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, [...]

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 [...]

“All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.” – Jack Kerouac, On the Road    Summer is a time for adventure, a time for exploration, and a time to experience new things. One of the best ways to accomplish this is by taking a road trip.  Many authors have [...]

Today is the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Engalnd. This year the United States has 539 athletes competing in 36 event categories. Watching the TV coverage leading up to the games got me thinking about the different athletes and what it took to get them there.  I started searching the library [...]

Memorial Day is a day to honor those who have served our country. It is also the unofficial start of summer and camping season! From roughing it underneath the stars to relaxing in the comfort of a cabin, we have books to help get your ready for your outdoors vacation. If you’re looking for the [...]

Force of Nature – C. J. Box In 1999, Nate Romanowski was in secret Special Forces in Central Asia when a colleague did something horrible.  The man now has incentive to eliminate anyone who knows about it by striking out at Nate and his friends which of course include Joe Pickett.  The only way to [...]

Here are some new books that we have received this week.  You can reserve your copy by going to www.morris.lib.mn.us. Kill Shot by Vince Flynn – CIA agent Mitch Rapp is busy hunting down the killers of the 270 victims of the the Pan Am Lockerbie attack.  As Rapp shoots his next target, a trap is [...]

We have a few new books this week.  If you would like to reserve one of them, you may by going to www.morris.lib.mn.us. The Rope – Nevada Barr – Anna Pigeon has been a ranger with the National Park Service for many years.  In this book Anna tells of her life before becoming a park [...]

Fiction The Drop – Michael Connelly 11/22/63 – Stephen King Explosive Eighteen – Janet Evanovich The Litigators – John Grisham Kill Alex Cross – James Patterson The Best of Me – Nichaloas Sparks V is for Vengeance – Sue Grafton The Scottish Prisoner – Diana Gabaldon Micro – Michael Crichton Zero Day – David Baldacci [...]

Fiction Explosive Eighteen – Janet Evanovich 11/22/63 – Stephen King Kill Alex Cross – James Patterson The Litigators – John Grisham V is for Vengeance – Sue Grafton Micro – Michael Crichton The Best of Me – Nicholas Sparks Zero Day – David Baldacci Devil’s Gate – Clive Cussler & Graham Brown The Christmas Wedding [...]