The Hood Library Book of the Week

Among the Hood Library’s recent acquisitions is The Reading List.

Aleisha is a bright but anxious teenager, working at a local library in London for the summer, when she discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird.  It’s a list of novels that she’s never heard of before.  Intrigued, and a little bored with her slow job at the checkout desk, she impulsively decides to read every book on the list, one after the other.  As each story gives up its magic, the books transport Aleisha from the painful realities she’s facing at home.

When Mukesh arrives at the library, desperate to forge a connection with his bookworm granddaughter, Aleisha passes along the reading list, hoping that it will be a lifeline for him too.  Slowly, the shared books create a connection.

Please visit the Hood Library this coming Sunday to borrow this book - or any other of our recent acquisitions.  As always, the Hood Library’s fine collection - a congregational treasure since 1931 - is open on Sundays for perusal and borrowing.