Here Lies the Librarian by Richard PeckMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I saw one of you recommend this recently, so grabbed it on book on tape. I loved it. All the female characters are unique and headstrong, from PeeWee (Eleanor) to Irene to Grace to Aunt Hat.
It's hilarious in many parts, as PeeWee and Jake lives are turned upside down by the arrival of four library school beauties to make over the abandoned library in town. Jake, who with PeeWee's help has been trying to get his auto mechanic shop off the ground, falls for two of the young women, but one wins his heart when her background in autos (her father is a car dealer in Indianapolis) sets him at ease. PeeWee is befriended by the other of the two, and realizes that being a girl isn't completely bad.
It was fun to be brought back to Indiana, where we lived for 3 years. (They even mentioned Bean Blossom; I taught in the Richland-Bean Blossom school district.) We never did get ourselves out to a car race, though it was a major attraction in the area.
I haven't read anything else by Richard Peck, but will have to look up his work now. Any other suggestions?
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1 comments:
My mom recommend his book to me "A Long Way from Chicago" about a year back. I read it and loved it then proceeded to read and devour all other books he wrote. I really enjoyed the "Chicago" book and then his follow up book to that "A Year Down Yonder". So if you loved and enjoyed this book of his, I highly recommend these other two. They were by far my favorite.
~Kim
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