The Library’s Most Borrowed Books for 2009

1. Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
   Shade, a young Silverwing bat, is determined to prove himself during the winter migration only to be swept away from his family and friends during a storm. The book tells the story of Shade’s remarkable journey to rejoin his family.  This book was selected by the Library for its first “One Book, One Community” program, which ran during the months of October and November.
2. The Appeal by John Grisham
   A powerful story that will leave readers unable to think about the American electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
3. Divine Justice by David Baldacci
   John Carr, alias Oliver Stone, is an assassin on the run.  The US government has unleashed a massive man hunt for him which makes him the most wanted man in America.
4. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
   Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, when the NYPD asks her to examine an injured man in Bellevue Hospital's psychiatric prison ward.
5. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
   Defense attorney Mickey Haller is finally hitting it big when he gets his biggest case yet -- defending Walter Elliott, a famous studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Mickey prepares for the case, he learns that the killer may be coming for him next.
6. Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
   An unforgettable novel of Aboriginal life amidst the dangers and harsh beauty of forest and city.
7. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
   This award-winning work of historical fiction tells the story of a woman abducted into slavery at the age of eleven from her West African village.
8. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
   Bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum and cop, Joe Morelli search for Dom Rizzi, bank robber in this bank robbery gone bad story.
9. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
   Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, the novel captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires.  This is a love story with bite.
10. The Quickie by James Patterson
    Lauren Stillman loves her perfect life until she sees her husband with another woman.  Devastated and vengeful, Lauren has her own affair but when she witnesses a deadly crime, she is torn between revealing the true story and paying the cost for her own betrayal.
11. The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver
    When a night-time call to 911 from a secluded Wisconsin vacation house is cut short, off-duty deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her husband and son at the dinner table and drives up to Lake Mondac to investigate. Was it a misdial or an aborted crime report?
12. Fruits Basket Volume 22 by Natsuki Takaya
    Part of the popular Fruits Basket manga (graphic novel) series about the life of a fictional Japanese high school student named Tohru Honda.
13. Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy
    Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate. Her daughters Adi and Linda were no problem during their teens but now Adi is always fighting for special causes while Linda lurches from one unsatisfactory relationship to the next.  As if this wasn't enough, Clara, a senior cardiac specialist, has a new job to cope with and an ex-husband who wants something from her.
14. World Without End by Ken Follett
    Following eighteen years after the publication of the historical novel “The Pillars of the Earth”, Follett has written the most-anticipated sequel of the year with an extraordinary cast of characters who find themselves at a crossroad of new ideas about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice.
15. Malice by Lisa Jackson
    As New Orleans detective Rick Bentz recovers in the hospital from an accident he sees his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, but as she died 12 years ago it couldn’t have been her.  Released from hospital, Bentz begins to see Jennifer everywhere, haunting and taunting him, then vanishing without a trace. Could she still be alive?  When the murders begin each victim is a part of Jennifer’s past and the trail points to Bentz as the prime suspect.

The library catalogue is available on the internet at www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/library and allows you to request a hold on any item you wish.

Shelley Ferguson is the Administrative Assistant for the City of Kawartha Lakes Public Library.