Northville District Library

Monday, February 13, 2012
My Life in France (non-fiction)
by Julia Child

Here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling." From the moment she and her husband Paul, who worked for the USIS, arrived in the fall of 1948, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu.

Monday, March 12, 2012
Winter's Bone: A Novel (fiction)
by Daneil Woodrell

When Ree Dollys father skips bail, the 16-yeard-old knows if he doesn't show up, her family will lose their home. Her goal had been to leave her life of poverty and join the Army, but first she must find her father, teach her little brothers to fend for themselves, and escape a downward spiral of misery.

Monday, April 9, 2012
Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things (non-fiction)
by Randy O. Frost

What happens when our stuff starts to own us?

Monday, May 14, 2012
Fathermucker: A Novel (fiction)
by Greg Olear

Josh Lansky--second-rate screenwriter, fledgling free-lancer, and stay-at-home dad -- has held everything together while his wife is away on business until this mornings playdate, when he finds out through the mommy grapevine that she might be having an affair.