Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Library Loot ~ October 12-18

The Paper Garden: An Artist (Begins Her Life's Work) at 72 ~ by Molly Peacock, 2011, biography
Mary Delany was seventy-two years old when she noticed a petal drop from a geranium. In a flash of inspiration, she picked up her scissors and cut out a paper replica of the petal, inventing the art of collage. It was the summer of 1772, in England. During the next ten years she completed nearly a thousand cut-paper botanicals (which she called mosaicks) so accurate that botanists still refer to them. Poet-biographer Molly Peacock uses close-ups of these brilliant collages in The Paper Garden to track the extraordinary life of Delany, friend of Swift, Handel, Hogarth, and even Queen Charlotte and King George III.
Close Your Eyes ~ by Amanda Eyre Ward, 2011, fiction
One morning, six-year-old Lauren and eight-year-old Alex awoke after a night spent in their tree house to discover their mother’s body and their beloved father arrested for the murder.  Years later, Lauren is surrounded by uncertainty. Her one constant is Alex, always her protector, still trying to understand the unraveling of his idyllic childhood. But Lauren feels even more alone when Alex reveals that he’s been in contact over the years with their imprisoned father—and that he believes he and his sister have yet to learn the full story of their mother’s death.
I Am the Messenger ~ by Markus Zusak, 2005, YA fiction
Meet Ed Kennedy — underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he’s hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That’s when the first Ace arrives. That’s when Ed becomes the messenger.  Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary), until only one question remains: Who’s behind Ed’s mission?
Library Loot is a weekly meme co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library.  Claire has the Mister Linky this week, if you'd like to share a list of the loot you brought home.  You may submit your list any time during the week.

6 comments:

Marg said...

I loved The Book Thief so I have no idea why I haven't read any more of his books.

Helen's Book Blog said...

Close your Eyes sounds particularly good, can't wait to see what you think of it

Linda said...

I think I Am Messenger is the only one of his books I haven't read. I'll have to remedy that. Enjoy your loot.

Cat said...

I keep seeing great reviews of The Paper Garden and would love to read it but haven't been able to find a copy here yet.

Enjoy your loot!

Anonymous said...

The only one of these I've heard of is The Paper Garden. I've got it out from the library but have yet to start reading. Here's hoping we both enjoy it!

Bonnie Jacobs said...

Claire, me too. I'm enjoying it already.