SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: “Swamplandia!” by Karen Russell is set in the heat of southern Florida.
MARK LAFRAMBOISE: “I love books that can make you laugh and can make you cry at the same time, and she does that really well.”
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Thirteen year old Ava Bigtree comes from a family of alligator wrestlers. Her family owns a wildlife park called “Swamplandia!,” where they perform their unusual skills. But after the death of Ava’s mother, the family’s business and home life slowly start to fall apart. Her father leaves home on business. Her brother goes off to work at a competing business. And her sister falls in love with a ghost.
Ava bravely attempts to repair the failing “Swamplandia!” and also bring her family back together.
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STEVE EMBER: Last summer many Americans picked up Swedish crime novels, including “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest” by Stieg Larsson. This was the third of three books in his popular “Millennium Series.”
Swedish crime books remain popular this year. “The Hypnotist” is the first book by Lars Kepler. Lars Kepler is the professional name for Alexander and Alexandra Ahndoril, the Swedish husband and wife team who wrote the book. The story is about the murder of a family, and the son who survived this tragic incident. However, he is too shocked to discuss the events he witnessed. A hypnotist attempts to get the boy to a mental state where he can discuss what he saw so that police can learn more about the attacker.
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