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Books and videos make excellent introductions to an area, as well as noteworthy remembrances of your visit. The Puffin Pines Country Gift Store carries a variety of non-fiction and fiction books on Maine and Atlantic Canada, for adults and for children, and several videos as well. We feature the following on our web site.
Books for Teens and Adults
Beloved Island, by Jonas Klein
This 274-page soft cover book covers the relationship between the Roosevelt family and the Canadian island of Campobello from the 1880s. More specifically, it deals with how Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were influenced by their summers on the island. $23.00
Cranberry Chronicles, by Edward Lodi
This 133 page soft cover book contains a variety of articles and poetry remembering a young man's adventures while working in cranberry bogs in the 1950s and 1960s. Read this book to learn what growing cranberries really is like. It is a companion book to Deep Meadow Bog below. $20.00
Cranberry Country Recipes, by Yolanda Lodi
This 100 page soft cover book contains almost 40 recipes (and stories that embellish them) for using cranberries. From chicken and seafood to soups and sauces to breads and pies, Yolanda Lodi will make your mouth water as she blends cranberries and foods from many ethnic cultures into these delectable delights. $20.00
Deep Meadow Bog, by Edward Lodi
In this 132 page soft cover book, the author details his memories of his Cape Cod childhood working in the cranberry bogs. This narrative is a companion book to Cranberry Chronicles above. $20.00
The Machias Bay Region, by Jim and Jane Harnedy
In 128 pages of old black and white photographs, the authors take the reader on a tour of the Machias Bay region - home to Indian petroglyphs more than 1,500 years old and the only building in Eastern Maine with a direct link to the Revolutionary War. This wonderful soft cover photographic history captures how much, and yet how little, has changed over the years. Part of the Images of America series. $25.00
Shapes that haunt New England, by Edward Lodi
The author has collected and written 21 fictitious ghost stores, and two true ones, in these 140 pages. After you read this book, you may decide to avoid certain places in rural New England - especially at night. $20.00