COOKING

What can you do when you are stuck inside all winter long?  You can cook!  Whether you are an experienced cook looking for new ideas or a new cook looking for help, cookbooks are a great place to start.  You can try new foods, create your own dishes based off of inspiration, or have your own cooking competition with friends and family.

Here a some of our newer cookbooks that are sure to keep you cooking all winter!

The 52 New Foods Challenge by Jennifer Tyler Lee
Back Home With the Neelys by Patrick Neely
The Can't Cook Book by Jessica Seinfeld
Carla's Comfort Foods by Carla Hall
Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen by Chloe Coscarelli
Cook's Country Eats Local by the Editors of America's Test Kitchen
Easy Gourmet by Stephanie Lee
Egg by Michael Ruhlman
The Food of Taiwan by Cathy Erway
Food Truck Road Trip by Kim Pham
Genius Recipes by Kristen Miglore
Gluten-Free Classic Snacks by Nicole Hunn
The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book by Carolyn Wyman
Healthy Pasta by Joseph Bastianich
How to Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman
International Night by Mark Kurlansky
My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl
One Bowl Baking by Yvonne Ruperti

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WINTER READS

Winter is the perfect time to curl up with a good book!  With cold and snowy weather keeping you indoors, it is nice to get lost in a good book.  And, maybe enjoy some hot chocolate or tea along with it!

Here is a list of some newer books and classics to help get you through the long winter months ahead.

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Vacationers by Emma Straub

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sherlock Holmes
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Circle by Dave Eggers
Three Brothers by Peter Ackroyd
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King


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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: DAN BROWN

Next month we will be reading Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code for our Book to Movie Club.  This book follows Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon as he tries to solve puzzles and riddles that lead to a trail of clues hidden in the art of Leonard Da Vinci.  He teams up with Sophie Neveu, a cryptologist, and learns about the Priory of Sion.  These two must solve the puzzles in time or the Priory's ancient secret will be lost forever. 

Dan Brown is the author of six novels, four of which star Robert Langdon.  For more information on Dan Brown, visit http://www.danbrown.com/







Dan Brown's Novels:
Digital Fortress
Deception Point
Angels and Demons
The Da Vinci Code
The Lost Symbol
Inferno

Want more?  Here is a list of titles that are similar to The Da Vinci Code.  Pick one up today!

Relic by Tom Egeland
The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell
A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva
Seven Wonders by Ben Mezrich
The Camel Club by David Baldacci
The Third Secret by Steve Berry
The Genesis Code by John Case
The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King
The Eight by Katherine Neville
The Book of Q by Jonathan Rabb
The Secret Supper by Javier Sierra


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STORYBOUND

Who doesn't love a good story?  And, who hasn't wondered what it would be like to be a part of a story or be best friends with a favorite character?  Marissa Burt's Storybound follows Una Fairchild as she is suddenly transported into the Land of Story.

Marissa Burt is the author of three novels: Storybound, Story's End, and A Sliver of Stardust.

Want more books similar to Storybound?  Give one of these a try today!

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens
The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker
Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill
The House of Secrets by Chris Columbus
Rump: the True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
The School for Good and Evil by Chainani Soman
The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

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WINTER PICTURE BOOKS

December is here, and that means so is winter!  While winter doesn't officially start until later this month, it certainly feels like it already outside.  What better way to spend a winter evening, than to curl up with a blanket and read some winter themed books!


The Very Fairy Princess Sparkles in the Snow by Julie Andrews
Snow Day for Mouse by Judy Cox
The Mitten by Jan Brett
An Amazing Snowman by Barbara Jean Hicks
Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice by Steve Metzger
Penny Penguin Doesn't Like the Cold by Margie North
Chilly Catches a Cold by Sheila Sweeny Higginson
Cold Snap by Eileen Spinelli
The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
A Very Special Snowflake by Don Hoffman
Pearl's New Skates by Holly Keller
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs



If you want to place a hold on any of these titles, you can do so by calling the Library.  Or, you can click on the hyperlinked title which will take you to RockCat.

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TIGER LILY

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson takes on the story of Peter Pan before he meets Wendy.  When Tiger Lily and Peter Pan meet they quickly form a lasting bond.  However, when Wendy Darling arrives, Tiger Lily will discover how far she is willing to go in order to keep Peter with her in Neverland.  This retelling of Peter Pan is told from the perspective of Tinkerbell as she watches everything unfold.

Want more Jodi Lynn Anderson?  Here is a list of her novels:
The Vanishing Season
Peaches
The Secrets of Peaches
Love and Peaches
Tiger Lily




Did you love Tiger Lily?  You may like one of these similar works too!

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Enchanted by Althea Kontis
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
In the Time of Dragon Moon by Janet Lee Carey

And, if you are looking for more Peter Pan retellings, you may find something you like listed below.

The Child Thief by Brom

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
Tigerheart by Peter David

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MOCKINGJAY

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 is now in theaters!  We've seen plenty of people reading and rereading Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay in order to get ready for the movie release.  But, now that the movie series is over, what will you read next?

If you haven't read The Hunger Games yet, place a hold on the books today!
1. The Hunger Games
2. Catching Fire
3. Mockingjay

If you loved The Hunger Games trilogy, then you may enjoy some of these series too.

Divergent by Veronica Roth
1. Divergent
2. Insurgent
3. Allegiant

Matched by Ally Condie
1. Matched
2. Crossed
3. Reached

The Maze Runner by James Dashner
1. The Maze Runner
2. The Scorch Trials
3. The Death Cure

Seven Kingdoms Trilogy by Kristin Cashore
1. Graceling
2. Fire
3. Bitterblue

The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
1. Clockwork Angel
2. Clockwork Prince
3. Clockwork Princess

The Lunar Chronicles
1. Cinder
2. Scarlet
3. Cress
4. Winter
**Fairest is an additional novel to this series.

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
1. Uglies
2. Pretties
3. Specials
4. Extras

The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry
1. The Giver
2. Gathering Blue
3. Messenger
4. Son

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
1. Beautiful Creatures
2. Beautiful Darkness
3. Beautiful Chaos
4. Beautiful Redemption

Book of Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau
1. City of Ember
2. The People of Sparks
3. The Prophet of Yonwood
4. The Diamond of Darkhold

Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
1. Among the Hidden
2. Among the Imposters
3. Among the Betrayed
4. Among the Barons
5. Among the Brave
6. Among the Enemy
7. Among the Free

Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
1. Birthmarked
2. Prized
3. Promised

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