Haverhill Public Library » fiction http://www.haverhillpl.org Sat, 25 May 2013 15:39:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New Book Displays Up in the Teen Zone http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/teen/2013/01/new-book-displays-up-in-the-teen-zone/ http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/teen/2013/01/new-book-displays-up-in-the-teen-zone/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:56:32 +0000 ssednek http://www.haverhillpl.org/?p=6050 Romance Book Display PictureAh…February is fast approaching. Love is in the air! We’ve a whole display of those ooey-gooey romances up in the Teen Zone and, if ooey-gooey isn’t your thing, check out our Sports Fiction display instead.

Whether you’re on “Team Love” or on “Team Love of the Game” – we’ve got a book for you!

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~ Ayana Mathis, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

 

Ayana Mathis’ debut novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, penetrates the reader with its powerful story and poetic prose.   During the Great Migration, the Shepherd family moved from Georgia to Philadelphia to start a new life.  The first chapter excruciatingly details young Hattie’s terrible loss and grief.   The rest of the book paints how this gripping time in history and deep personal pain affected her life, and her relationship with her children.   Mathis creates vibrant and complicated characters that show their endurance, toughness, and survival across six decades.    Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 newest selection.

Check it out or put it on hold today!

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