Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris and is blind by age six. Her father builds her a model of their neighborhood, so she can memorize it and navigate the real streets. When the Germans occupy Paris, they flee to Saint-Malo on the coast. In Germany, Werner grows up enchanted by a crude radio he finds. He becomes a master at building and fixing radios, which wins him a place with the Hitler Youth. Werner travels throughout Europe, and finally to Saint-Malo, where his meets Marie-Laure.
This snappy, sassy redemption story set in small-town Montana is “a wild and crazy debut novel by a talented young writer” (Jackie Collins), filled with an uproarious and unforgettable cast of characters you won’t want to leave behind.
Welcome to Quinn, Montana, population: 956. A town where nearly all of the volunteer firemen are named Jim, where the Dirty Shame – the only bar in town – refuses to serve mixed drinks (too much work), where the locals hate the newcomers (then again, they hate the locals, too), and where the town softball team has never even come close to having a winning season. Until now.
Rachel Flood has snuck back into town after leaving behind a trail of chaos nine years prior. She’s here to make amends, but nobody wants to hear it, especially her mother, Laverna. But with the help of a local boy named Jake and a little soul searching, she just might make things right.
In the spirit of Empire Falls and A League of Their Own, with the caustic wit of Where’d You Go, Bernadette thrown in for good measure, Richard Fifield’s hilarious and heartwarming debut will have you laughing through tears.This snappy, sassy redemption story set in small-town Montana is “a wild and crazy debut novel by a talented young writer” (Jackie Collins), filled with an uproarious and unforgettable cast of characters you won’t want to leave behind.
Low impact cardio & strength training Aerobics with Tiffany Mikkelson will begin again in September @ the Hobson Museum.
1. Registration for Summer Reading 2017 begins on Wednesday, May 24th for Pre-school and Thursday, May 25th for everyone else (Elementary, Teens, and Adults). This summer’s theme is “Build a Better World”. 2., 3., 4. Library Volunteers are Building a Better World. Kim Foucher has found and organized lots of fun activities to go with the Summer Reading Program. Kaitlyn Fryer & Gloria Brawdy are busy making hand-made bunting to liven up the library. Tracy Watson keeps up organizing boxes of book donations the community has generously donated. Tracy has been cataloging books that are headed to the annual What the Hay Book Sale. This is going to be the best book sale ever! 5. Today the Judith Basin County Free Library began to Build a Better Library. Ground was broke today!
What’s New? 1. New book donations for the Paperback Book Exchange located in the Library porch. Thank you Joyce Turner. 
