{"id":44373,"date":"2022-06-01T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=44373"},"modified":"2022-05-24T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:12:19","slug":"online-reading-challenge-june-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/online-reading-challenge-june-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Reading Challenge – June"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hello Fellow Readers!<\/p>\n

Welcome to the June Reading Challenge Book Flight! This month our theme is food and fellowship. Yum!<\/p>\n

Our main title is Relish: My Life in the Kitchen<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Lucy Knisley. This is a graphic novel and it’s an amazing one. If you have any hesitancy about reading a graphic novel, or have never read one, this is a great one to start with, with charming illustrations and a great story.<\/p>\n

Lucy\u00a0Knisley<\/span>\u00a0loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Each chapter is bookended with an illustrated recipe– many of them treasured family dishes, and a few of them Lucy’s original inventions<\/em><\/p>\n

Other titles in this month’s Book Flight are:<\/p>\n

Kitchens of the Great Midwest<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by J Rayan Stradal. When Lars Thorvald’s wife, Cynthia, falls in love with wine–and a dashing sommelier–he’s left to raise their baby, Eva, on his own. He’s determined to pass on his love\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0food to his daughter–starting with pure\u0301ed pork shoulder. As Eva grows, she finds her solace and salvation in\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0flavors\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0her native Minnesota. From Scandinavian lutefisk to hydroponic chocolate habaneros, each ingredient represents one part\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0Eva’s journey as she becomes\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0star chef behind a legendary and secretive pop-up supper club, culminating in an opulent and emotional feast that’s a testament to her spirit and resilience.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Fannie Flag. Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting,\u00a0Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe\u00a0<\/span>is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who\u2019s in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who\u2019s telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women\u2014the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth\u2014who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, offering good coffee, southern barbecue, and all kinds of love and laughter\u2014even an occasional murder. And as the past unfolds, the present will never be quite the same again.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also available in large print<\/strong><\/a>, and as in ebook on Libby.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Master Butcher’s Singing Club<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Louise Erdrich. Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher’s precious knife set, Fidelis sets out for America. In Argus, North Dakota, he builds a business, a home for his family\u2014which includes Eva and four sons\u2014and a singing club consisting of the best voices in town. When the Old World meets the New\u2014in the person of Delphine Watzka\u2014the great adventure of Fidelis’s life begins. Delphine meets Eva and is enchanted. She meets Fidelis, and the ground trembles. These momentous encounters will determine the course of Delphine’s life, and the trajectory of this brilliant novel.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Kitchen Front<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Jennifer Ryan. A\u00a0World War II-set story of four women on the<\/span>\u00a0home\u00a0front<\/span>\u00a0competing for a spot hosting a BBC wartime cookery program and a chance to better their lives. Two years into World War II, Britain is feeling her losses;\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Nazis have won battles,\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Blitz has destroyed cities, and U-boats have cut off\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0supply of food. In an effort to help housewives with food rationing, a BBC radio program called\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0Kitchen<\/span>\u00a0Front<\/span>\u00a0is putting on a cooking contest–and\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0grand prize is a job as\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0program’s first-ever female co-host. For four very different women, winning\u00a0the<\/span> contest presents a crucial chance to change their lives. But with so much at stake, will\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0contest that aims to bring\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0community together serve only to break it apart?<\/em><\/p>\n

Also available in large print<\/strong><\/a> and as an ebook on Libby.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

These titles and others related to the theme will be on display at each of our locations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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