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FROM: "Evansdale Public Library" <[removed]@forbin.net>
REC'D: 2/14/02, 2:48 PM

Hello!

I have a 14 yr old male patron that came to me asking if I could find him
some books relating to police snipers. He is out of the range in AR book
levels so he is okay to read adult books but I would be interested in
finding some young adult fiction too. I have looked and come up with a lot
of material that is non-fiction but he is looking for fiction.

I have come across the book THE SNIPER by Theodore Taylor for YA and the
books by Stephen Hunter with the sniper as a main character.

Any other ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

TIA,

Shannon Surly
Evansdale Public Library
Evansdale IA

FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 2/14/02, 3:09 PM

Try "The day of the jackal" by Frederick Forsyth, an excellent book, if a
little dated now that Carlos has been captured. Also "Shimbumi" by
Trevanian, which also deals with spelunking.
HTH
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

-----Original Message-----
From: Evansdale Public Library [[removed]@forbin.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 2:45 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Police sniper fiction


Hello!

I have a 14 yr old male patron that came to me asking if I could find him
some books relating to police snipers. He is out of the range in AR book
levels so he is okay to read adult books but I would be interested in
finding some young adult fiction too. I have looked and come up with a lot
of material that is non-fiction but he is looking for fiction.

I have come across the book THE SNIPER by Theodore Taylor for YA and the
books by Stephen Hunter with the sniper as a main character.

Any other ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

TIA,

Shannon Surly
Evansdale Public Library
Evansdale IA

FROM: Pat Watson <[removed]@lfpl.org>
REC'D: 2/14/02, 3:09 PM

David Baldacci's Last Man Standing is a very riveting book about an FBI
agent's life. The main character is on the hostage rescue team, formerly a
sniper, and works with snipers as a member of HRT. I don't think there's
anything objectable for a l4-year old in it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Evansdale Public Library [[removed]@forbin.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 3:45 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Police sniper fiction


Hello!

I have a 14 yr old male patron that came to me asking if I could find him
some books relating to police snipers. He is out of the range in AR book
levels so he is okay to read adult books but I would be interested in
finding some young adult fiction too. I have looked and come up with a lot
of material that is non-fiction but he is looking for fiction.

I have come across the book THE SNIPER by Theodore Taylor for YA and the
books by Stephen Hunter with the sniper as a main character.

Any other ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

TIA,

Shannon Surly
Evansdale Public Library
Evansdale IA

FROM: Julie Roberts <[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 2/14/02, 8:26 PM

I just hope that he isn't thinking of being one, or getting ideas from
this. My "paranoid post 9/11 thinking". Julie A. Roberts
[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us

-----Original Message-----
From: Viccy Kemp [[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 3:01 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: RE: Police sniper fiction

Try "The day of the jackal" by Frederick Forsyth, an excellent book, if a
little dated now that Carlos has been captured. Also "Shimbumi" by
Trevanian, which also deals with spelunking.
HTH
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

-----Original Message-----
From: Evansdale Public Library [[removed]@forbin.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 2:45 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Police sniper fiction


Hello!

I have a 14 yr old male patron that came to me asking if I could find him
some books relating to police snipers. He is out of the range in AR book
levels so he is okay to read adult books but I would be interested in
finding some young adult fiction too. I have looked and come up with a lot
of material that is non-fiction but he is looking for fiction.

I have come across the book THE SNIPER by Theodore Taylor for YA and the
books by Stephen Hunter with the sniper as a main character.

Any other ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

TIA,

Shannon Surly
Evansdale Public Library
Evansdale IA

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 2/15/02, 12:47 AM

There are several romance novels that deal with snipers (as heroes). But
since the books have love scenes, I don't think the 14 year old patron would
be interested in.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: JCURTIN <[removed]@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 2/16/02, 2:23 PM

Two that are excellent, and not terribly explicit in terms of romantic
relationships are White Star by James Thayer, and Darwin's Blade by Dan
Simmons. Also in Non-fiction, Cold Zero by Christopher Whitcomb.

Joan Curtin

Subject: Police sniper fiction
From: "Evansdale Public Library" <[removed]@forbin.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 14:44:53 -0600

Hello!

I have a 14 yr old male patron that came to me asking if I could find him
some books relating to police snipers. He is out of the range in AR book
levels so he is okay to read adult books but I would be interested in
finding some young adult fiction too. I have looked and come up with a lot
of material that is non-fiction but he is looking for fiction.

I have come across the book THE SNIPER by Theodore Taylor for YA and the
books by Stephen Hunter with the sniper as a main character.

Any other ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

TIA,

Shannon Surly
Evansdale Public Library

FROM: "Cheryl Conro" <[removed]@geneva.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 2/18/02, 5:36 PM

Hi!

You might want to give your patron White Star by James Thayer. It's
about a man who was a sniper in Vietnam and was so good he became a
legend in his own time. He hates his skill and when he returns from
'Nam he puts his rifle down and becomes an assistant district states
attorney until people standing next to him start getting killed. Gave
it to my 15-year old several years ago--his comment, "This book
rocks, Mom!"

Cheryl Conro
Geneva Public Library
Geneva,IL
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Subject: RE: Police sniper fiction
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 14:44:53 -0600

>Hello!
>
>I have a 14 yr old male patron that came to me asking if I could
>find him
>some books relating to police snipers. He is out of the range in AR
>book
>levels so he is okay to read adult books but I would be interested in
>finding some young adult fiction too. I have looked and come up
>with a lot
>of material that is non-fiction but he is looking for fiction.
>
>I have come across the book THE SNIPER by Theodore Taylor for YA and
>the
>books by Stephen Hunter with the sniper as a main character.
>
>Any other ideas? Any help would be appreciated.
>
>TIA,
>
>Shannon Surly
>Evansdale Public Library
>Evansdale IA
>
>
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>.
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