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On Monday, June 21 at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Room, we will have the Science Spectrum present “Restless Natives, Native Animals of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.” The program is free and it is open to all ages. We will have regular Storytime on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Room, and Code Club on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Registration for Summer Reading Program is free and open throughout the summer. Visit our webpage and Facebook page for calendar updates and information.
This week’s reviews are fiction audiobooks. In Devoted (AUCD F KOO D) by Dean Koontz, Woody Bookman hasn’t spoken a word in his 11 years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father’s death and now threatens him and his mother. And he’s not alone in his thoughts, an ally unknown to him is listening. A uniquely gifted dog with a heart as golden as his breed, Kipp is devoted beyond reason to people. When he hears the boy who communicates like he does, without speaking, Kipp knows he needs to find him before it is too late. Woody’s fearful suspicions are taking shape.
A man driven by a malicious evil has set a depraved plan into motion. And he’s coming after Woody and his mother. The reasons are primal. His powers are growing, and he’s not alone. Only a force greater than evil can stop what’s coming next.
In Hush - Detective Harriet Blue #4 (AUCD F PAT J) by James Patterson and Candice Fox, fierce detective Harriet Blue - now former detective - has found herself behind bars. And she never expects who comes to see her: Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside. But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing. He’s ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom.
The daughter of a US Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a picture of herself on a strange blog in Masked Prey - Lucas Davenport #30 (AUCD F SAN J) by John Sandford. And there are other pictures of the children of other influential Washington politicians, walking or standing outside their schools, each identified by name. Surrounding the photos are texts of vicious political rants from a motley variety of radical groups. It’s obviously alarming, is there an unstable extremist tracking the loved ones of powerful politicians with deadly intent? But when the FBI is called in, there isn’t much the feds can do.
The anonymous photographer can’t be pinned down to one location or IP address, and more importantly, at least to the paper-processing bureaucrats, no crime has actually been committed. With nowhere else to turn, influential Senators decide to call in someone who can operate outside the FBI’S constraints: Lucas Davenport.
At an exclusive private school in Switzerland, mystery surrounds the identity of the beautiful raven-haired girl who arrives each morning in a motorcade fit for a head of state in The New Girl - Gabriel Allon #19 (AUCD F SIL D) by Daniel Silva. She is said to be the daughter of a wealthy international businessman. In truth, her father is Khalid bin Mohammed, the much-maligned crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
Once celebrated for his daring social and religious reforms, he is now reviled for his role in the murder of a dissident journalist. And when his only child is brutally kidnapped, he turns to the one man he can trust to find her before it is too late. Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, has spent most of his life fighting terrorists, including the murderous jihadists financed by Saudi Arabia. Prince Khalid, or KBM, as he is known, has pledged to finally break the bond between the Kingdom and radical Islam. For that reason alone, Gabriel regards him as a valuable, if flawed, partner. Together, they will become unlikely allies in a deadly secret war for control of the Middle East.
The life of a child, and the throne of Saudi Arabia, hang in the balance. Both men have made their share of enemies. And both have everything to lose.
“When you’ve got the right voice on a particular text, it’s just magic to listen to.” – Fionnuala Barrett