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Who better to guide us to some great Michigan books than a couple of Michigan librarians? Tim Gleisner is manager of special collections at the Library of Michigan and Jessica Trotter is with the Capital Area District Library.

Over the past year, Stateside interviewed several of the authors whose books appear on this list. Click the hyperlinked titles to check out our conversations with those authors.

General Nonfiction

What the Eyes Don't See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

Trotter says she enjoyed What the Eyes Don't See because of its biographical insight into the life of Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician and researcher who was key in exposing the Flint Water Crisis, in addition to its inside look into how the crisis itself unfolded.

The Poison City by Anna Clark

Gleisner says that The Poison City offers a comprehensive look at Flint's history "plus the background politics that went into the whole making of the tragedy that is the Flint Water Crisis.

Historical Fiction

Across the Great Lake by Lee Zacharias

Trotter says that this "surprise find" published by the University of Wisconsin Press tells the haunting story of an 85-year-old woman looking back at a major turning point in her childhood.

Adult Fiction

Beautiful Music by Michael Zadoorian

Gleisner says that he could not put down Zadoorian's story. The book is set in late 1960s and early 1970s Detroit, and focuses on a young boy's family dysfunction. Just as things are disintegrating² in the city, it is with his life as well, Gleisner said. Just a very compelling read overall.

Adult Nonfiction

Notes From a Public Typewriter edited by Michael Gustafson and Oliver Uberti

A piece of what Gleisner calls community place-making, this book is a compilation³ of vignettes typed by shoppers and passers-by on the public typewriter stationed at Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor⁴.

Adult Graphic¹ Novel

Abbott by Saladin Ahmed

Trotter says that this gritty, supernatural crime thriller⁵ set in 1970s Detroit features a black woman journalist who is investigating horrific crimes that resemble ones that happened in her past.

Poetry

The Lake Michigan Mermaid⁶ by Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen, Illustrated⁷ by Meridith Ridl

Gleisner didn't expect to love this collection, but as soon as he picked it up, he was hooked. He describes it as a tale in poems about this young lady on the shores of Lake Michigan who's going through tough times and somewhere along the way, a mythology⁸ is created about a supposed mermaid.

Children's Picture Book

So Tall Within: Sojourner⁹ Truth's Long Walk to Freedom by Gary Schmidt, illustrated by Daniel Minter

Trotter says that this picture book about Sojourner Truth goes through the good and bad of her life from slavery to her freedom with her settling in Battle Creek¹⁰ and that its illustrations are absolutely stunning¹¹.

For Middle Schoolers

Drumroll Please by Lisa Jenn-Bigelow

Trotter recommends this book for middle grade readers. It's about a 13-year-old percussionist¹² who gets talked into attending Camp Rockaway. It's just a kid trying to find herself, find her own voice, Trotter said. She tends to be the follower¹³, but she's a drummer, and she just needs to find her own beat and make her own noise.

1 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

2 disintegrating   

v.（使）破裂[分裂，粉碎]，（使）崩溃( disintegrate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• As a poetic version of a disintegrating world, this one pleased him. 作为世界崩溃论在文学上的表现，他非常喜欢这个学说。 来自辞典例句
• Soil animals increase the speed of litter breakdown by disintegrating tissue. 土壤动物通过分解组织，加速落叶层降解的速度。 来自辞典例句

3 compilation   

n.编译，编辑

参考例句：

• One of the first steps taken was the compilation of a report.首先采取的步骤之一是写一份报告。
• The compilation of such diagrams,is of lasting value for astronomy.绘制这样的图对天文学有永恒的价值。

4 arbor   

n.凉亭；树木

参考例句：

• They sat in the arbor and chatted over tea.他们坐在凉亭里，边喝茶边聊天。
• You may have heard of Arbor Day at school.你可能在学校里听过植树节。

5 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

6 mermaid   

n.美人鱼

参考例句：

• How popular would that girl be with the only mermaid mom!和人鱼妈妈在一起，那个女孩会有多受欢迎！
• The little mermaid wasn't happy because she didn't want to wait.小美人鱼不太高兴，因为她等不及了。

7 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

8 mythology   

n.神话，神话学，神话集

参考例句：

• In Greek mythology,Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.在希腊神话中，宙斯是众神和人类的统治者。
• He is the hero of Greek mythology.他是希腊民间传说中的英雄。

9 sojourner   

n.旅居者，寄居者

参考例句：

• The sojourner has been in Wales for two weeks. 那个寄居者在威尔士已经逗留了两个星期。 来自互联网
• A sojourner or a hired servant shall not eat of it. 出12:45寄居的、和雇工人、都不可吃。 来自互联网

10 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

11 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

12 percussionist   

n.打击乐器演奏者

参考例句：

• She overcame her deafness and eventually became a successful percussionist. 她克服了耳聋的毛病，最后当了打击乐队敲打手。 来自辞典例句
• For many years I practiced these techniques as a professional percussionist in jazz and new music. 许多年来作为一个职业的爵士乐和新音乐演奏者我不断实践着。 来自互联网

13 follower   

n.跟随者；随员；门徒；信徒

参考例句：

• He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。
• Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。