New at the ‘zoo May 11
I am Nujood, Age 10 an Divorced by Nujood Ali
Nujood’s childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three time her age. Nujood tells of the abuse at her husbands hands and her daring escape in defiance of Yemeni customs and her own family. This is one to read and pass on tell everyone knows this strength
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore.
Two kids with the same name, living in the same city. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison for felony murder. Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation.
Fever Dream by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
At the old family manse in Louisiana, Special Agent Pendergast is putting to rest long-ignored possessions reminiscent of his wife Helen’s tragic death, only to make a stunning-and dreadful-discovery.
Helen had been mauled by an unusually large and vicious lion while they were big game hunting in Africa. But now, Pendergast learns that her rifle-her only protection from the beast-had been deliberately loaded with blanks. Who could have wanted Helen dead…and why?
Bite Me by Christopher Moore
Moore romp with the undead continue in Bite Me (Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck are the first two). The book starts with a narrative through the first two books to catch up new readers.
“The City of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge, shaved vampyre cat named Chet, and only I, Abby Normal, emergency backup mistress of the Greater Bay area night, and my manga-haired love monkey, Foo Dog, stand between the ravenous monster and a bloody massacre of the general public.” is the first sentence. You either love it, or won’t go anywhere near it. As for me, I love it.
South of Broad by Pat Conroy (Trade paperback release)
“It was my father who called the city the Mansion on the River. He was talking about Charleston, South Carolina, and he was a native son, peacock proud of a town so pretty it makes your eyes ache with pleasure just to walk down its spellbinding, narrow streets. Charleston was my father’s ministry, his hobbyhorse, his quiet obsession, and the great love of his life. His bloodstream lit up my own with a passion for the city that I’ve never lost nor ever will. I’m Charleston-born, and bred. The city’s two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, have flooded and shaped all the days of my life on this storied peninsula.”
So start Pat Conroy’s love letter to his home town. A NYT best-seller in hard back, and sure to be in paperback as well