Librarian's Picks
By Doris Jarvis, Director, Leeds Public Library
Reading is always on the top of my to-do list. Seeing all the wonderful books that come and go through the library whets my appetite even more! You might find me singing with the Leeds Community Chorus or the LEEDing Ladies, but a book is always near by waiting to be opened and read. I can recommend the following books for a good read!
Book Jacket The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

Four very different women come together in this novel about friendship and love when Lydia Hoffman opens her shop called A Good Yarn. Their backgrounds, ages and interests blend together for a lovely story. The sequel A Good Yarn once again brings women who find friendship as they learn to knit.
Book Jacket Forever Odd by Dean Koontz

Odd Thomas returns in this sequel to Odd Thomas grieving the loss of his fiancée. Odd has some very unusual powers, mainly the ability to see the dead. In this tale, Odd tracks his friend Danny who has been abducted after his stepfather is brutally murdered. This one is a true suspense story, typical of Dean Koontz.
Book Jacket The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

This novel presents a glimpse of life in Afghanistan in the mid-1970s. It traces the friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth, Amir, and a servant’s son, Hassan. Both boys are motherless and play together daily. Circumstances cause their friendship to end and then Amir and his father are forced to flee Kabul when the Russians invade Afghanistan. The story moves back and forth between Afghanistan and California and covers 40 years with a very surprising ending when the past comes back to haunt Amir. Recent Afghan history makes this a timely read.