Prairie Reads

Scott Thoma, Out of the Blue Two Minnesota authors will be here at the library soon.  Scott Thoma will be here on March 21 at 1:00 p.m.  He will talk about his book Out of the Blue.  It is a non-fiction book about the F5 tornado that touched down in Tracy, MN on June 13, [...]

MAHS Computing Class Book Display The Morris Area High School Personal Computing Class, under the direction of Jenny Maras, will have their projects on display here at the library during the month of March.  The class has chosen different children’s books and written sequels to them.  On March 21 at 10:30 a.m., the group will [...]

It’s another cold week here in Minnesota.  You might as well curl up with a good book.  We have several new books here in the library this week.  Below are a just a few that you might want to pick up.  You can order your copy by going to www.morris.lib.mn.us. Private Berlin – James Patterson [...]

Winter really isn’t so bad.  It’s cold, but it’s beautiful.  You get time to relax.  You don’t have to mow the lawn or weed the garden.  You have more time to sit down, take it easy, and read a good book.  Here are some books that take place during the cold of winter that you [...]

James Patterson once again co-writes with Maxine Paetro.  You may remember that James and Maxine write the Women’s Murder Club novels together.  And if you have read that series you know that their collaboration is a very good thing!  In his newest novel and second installment of the Private series, ex-marine Jack Morgan, owner of Private, [...]

  In this tale, the main character Minli lives with her poor parents by the Fruitless mountain. While her mom complains about their life,  her father tells stories to cheer the family up. Her mom gets disappointed in Minli when she spends money on a goldfish that is suppose to bring her family good luck. Minli [...]

I am looking forward to the release of the new movie War Horse this coming Christmas. We recently added this book to our Juvenile collection at the Morris Library. I enjoyed the book which is told from Joey, the horse’s perspective. War Horse follows the adventures of Joey on the farm and off to war [...]

“The Ogre of Oglefort” by Eva Ibbotson This is another great fantasy book for elementary students third grade and up by Eva Ibbotson. She combines humor, unique characters and adventures in the fun read. If you like witches, ogres, trolls, ghosts and magic, you will certainly enjoy the adventures of an unlikely group of characters [...]

Read and written by Tammy My Father’s Daughter is a wonderful 2011 cookbook written by actress Gwyneth Paltrow.  The author and her assistant, Julia Turshen, have skillfully designed an eclectic mix of recipes, culinary wisdom, and family togetherness. The idea of trying something new for dinner can be stressful for some. Paltrow gradually eases readers [...]

Read by Roxane In The Ideal Man, Julie Garwood tells us the story of Ellie Sullivan, a beautiful, arrogant, prodigy doctor, who has just finished up her residencey at a St. Louis hospital.  While jogging in the park one day, Ellie sees an FBI agent get shot by criminals known as the Landrys.   After questioning by [...]