New Titles for Book Club to Go
Check out the new titles that have been added to Albert Campbell branch’s Book Club to Go collection! Reserve your set today by visiting the branch or calling 416-396-8890.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
On the eve of her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein takes a bite of her mother’s lemon cake and realizes to her astonishment that she can'taste her mother’s emotions in the cake. Rose’s gift reveals the desperation and despair her mother hides behind her seemingly cheerful disposition. From that day on Rose becomes privy to the secrets of her family and is forced to confront her newfound fear of food.
Blooms of Darkness by Aharon Appelfeld
As the Jews are being rounded up in World War II Ukraine, eleven-year-old Hugo’s life is turned upside down when his mother hides him with her childhood friend Mariana. Mariana, a prostitute in a brothel, locks Hugo in her closet every night where he is forced to listen to Mariana at work. Hugo uses dreams and fantasies about his family and friends to help him escape from his horrific situation. While in hiding Hugo and Mariana form a unique bond and friendship that helps both of them escape the misery of their lives.
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a fondness for poison, is a heroine in the making. When a series of mysterious and intriguing events occur on her family’s property culminating with a horrific murder, Flavia is there to experience it all. After her father is accused of murder and arrested, Flavia takes it upon herself to free him. What she ends up discovering is that although her father is innocent of murder, he is protecting Flavia and her two sisters from something much worse!
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