If you want an adult novel based on characters from "Little Women" or with a plot similar to Alcott's treasured tale of the March sisters, check out these suggestions.
Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
By Kari Patrick In Ash Princess, by Laura Sebastian, royally born Theodosia is relegated to a place of shame in court by the man who usurped the throne, destroyed her life, and murdered her mother, the queen. In the ten years since that day, Theo has been held captive by the Kaiser in the same…
New Kid by Jerry Craft
By Annie Brulatour Twelve-year-old Jordan Banks loves art and wants to go to art school so that he can grow up to be an artist. However, his parents think he will have a better chance at success in a private school. Now Jordan is the new kid at Riverdale Academy Day School, miles away from…
Road Trip! Family-Friendly Audiobooks for the Long Haul
By Rachel Placchetti Summer is here, and with those long, hot days comes the warm-weather institution of the family road trip. Be your children in car seats or high school, an annual dogpile into the minivan can often signal the beginning of summer vacation. This year, avoid a family sing-along to the Frozen soundtrack* by checking out…
Learn to Keyboard
By Mary Buck "Keyboarding is a motor skill," Nansen noted. "It is a matter of training fingers to respond correctly and quickly to press the correct key — kind of like in athletics where you keep doing it over and over again until it becomes habit." —"Teaching Keyboarding — When? Why? How?" Education World, 2/02/2001…
Bestselling Novelist John Gilstrap
This post is part of our Guest Picks series, featuring members of our library community sharing their favorite books and movies. Questions-and-Answers with John Gilstrap Where did you grow up? Did you go to the library as a child? I grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia—where I live to this day. During my school years, I…
If you like The Witness for the Prosecution
The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie When Leonard Vole is attested for the murder of Emily French, a wealthy older woman, his wife Romaine agrees to testify on his behalf but ends up being a witness for the prosecution. This book version contains other short stories by Christie. Since it's publication in 1925, The…
If you like The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch by Donna Tart Theo Decker loses his mother in a terrorist bombing, which he miraculously survives. Abandoned by his cruel father, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Clinging to the last memory of his mother a small painting of a goldfinch, he is eventually drawn into the mysterious underworld…
Virginiana Stories
By Dan Enos The Virginiana Room, also known as VR, is located on the lower level of the Fredericksburg Branch on Caroline Street. It is a bright and comfortable space where researchers, local and regional history buffs, genealogists, and plain old curious browsers can access books, maps, local government documents & publications, family records, and a few…
John Brown and the Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown was raised to believe that slavery was a sin and an insult to God. These beliefs influenced his actions throughout his life.
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