We at the Kearney branch love recommending books almost as much as we love reading them. We've come up with some good ones for you today, so without further ado here are some recommended reads.
Grain Valley Book Club is held on the first Monday of each month. We just finished the book, Civil War's First Blood by James Denny and John Bradbury. Its the story of Missouri during the years 1854-1861.
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While sorting through some library items today, I was blown away by a book I came across: The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. If that sounds vaguely familiar to you, good!
If you’re like most people, you know what you like to read and you stick with it. For some people, it’s Lilian Jackson Braun mysteries. For others, it’s books about the Civil War. Or maybe stories about horses, or maybe stories with ghosts and hauntings. Whatever the case, most people are content to read the same types of books over and over.
And that’s perfectly okay. Everyone has the right to read what they want, and nobody should be forced to defend their reading tastes.
But we shouldn’t forget that there’s a whole world of literature out there, just waiting to be read!
The “I need a really great book to read” thought hits me about once a week, and the best thing is finding a great but previously unknown to me author. One I’d like to share is Virginia Lanier. She writes great mysteries and her main character raises and trains bloodhounds. So, lovers of mystery, humor, dogs, and suspense will really enjoy this author. Also, you will painlessly learn a great deal about bloodhounds. Here's the titles in order so you can get started on this fun series.
Do you or anyone you know fear monsters? My daughter did. She would say to me, “I scared monsters!” and shake her little fists to show how frightened she was.
The Kearney branch teen book talk selection for July is Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson.
While sorting through some library items today, I was blown away by a book I came across: The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. If that sounds vaguely familiar to you, good! 
