[LM_NET] Target: plot summaries of older popular titles

[Sharon Slaney <sslaney@LAKELAND272.ORG>]

I have students who are into collecting old books.  Frequently they ask
me to tell them what the book is about, either before or after they
purchase it.   I need a free resource that will give me a summary of
older, (not classic) popular adult-level books.  I can find many of the
titles they bring to me on book collector and antique Internet sites -
but these sites do not summarize the plot.  Most of the titles they have
asked me about have been 1930s, 40s, and 50s, and all are out of print.
I can find some of the titles in local public library catalogs, but they
do not summarize the plot, either.   Any ideas?  

 

Sharon Slaney, Librarian

Timberlake H.S. Library

5973 W. Hwy 54

P.O. Box 909

Spirit Lake, Id. 83869

208-623-6303

sslaney@lakeland272.org

 


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