The Library of Michigan recently announced its list of 20 books during the past year that feature people, places, events or authors related to Michigan or the Great Lakes region. The list began 22 years ago with selections made by a panel under the auspices of the state library. Below are some of the selected titles available at our library.
In a follow-up to “The Detroit Electric Scheme” is a thrilling novel, “Motor City Shakedown” by D. E. Johnson, set in 1911 Detroit. Will Anderson tries to find justice for the death of his best friend while battling the Detroit criminal underworld, a corrupt police department and his own personal demons.
In “Once Upon a River” by Bonnie Jo Campbell , the author creates an unforgettable heroine reminiscient of Huck Finn in 16-year-old Margo Crane. After the violent death of her father, Margo takes to the Stark River in her boat, with only a few supplies and a biography of Annie Oakley, in search of her vanished mother. Her river adventure through rural Michigan forces her to decide just how much she is willing to pay for her personal choices in life.
The heroine in “South of Superior” by Ellen Airgood finds herself uprooted from Chicago to care for an aged family friend in the Upper Pennisula. As she begins to experience the ways of the small, tight-knit town, she is drawn into the lives and dramas of its residents.
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