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Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080

"Restless" by William Boyd Someone is trying to kill Sally Gilmartin. It is the summer of 1976 in England, and the only person Sally can trust is her daughter. Now Sally must tell her daughter the truth: She is actually a Russian emigre recruited for the British Secret Service in 1939. So begins "Restless," an absorbing historical thriller by William Boyd. Masterfully, Boyd evokes the clubby, grubby morals, the paranoia, the tense sexuality of wartime espionage. In a style that is both lean and generous, Boyd successfully blows the lid off a little-known facet of recent history - a largely hidden episode in U.S.- British relations. "Restless" is storytelling at its finest.

- Christie Cure, Mitchell's Book Corner

Nantucket Bookworks 25 Broad Street, 228-4000

"The Real All-Americans: The Team That

Changed A Game, A People, A Nation"

by Sally Jenkins

Say "Carlisle" when you're talking sports and you're understood to mean a football team of gutsy, talented Indian players in the early 1900s, whose coach, Pop Warner, who would become legendary, coached a player named Jim Thorpe, already then a legend. Jenkins tells the story of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, founded by Richard Henry Pratt, a former Civil War officer who had commanded Indian and black troops, an experience that led him to act on their behalf. The Carlisle football was often one of the best in the nation and Jenkins gives a stirring account of the famous Army-Carlisle game, in which Dwight Eisenhower played against Thorpe. But the book is valuable more for showing how the complicated boundary between white and Indian cultures, and the use of sports for assimilation, ground down Indian lives.

- Dick Burns, Nantucket Bookworks

Nantucket Atheneum 1 India Street, 228-1110

"Mystery Bottle" by Kristen Balouch What happens when loved ones become separated by continents and oceans? What happens when there is no way to reunite due to war, politics and distance? Kristen Balouch, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award for a promising new picture book author and illustrator, has captured the magic of the bonds of love in this beautiful book for children ages 5 and older. A boy comes into the possession of a mystery bottle found in a package he receives from the Iranian grandfather he has never met. With the magic in the bottle, the boy travels to see his grandfather. Balouch's illustrations consist of vibrantly colored figures and objects floating over maps, marking the boy's journey. Simple text and page titles tell the story, infused with grandfather's wisdom and love.

- Margaret Head,

Children's and Young Adult Librarian,

Nantucket Atheneum

VIDEOS

Camera Shop & Nantucket Video 32 Main Street, 228-0101

"Year of the Dog"

(Rated PG -13) Molly Shannon gives a touching performance as Peggy, a woman who accepts her life for what it is but does not feel alone. She is a loyal secretary, a good friend and aunt, but the center of her life is her beloved beagle, Pencil. When Pencil meets an untimely demise, Peggy is left shattered, but it sends her out into the world in search of a perfect companion. Written and directed by Mike White.

- Laurie Donovan,

manager, Camera Shop & Nantucket

Video

Orange Street Video 117 Orange Street, 228-5806

"Heroes: Season 1" Have you ever wanted to have a superpower? What would it be? Whether you wanted to fly, stop time, see the future, be invisible or become truly invincible - one of the characters on the TV show "Heroes" will have a power you want. As the first series of the season opens, everywhere around the world, normal people are beginning to discover that they have superhuman powers. What's more, they soon learn that the time has come to band to together and use their abilities. Some characters learn early on that they have a specific job to do: "Save the cheerleader; save the world." Others are lost, completely bewildered by their new abilities. But these heroes don't only have to protect others, they have to protect themselves from a power hungry serial killer who is hoping to become the most powerful hero of all.

- Kate O'Brien, manager, Orange Street Video