Beth’s Books - May

Each month, Beth Withers, one of our library volunteers, shares the newest books that have been added to our church library this past month. For more information on our library click here.

• PICTURE BOOK

  • Max Can Read! by Rosemary Wells
    Another charming book in the Max and Ruby series. In this book, Max and Ruby receive presents from their uncle who lives in Bulgaria. Max can’t read the written instructions until he discovers “how-to-put-together” instructions shown in pictures. He can read those and soon Max assembles his very own space suit!

• YOUTH FICTION

  • Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings and Roswell (New Mexico) by Candace Fleming
    The award winning author explores the electrifying mystery of what may have happened at Roswell in 1947. Was it Russian spies, secret military technology or did extraterrestrial ships really crash? Did the U.S. government try to hide what they found? One of the most thrilling mysteries in modern history.

• ADULT FICTION

  • Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
    Pulitzer winner Strout continues her story of Lucy Barton through the early days of the pandemic and the lockdown. Lucy is forced from her life in Manhattan and bundled away to a small town in Maine by her ex-husband, William. This poignant and moving novel is about the love, loss, despair and hope that animates us even as the world seems to be falling apart.

• ADULT NON-FICTION

  • And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham

    “So much more than another account of Abraham Lincoln’s life, Jon Meacham’s profound new biography dives into Lincoln’s very soul, and the result is one of the most compelling and absorbing portraits ever crafted. This book instantly takes its place at the forefront of the Lincoln literature.” Harold Holzer, winner of the Lincoln prize.