WAITING, WAITING ...
Scott County libraries' longest waits for e-books, as judged by the number of patrons on the hold list, as of last week:
• "Gone Girl," suspense novel
128
• "Fifty Shades" erotic trilogy
90
• "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children,"
for young adults
35
• "Defending Jacob,"
courtroom drama
33
• "The Racketeer," John Grisham's latest thriller
21
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