Webster County Library

A reader responds to a recent review of T. D. Allman’s “Finding Florida.”    

A reader responds to a recent essay by Sandra Beasley.    

A reader responds to a recent review of Randall B. Woods’s “Shadow Warrior.”    

Readers respond to a recent review of Willa Cather’s letters.    

In Helene Wecker’s novel, two folkloric creatures emerge onto the streets of 1899 New York.    

The author of “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies” prefers books with action: “I don’t like overrefinement, or to dwell in the heads of vaporous ladies with fine sensibilities.”    

David Hare’s adaptation of Ms. Boo’s award-winning book will be produced by London’s National Theater in 2014.    

New picture books about people of all ages and their bikes.    

New picture books about throwing things, pitching fits and breaking the rules.    

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.    

Paperback books of particular interest.    

Three picture books look at intergenerational relationships.    

A teenage boy, who is caught acting as his brother’s drug courier, is sent to a juvenile detention center.    

A 14-year-old rugby player pines for an older classmate.    

In a novel set in 1944, a family in Florence aids the partisans.    

Three friends must lay a ghost to rest in Holly Black’s latest novel.    

A multigenerational series by the creator of the Baby-Sitters Club.    

Norse mythology and the occult intrude on the modern world in these tales.    

A girl pushed into musical excellence confronts her own desires.    

In far-flung regions, two girls’ dreams are impeded by family obligations.