Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries.
It has been years (possibly a decade now) since I last read anything by Max Braithwaite, a Canadian author and humourist. These are his three most famous books, an autobiographical trilogy about his childhood and early adult life on the prairies. I am not sure I have ever even read Why Shoot the Teacher?, which chronicles a young man’s experiences as a schoolteacher in a rural one-room school house during the Depression. The two other books, Never Sleep Three in a Bed and The Night We Stole the Mountie’s Car, I do remember enjoying and I am excited to read them again, especially since they will fill in the two years that were giving me the most trouble in my Century of Books: 1969 and 1971.
What did you pick up this week?
The Captive Reader 
I think you’d like the Moosepath League books by Van Reid. They’re lovely old-fashioned novels with interesting characters. They take place in Maine in the late 1800’s. They’re sweet, they’re funny, they’re sometimes exciting. I love them.
I hadn’t heard of them before. Thanks for the recommendation, Joan!
Enjoy your loot!
Thanks, Linda!
I’ve not read Never Sleep Three in a Bed but enjoyed the other two years ago. Max Braithwaite – an oldie but a goodie to dip into again!
I am quite excited to reread these again after all these years, Debbie!
Never heard of Max Braithwaite, but it’s always good to have a ‘new’ author to consider.
Meanwhile, this week, I received 6 new books from Shire Books. For those of you who aren’t familiar with these, Shire began in 1962 and so, this year, celebrates its 50th anniversary. Shire is now owned by Osprey Books who also publish military history, but Shire Books are wonderful as they have a wide range of subjects including such (new) titles as 1950s Modern – British Style a Design; 1950s American Fashion; Stained Glass; The Victorian and Edwardian Tourist;Georgien Garden Buildings; The Victorian Garden. Do take a look at http://www.shirebooks.co.uk – you won’t be disappointed.
As for fiction, just started Jennie Fields’ The Age of Desire, and so far am enjoying this verymuch.
Shire Books sound excellent, Margaret! I hope you enjoy your new ones.