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With so many good books to choose from, and more coming out all the time, the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to share with you some of our favorite books that came out in 2009. So here they are, BookSmart's 10 Best Books of 2009: Our Picks for Fiction  | The Child Thief, by Brom
|  | The Help, by Kathryn Stockett |  | Dog On It, by Spencer Quinn
|  | A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick |
Our Picks for Non-Fiction  | Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes, by Tessa Kiros
|  | A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes From My Kitchen Table, by Molly Wizenberg |  | Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, by Novella Carpenter
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Our Picks for Young Adult  | Catching Fire (The Second Book in the Hunger Games), by Suzanne Collins
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 | Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater |  | The Doom Machine, by Mark Teague
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 | Wednesday Story Time with Miss Susan On the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm, the infamous and wonderful Miss Susan is here reading stories and weaving her own magical tales. Cookies or ice cream cones provided for the tots after the story. All storytime sessions are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Come enjoy Miss Susan's delightful storytelling designed to captivate your child's imagination and promote language skills. |
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| BookSmart Book Club The BookSmart book club meets at 7pm on the third Thursday of every month in the BookSmart café. Get 10% off the club pick for the month and join us to discuss it. Beverages and snacks are always provided, and questions and insights are always encouraged. | January 2010: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan February: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan | March: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood April: A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell May: Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay June: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson July: Still Alice by Lisa Genova August: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway September: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa October: Tales of H.P. Lovecraft selected & edited by Joyce Carol Oates November: The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotteril | this month: 
| | December is a celebration of reading and book exchange party January 2011: The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent |
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| Did you know that Morgan Hill has a Community Garden? They are just getting started and need our community support! Check out their Facebook page. |
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