“In 2003 the Will Rogers Medallion Awards were established to honor the legacy of Indian Territory and Oklahoma native Will Rogers. Through this program they seek to encourage, enhance and expand creative works devoted to the deep legacy of the American West and its peoples. Since its creation, the WRMA honors have become the most prestigious in the field.”
This is taken from a news release on the Will Rogers Medallion Award website. We are honored to have among the citizens of Spur a finalist in the category of Western Mystery for this prestigious award. Congratulations to Barbara Brannon who wrote “The Wolf Hunt: A Tale of the Texas Badlands” under the pseudonym of Will Brandon. We have copies available here at the library to check out. We will have it available in large print soon.
The summer reading contest winners were announced and they are, in the 0–5 age group, Everett Harris, who won a set of Disney board books; in the second category the winner was Trenton Jenkins, who won a set of eight books in the Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne; and in the third category, Daeson Gregston won a box set of Roald Dahl’s collection, including two of his most famous works, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “James and the Giant Peach.” Congratulations to these three readers, whose award photos appear on page 8 of this issue.
We have a few new books ready for our younger readers. From #1 New York Times bestseller Katherine Applegate, we have “Willodeen,” a singular middle-grade novel about a girl who risks everything to help a handmade creature who comes to life. We also have from Eoin Coffer a middle grade fantasy adventure, “The Fowl Twins Get What They Deserve.” New in our juvenile large print section, we have Newberry Honor–winning author Veera Hiranandani’s “How to Find What You’re Not Looking For.”
In large print fiction we have “The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker.” Author Susan Wittig Albert has brought us another delightful assortment of richly human characters who face the challenges of the Great Depression with courage and grace. Her books remind us that friends offer the best of themselves to each other, community is what holds us together, and even when life seems too hot to handle, there’s always hope.
In non-fiction this week we have “Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To” by David A. Sinclair, PhD and Matthew D. LaPlante. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Sinclair, leading world authority on genetics and longevity, reveals a bold new theory for why we age. As he writes, “Aging is a disease, and that disease is treatable.”
For our western fans we have William W. and J.A. Johnstone’s “Biscuits and Gravy.” Dewey “Mac” Mackenzie is no ordinary chuck wagon cook. He’s a marked man on the run who works cattle drives to stay one step ahead of his enemies. If these hired killers catch up to him, he’ll be slinging guns instead of hash—with a side order of revenge that’s best served cold.
Check it all out at the library.
Donnice Carruth is director of the Dickens County-Spur Library, in Spur.
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