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Wickedly Good!  Staff member, Nancy Fort, has reviewed another book to tempt your reading list!  Review #5.

Wicked by Gregory Maguire is the inspiration for the 2003 musical by the same name that has won several Tony Awards and legions of fans. It takes place in the fantastical land of Oz introduced to readers by L. Frank Baum and to moviegoers by Judy Garland. Maguire’s Wicked explores the complex personalities and relationships of the inhabitants of Oz. Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the green skinned Wicked Witch of the West before she earned that moniker. The musical is wonderful but the book is even better because it is the first in The Wicked Years series so where the musical ends, the reader can continue to delve into the lives of Glinda, the Munchkins and the Lion. Maguire’s Oz is both fantasy and reality; it goes beyond the Technicolor MGM glitz to reveal the dark motives and underlying political currents that could be the basis for countless novels.  If you are looking for an escape during a cold and wintry day, try Wicked.

The Riverton Free  Library Association continues to work hard to improve our library, using your generous donations, wisely.

This past year the Board has made a beautiful and practical change to the two public bathrooms.

One is handicap-accessible while the other is outfitted with a new, baby changing table.  All of the wall decorations were donated to the library, and make a lovely addition to the rooms.

This, the fourth in her series of book reviews, library staff member, Nancy Fort shares more book titles that readers might just want to check out!

Read a Rainbow…part 2.
I heard about Eleanor and Park while taking an online class last year. Several of my classmates were talking about the young adult book so I put it on my list to read. It is a moving story of two teenagers who fall in love but face challenges both at school and at home that threaten their relationship. The novel has won numerous awards and was a New York Times Bestseller. I was so enamored with the characters in this book that I searched for other books by the author, Rainbow Rowell. I have since read Attachments and Landline and have not been disappointed. Rowell writes characters that could be your neighbor or co-worker and often somebody that you would like to have as a friend. She often sets her stories in the late 1980’s to mid 1990’s, the time of my own adolescence, which lends a little more fun to the narrative for me. I enjoy remembering the time before cell phones when advanced technology was a mix tape and a Sony Walkman. If you want to take a little reminiscent journey of your own, try these books.

The library will be closed Thursday, February 12th and Monday, February 16th for Presidents’ Day.