July 6, 2008

books honor loved ones

The following memorial books have been added to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memorial Library for June 2008.

In memory of Fred A. Crake, “American Earth” edited by Bill McKibben, presented by Christina C. Urban.

In memory of Paige Hardwick, “Chester” by Ayano Imai, presented by Kathy Millington; and “Not Afraid of Dogs” by Susanna Pitzer, presented by Kathy Millington.

In memory of Olive Phillips, “Audition: A Memoir” by Barbara Walters, presented by Mimi M. Lines.

In memory of Olive K. Phillips, presented by Ann W. Russin: “Augustus and His Smile” by Catherine Rayner, “All But Alice” by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, “The Eye Book” by Theo LeSieg, and “Full House: An Invitation to Fractions” by Dayle Ann Dodds.

In memory of Spencer Martin, “Letters from a Desperate Dog” by Eileen Christelow and “The Wishing Club: A Story about fractions” by Donna Jo Napoli, presented by The Zikor Family.

In memory of Maria Alexander, “Dog Heaven” by Cynthia Rylant, “Library Lion” by Michelle Knudsen and “Together” by Jane Simmons, presented by Laurie M. Ayre.

In memory of Carol King, “Alaska” by Fred Hirschmann, presented by Jean and Paul Rodda.

In memory of Francis Baluh, “Chevrolet Corvair Photo History” by Monty Montgomery, presented by Joan Bealla.

In memory of my dad, Walter Yakabovicz, “Lisey’s Story” by Stephen King, presented by Mary Wargo.

In memory of Olive Phillips, “Your Home, a Living Canvas” by Curtis L. Heuser, presented by Leslie Alexander Drayer and “House Beautiful: 500 Sensational Ways to Create Your Ideal Home” by Kate Sloan, presented by Jim and Jean Alexander.

In memory of Mary Croop, “Baby Rhyming Time” by Linda L. Ernst, presented by Pat and Ron Wenrich, Janice and John Bebey and Chris and Dave Sutton.

In memory of Nancy Kozemchak presented by The Clifford Kozemchak Family: “Digby Takes Charge” by Caroline Jayne Church, “A Crocodile Grows Up” by Amanda Doering Tourville, “A Visitor for Bear” by Bonny Becker, “The Easter Bunny That Overslept” by Priscilla & Otto Friedrich, “The Searcher and Old Tree” by David McPhail, “Yoga Bear: Yoga for Youngsters” by Karen Behan Pierce, “Good Enough to Eat” by Brock Cole, “The Moffats” by Eleanor Estes

In memory of Judy Legg Panagakos presented by Newark and Judy Legg: “Tracy’s First Day” by Marleen Wijnants, “Disney’s The Lion King: The Pal Patrol” “Starting with Alice” by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, “Everybody Hates First Girlfriends” by Felicia Pride, “Frindle” by Andrew Clements, “Trouble at Camp Treehouse” by Carolyn Keene and “The Hardy Boys: Double Jeopardy” by Franklin W. Dixon

In honor of Scott Henry on his 50th birthday, “In the Ring: The Trials of a Washington Lawyer” by Robert S. Bennett and “Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History” by Theodore C. Sorensen, presented by Jean R. Hughes


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