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Annual Edmeston Community Yard Sale

Annual Edmeston Community Yard Sale

Our annual community yard sale is approaching and we are starting to collect names and addresses for our list. Bring a $5 donation to the library or call us at 607-965-8208 to get on the list. We’ll be starting at 9am and drawing for the raffle baskets at 1pm. We will distribute the list at the library, as well as posting it to our Facebook and webpage. Hope to see you there!

Famous Last Words Review

Famous Last Words Review

EFL Book Review by Kelly Bennis

 
Gillian McAllister has written another solid thriller/mystery with Famous Last Words. In the novel Camilla’s husband appears to be the perfect partner and doting dad. That is until one day he leaves her a cryptic note before being involved in a hostage situation where he is the hostage taker! At the end of the day his 2 hostages are dead and he is on the run. Camilla’s entire life is unraveling and she doubts she ever really knew her husband.
Seven long years pass before a possible clue surfaces about what really happened. Camilla cannot give up on pursuing the truth because she just knows in her heart there is more to the story. But, is someone messing with her? Is her husband still out there? Read Famous Last Words for a fun, fast ride.
Book Review by Kelly Bennis

Book Review by Kelly Bennis

This month I read a book from 2023 that I can not believe I missed as it is amazing. It’s Joe Nuthin’s Guide to Life by Helen Fisher. The story follows a young man with a disability who lives at home with his mother. He has a job and absolutely loves living by a schedule. Everything he does is at a certain time; eating, watching his favorite show,  going to work, and even going to bed. So, when a tragic life event occurs it throws off  everything for Joe. His friends do their best to get him back on track as does a notebook with instructions for life his mother has written for him.  Additionally, he is determined to make friends with another young man at work, who is bullying him. Joe doesn’t accept that they are not friends. His mom has told him that he doesn’t have a mean bone in his body so why doesn’t Charlie like him?
 
The characters in this story  are so well fleshed out and the dialogue is at times hysterical and at times heart-breaking. I fell in love with Joe and his friends and wish there was more to discover about this hodge podge group of misfits.