For those who love books, “Mayor’s Book Talk” has
something for everyone. Join Mayor Pam Iorio as she examines today’s
literary environment.
November's Guest Author is Jay Barbree |
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Mayor Pam Iorio’s guest on the November episode of “Mayor’s Book Talk”
is Jay Barbree, the only journalist to have covered every manned space
mission in US history. The two discuss Barbree’s thrilling
retrospective, Live from Cape Canaveral. The book reveals an
insider’s look at America’s forays into space, from the Sputnik mission
to present-day adventures. |
November's Discussion Group Book
Holes by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is under a
curse. A curse that began with his
no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing
great-great-grandfather and has since followed
generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has
been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center,
Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character
by spending all day, every day, digging holes
exactly five feet wide and five feet deep.
There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But
there are an awful lot of holes. It
doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's
more than character improvement going on at Camp
Green Lake. The boys are digging holes
because the warden is looking for something.
But what could be buried under a dried-up lake?
Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this
inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and
punishment - and redemption. Sachar won a
national Book Award and the Newbery Medal for
Holes. Sachar lives in Austin, Texas
with his wife Carla and daughter Sherre.
Discussion Questions for
Holes |
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November's
Recommended Reads |
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Each month Mayor Iorio and Carla Jimenez from Inkwood Books discuss some of today’s
most engaging and current reading selections. This
month's recommendations include:
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Peterson Field
Guide to Birds of
North America
by Roger Tory
Peterson
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The Brass
Verdict
by Michael Connelly
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My Life in Food
by Judith Jones
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Gardening and
Landscaping in
Central Florida
by Marlys Bell
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The Ghost at the
Table
by Suzanne
Berne
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Grow It, Cook It
by Marion Cunningham
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Magic. The
Complete Course
by Joshua Jay
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Glorious
Patchwork
by Kaffe Fassett
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Service Included
by Phoebe
Damrosch
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It's
Thanksgiving
by Jack Prelutsky
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The Wordy
Shipmates by
Sarah Vowell
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