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The Education of Little Tree

The Education of Little Tree (9/18/25)

The Tortilla Curtain

The Tortilla Curtain (10/2/25)

Into the Wild (10/9/25)

The Measure (10/23/25)

In My Hands (10/30/25)

All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See (11/13/25)

Feed (11/20/25)

Upcoming Events

All book talks will be held in the Wilmington Campus Library (L-Building, 2nd Floor) on Thursdays @ Noon. If you need to borrow a FREE print copy of any of these titles, please email us at: lrcill@cfcc.edu Books can be requested up to one month BEFORE the book talk date and must be returned to the library once the book talk has taken place.

The Education of Little Tree (9/18/25)
Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and goes to live with his mountain dwelling grandparents and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
The Tortilla Curtain (10/2/25)
The story of illegal aliens in California, told through the eyes of two very different couples, one well-off Anglos, the other illegal Mexicans living in a canyon.

Sea Devil Book Club Resources

The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780826316943

Publication Date: 2001-08-31

Read online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and goes to live with his mountain dwelling grandparents and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter; Rennard Strickland (Foreword by)
Call Number: North Circulating Books PS 3553 .A777 E38 1986

ISBN: 0826308791

Publication Date: 1990-07-01

Circulating copy available at North Campus Library can be checked out for three weeks.

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and goes to live with his mountain dwelling grandparents and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
Call Number: Wilm Reserves PS 3553 .A777 E38 2004

ISBN: 0826328091

Publication Date: 2001-08-31

Reserve copy is located at the Wilmington library desk and must be used in-library.

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and goes to live with his mountain dwelling grandparents and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
The Education of Little Tree
Call Number: Wilm DVDs PN 1995.9 .D7 E838 2002

ISBN: 9780792182443

DVD is available for one week checkout at the Wilmington Campus Library.

The Education of Little Tree: Literary Criticism, Biographies, and Overviews
Find out more about The Education of Little Tree via Literature Resource Center (Gale).

The Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9781101042601

Read online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

The story of illegal aliens in California, told through the eyes of two very different couples, one well-off Anglos, the other illegal Mexicans living in a canyon.
The Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle
Call Number: Audiobook

ISBN: 9781101042601

Listen online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

The story of illegal aliens in California, told through the eyes of two very different couples, one well-off Anglos, the other illegal Mexicans living in a canyon.
The Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle
Call Number: Wilm & North Circulating Books PS 3552 .O932 T67 1996

ISBN: 9780140238280

Publication Date: 1996-09-01

Circulating copy available at Wilmington & North Campus Library can be checked out for three weeks.

The story of illegal aliens in California, told through the eyes of two very different couples, one well-off Anglos, the other illegal Mexicans living in a canyon.

The Tortilla Curtain: Literary Criticism, Biographies, and Overviews
Find out more about The Tortilla Curtain via Literature Resource Center (Gale).

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780385486804

Publication Date: 1997-01-20

Read online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Call Number: Audiobook

ISBN: 9781415944899

Listen online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books CT 9971 .M38 K73 1997

ISBN: 9780385486804

Publication Date: 1997-01-20

Circulating copy available at Wilmington Campus Library can be checked out for three weeks.

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Call Number: North Circulating Books CT 9971 .M38 K73 2007

ISBN: 9780307387172

Publication Date: 2007-08-21

Circulating copy available at North Campus Library can be checked out for three weeks.

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.
Into the Wild
Call Number: Wilm & North DVDs PN 1995.9 .B55 I586 2008

ISBN: 9781415738337

DVD is available for one week checkout at the Wilmington & North Campus Library.

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

Into the Wild: Literary Criticism, Biographies, and Overviews
Find out more about Into the Wild via Literature Resource Center (Gale).

The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780063204225

Publication Date: 2022-06-28

Read online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

When you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live. From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise? As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they'll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Call Number: Audiobook

ISBN: 9780063204225

Publication Date: 2022-06-28

Listen online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

When you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live. From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise? As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they'll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Call Number: Wilm Reserves PS 3605 .R59 M43 2022

ISBN: 9780063204201

Publication Date: 2022-06-28

Reserve copy is located at the Wilmington library desk and must be used in-library.

When you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live. From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise? As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they'll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?

The Measure: Literary Criticism, Biographies, and Overviews
Find out more about The Measure via Literature Resource Center (Gale).

In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke; Jennifer Armstrong (As told to)
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780553538847

Publication Date: 2016-03-08

Read online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke; Jennifer Armstrong (As told to)
Call Number: Audiobook

ISBN: 9780307705778

Publication Date: 2016-03-08

Listen online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke; Jennifer Armstrong (As told to)
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books D 804.66 .O73 2001

ISBN: 9780385720328

Publication Date: 2001-04-17

Circulating copy available at Wilmington Campus Library can be checked out for three weeks.

Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke; Jennifer Armstrong (As told to)
Call Number: Wilm Reserves D 804.66 .O73 2016

ISBN: 9780553538847

Publication Date: 2016-03-08

Reserve copy is located at the Wilmington library desk and must be used in-library.

Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.

In My Hands: Literary Criticism, Biographies, and Overviews
Find out more about In My Hands via Literature Resource Center (Gale).

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr; Zach Appelman (Read by)
Call Number: Audiobook

ISBN: 9781442369375

Publication Date: 2014-05-06

Listen online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

Tells the intertwined stories of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a German orphan with a talent for radio technology, during World War II. Their paths converge in the besieged city of Saint-Malo, where both are forced to confront the harsh realities of war and grapple with questions of morality and survival.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Call Number: Wilm & North Reserves

ISBN: 9781476746586

Publication Date: 2014-05-06

Reserve copies are located at the Wilmington & North library desks and must be used in-library.

Tells the intertwined stories of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a German orphan with a talent for radio technology, during World War II. Their paths converge in the besieged city of Saint-Malo, where both are forced to confront the harsh realities of war and grapple with questions of morality and survival.

All the Light We Cannot See: Literary Criticism, Biographies, and Overviews
Find out more about All the Light We Cannot See via Literature Resource Center (Gale).

Feed by Matthew Anderson
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780763651558

Publication Date: 2010-05-11

Read online via Dogwood Digital Library/Libby app.

In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.
Feed by Matthew Anderson
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books PZ 7 .A54395 Fe 2002

ISBN: 9780763617264

Publication Date: 2002-09-23

Circulating copy available at Wilmington Library can be checked out for three weeks.

In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.
Feed by Matthew Anderson
Call Number: North Reserves

ISBN: 9780763617264

Publication Date: 2002-09-23

Reserve copy is located at the North library desk and must be used in-library.

In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

Feed: Literary Criticism, Biographies, and Overviews
Find out more about Feed via Literature Resource Center (Gale).

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