A Mystery

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre Set in the period of The Cold War, John le Carre’s novels are the quintessential spy stories. His protagonist, George Smiley, is the model for many spies in modern novels. This is a modern classic in which le Carré...

A Book About a Culture Other Than Your Own

Senior Book Break — A Book About a Culture Other Than Your Own A Hidden History of Savannah by Breana and T.C.Michaels This book reveals some of Savannah’s exciting history of pirates and Native Americans and the city planning that preserved the rich culture of this...

A Book for Relaxation and Enjoyment

Senior Book Break — A Book for Relaxation and Enjoyment The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle A reporter, wanting to impress his girlfriend, decides to interview a famous anthropologist, who is notorious for not giving interviews. A rival anthropologist challenges his...

Another Country

Senior Book Break Topic: Another County The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman England: The Thursday Murder Club at a Retirement home. Our rocking chair detectives tackle another one. Elizabeth, one of the members, meets Nick, a wedding guest asking for her help, but...

A Mystery

October 2025 Senior Book Break Subject: A Mystery The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman A quirky cast of characters, who are residents of a posh British retirement village, who get together and solve mysteries.  When a murder happens right in their residence they...

Books That Take Place in Another Country 

September Senior Book Break Subject : Books that take place in another country Erte & New Erte In Full Color by Charles Spencer Erte was an artist, born in Russia in 1892, who moved to Paris.  Not a lot is known about his personal life, but he belonged to the art...