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July Library News D-List: Journeys in July

Book Reviews

Journeys in July D-List:

Girls of July book cover with night sky and shadowed outline of four girls in a forest

Girls of July by Alex Finn – DB95793

Four girls–Britta, Meredith, Kate, and Spider, only two of whom had met before–spend an unforgettable July with Spider’s aunt in the Adirondacks. Told in separate voices.

Zenobia July book cover of a brunette girl wearing a blue shirt

Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker – DB95288

Zenobia July, an excellent coder and hacker, investigates a mystery by using her tech skills while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and presenting her true gender for the first time.

Fourth of July Creek book cover with a large red fingerprint background

Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson – DB79315

Social worker Pete Snow is called in on the case of eleven-year-old Benjamin Pearl, who was caught hanging around a school. Pete soon finds that Benjamin’s father Jeremiah is unstable and, as Pete unravels the family history, a standoff brews.

July and August book cover with a garden and two white chairs

July and August by Nancy Clark – DB67768

Lily’s relatives arrive to spend another summer at her Towne, Massachusetts, home. They are buzzing about Julie’s mysterious fiance, who is supposed to return from Siberia for their end-of-the-summer wedding. Julie’s mother even plans to come from Libya.

4th of July book cover of a person running on a beach

Fourth of July by James Patterson – DB60328

San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer retreats to her sister’s house in Half Moon Bay while fighting a charge of police brutality. But a killer is loose, and Lindsay enlists the help of the Women’s Murder Club to catch him.

Cold Day in July book cover with blue striped background

Cold Day In July by Stella Cameron – DB57468

Marc Girard fears that a recently discovered body may be his estranged sister. Returning to his sleepy Louisiana hometown, he persuades a former girlfriend, Dr. Reb O’Brien, to help him investigate. They form a dangerous team, convinced the death was not accidental.

July, July book cover with red color over a picture of four people walking in a forest

July, July by Tim O’Brien – DB55350

Over the course of a July weekend in 2000, while the Darton Hall College Class of 1969 celebrates its unofficial thirtieth reunion, ten old friends drink, dance, flirt, and remember poignant episodes from their pasts.

Born on the Fourth of July book cover with American Army helmet on it

Born On The Fourth Of July by Ron Kovic – DB10420

Paralyzed from the waist down as a result of wounds suffered in Vietnam, Kovic, who was born on the Fourth of July and wanted to be a Marine hero, records his wartime experiences with power and honesty.

Driftless book cover of a sunset over a country road and farm

Driftless by David Rhodes – DB68424

July Montgomery settles into the small farming community of Words, Wisconsin. July’s neighbors include Olivia, who uses a wheelchair and loses her savings at a casino, and Grahm and his wife Cora, who confront the milk cooperative.

Calendar Mysteries, July Jitters book cover of a boy holding a horse's bridle in a park. There is a dog, cat, and horse wearing Revolutionary War Tricorn hats and powdered wigs.

July Jitters by Ron Roy – DB80132

Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy enter Polly the pony and Pal the dog in a July 4th pet-costume contest. But when Independence Day arrives the animals are nowhere to be found. Will the kids be able to find them in time?

D-Lists are hand-picked recommended reading lists of audiobooks that can be added to your cartridge. To view all of the D-List options, click here. To sign up for D-Lists, contact the library at 515-281-1323 or library@blind.state.ia.us.



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