Arts & Entertainment

Hampton Library Weekly Reads: Nov. 5

Three must-read books from the Capt. Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library

Here are three great picks from the Capt. Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library.

Kids

"Too Many Frogs" by Ann and John Hassett

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Nana Quimby has a problem. She wants to bake a cake, but it seems her cellar is filled with water! Too much water! Nana puts a call in to the plumber, who makes a house call. After the plumber leaves and the water is gone, with just one thump, Nana Quimby has an even bigger problem: Too Many Frogs!

Teens

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"Shimmer" by Alyson Noel

Riley, dead at age twelve and now a Soul Catcher, works with her teacher Bodhi to help Rebecca, the daughter of a former plantation owner who, furious about being murdered during a 1733 slave revolt, is keeping those who died with her from crossing over.

Adults

"11/22/63" by Stephen King

Receiving a horrific essay from a GED student with a traumatic past, high-school English teacher Jake Epping is enlisted by a friend to travel back in time to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a mission for which he must befriend troubled loner Lee Harvey Oswald.  Told with the skills that King brought to The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.


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