One Good Dog by Susan Wilson	One Good Dog by Susan Wilson It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for a good dog story.  It all started with the book The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be by our much loved Canadian author, Farley Mowat and progressed most recently to The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. My recent dog tale, pun not intended is about an unlikely pair – a pit bull who escapes from his criminal owners, who force him to battle to the death in the fight pen with others, and a forty-something year old corporate boss named Adam March who is sent packing from his job after he is charged with a criminal offense. How their lives intersect and eventually become woven together forms the plot of this redemption story - a dog who wants to be saved from a life of brutality and a man who wants to be saved by forgiving a father who abandoned him decades ago.  Alternate chapters are told through the eyes of the dog, named Chance, and like Garth Stein’s book, it is a joy to see everyday objects and events interpreted by nonhuman perspective.  I’ll warn you – have Kleenex ready.  I went through a box in the last chapter alone.  Were they happy or sad tears? I’ll let you discover that on your own.  This book is called One Good Dog and it’s by Susan Wilson.  Check it out.  This Library minute was brought to you by FMG Resource Centre. Oct 19th, 2011; Recommended by Ms. Cosgrove.
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson	Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson I haven’t been this scared reading a book since Blindness by Jose Saramago and the ultimate nail-biter The Road, by Cormac McCarthy.  The action takes place in a futuristic world where all things computerized run amok and turn against their creator – humanity.  The story is told using a variety of narrative techniques including chat room transcripts, court room transcripts and eye-witness report.  The book is divided into four sections – the incidents leading up to the takeover, zero hour when humanity is under attack, the war between humans and robots and the aftermath.  The author has a PhD in robotics and it shows.  The premise may sound hokey but so was Jurassic Park and the book had me up at night, too!  This book grabs your attention from the preface, aptly titled the Briefing and doesn’t let it go until the epilogue – you guessed it the Debriefing.  The book is called Robopocalypse and it’s by Daniel H. Wilson.  Check it out.  This Library minute was brought to you by the FMG Resource Centre. Oct 26th, 2011; Recommened by Ms. Cosgrove.