There's a serial killer terrorizing World War II London, and all evidence leads to a stolen violin. Sound like a mystery?... Well, it is! Secret Agent Maggie Hope is the only one who can solve this mystery in The King's Justice. West Lafayette Public

The boundaries of generational differences can be intense fences between family members. No book may describe this better than Not Becoming My Mother . Author Ruth Reichl investigates her mother, and begins to see her in ways Reichl had never understood

Do you ever feel confused about the world? Fed up with the inescapable vastness of the universe and our lack of understanding about our place in it? Author Tyson Yunkaporta has a simple solution: draw symbols on the ground! Joking aside, his book Sand

Tomorrow is the birthday of our nation, and it is a perfect day to talk and read about unsung American Heroes. Officer Clemmons, the recurring character of the Mister Rogers TV Show, is one unsung hero. Officer Clemmons: A Memoir gives the

A great man or woman once said, "The shortest distance between two points is a line." This had to be the intial thought process behind the building of the Pan-American Highway, right? It being the longest road covering the Americas and all. Well, in the

Brian Banks is a former NFL Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons. He could easily be an overlooked player, but he has a story like no one else. Banks was an unfortunate victim of falsely accused rape as a black man. The odds were against him. What Set Me

The country of Italy has been facing plenty of sad news recently, but West Lafayette Library Director Nick Schenkel reminds us of the beauty of Italy through his review of See You at the Piazza. Author Frances Mayes takes readers on a journey through the

At a time that seems so significant in our American history, perhaps it is good to see the path that led us here. The American Story is a collection of dialogues with some of the best U.S. historians. The professional interviewer David Rubenstein leads

Life has plenty of expectations. In our teenage years, these expectations can build pressure, ego, frustration, and plenty of other feelings. Expectations by Alexander Tilney is an exploration of this theme. A young freshman named Ben is enrolled at a New

There are many names for the bicycle: Bike, cycle, two-wheeler, Bichael (its full name given by the internet), the penny farthing, etc. This fascinating nonfiction book uses the nickname The Mechanical Horse. West Lafayette Library Director Nick Schenkel