampsea, seventeen-year-old Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury until a young man enters their lives and exposes secrets that even Briony does not know about. …More

The Oriental Wife By Toynton, Evelyn 2011-07 - Other Press (NY) 9781590514412 Check the Library …More

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency By McCall Smith, Alexander 2005-11 - Pantheon Books 0375423877 Check the Library 1st book in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series "Precious Ramotswe has opened Botswana's first and only detective agency staffed by women. Smith traverses this landscape with an air of simplicity, euphony, and harmony, never patronizing Precious and never boring the reader"--Barbara Peters, "The Poisoned Pen." …More

You Know When the Men Are Gone By Fallon, Siobhan 2011-01 - Amy Einhorn Books 9780399157202 Check the Library An army of women waits for its men to return in Fort Hood, Texas. Through a series of loosely interconnected stories, Fallon takes readers onto the base, inside the homes, into the marriages and families. …More