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• And Only to Deceive

  Alexander, Tasha, 1969-

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  Emily Ashton is a young widow, who barely knew her husband Philip and misses him not at all, until she stumbles across information that intrigues her. As she investigates her late husband, she becomes increasingly aware of Philip's interests and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brownstone

  Teer, Samuel

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  When her mom gets a career opportunity she can't turn down, 14-year-old Almudena is sent to spend the summer with her Guatemalan American father, whom she's never met before. This beautifully illustrated coming-of-age story about discovering your…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Counting the Cost

  Duggar, Jill

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  Jill Duggar shares her story of growing up on reality television on TLC’s show 19 Kids and Counting. She and her husband Derick have worked to be free to make decisions as a family of their own instead of under the authority of Jill’s parents who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hench

  a Novel

  Walschots, Natalie Zina, 1983-

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  Anna, a temp worker for villains, is horribly injured by a superhero during an assignment. Her long recovery motivates her to begin tallying the cost of the collateral damage caused by heroes, and this work gives her the opportunity to join forces…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Age Disgracefully

  Pooley, Clare

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  This is a hilarious and heartfelt novel about a group of septuagenarians who team up with a charity daycare to save their local community center. A cross between A Man Called Ove and Olive Kitteridge, it’s a smart reminder that people of a certain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Italian Ballerina

  Cambron, Kristy

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  With past and present timelines, the author delves into the lives of several people during the Holocaust who help to save many Italian Jews and a child with a made-up disease called Syndrome K. Selected by CRRL_GeriP

• My Mama Is a Work of Art

  Acabado, Hana

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  A boy lovingly describes his mother's many tattoos. Rhyming texts and sweet drawings celebrate the living works of art. Selected by CRRL_YoshikoN

• Night Stories

  Folktales From Latin America : a Toon Graphic

  Liniers, 1973-

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  Two siblings attempt to out-spook each other by telling creepy folktales in this graphic novel. Framed with contextualization by scholar David Bowles, this charming compendium invites children to learn the rich folklore of Latin America in a trio of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Philosophy of Modern Song

  Dylan, Bob, 1941-

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  Legendary musician Bob Dylan takes readers through the massive expansiveness of modern music in a series of easy-to-read essays looking at specific songs, the stories they tell, and how audiences engage with them. Selected by CRRL_BabakZ

• The Rom-commers

  Center, Katherine

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  Two screen writers--one legendary for action screenplays, the other an inexperienced, unknown romantic comedy writer--are brought together to re-write the first's abysmal attempt at a rom-com. Full of humor, banter, sarcasm, and heartfelt emotion,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sittaford Mystery

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976

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  In a snowbound English village on the edge of the wild wastes of Dartmoor, a cozy gathering of neighbors takes an alarming turn when a game of summoning spirits announces a murder. This is a stand-alone mystery that takes place between the world…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Twilight of Democracy

  the Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

  Applebaum, Anne, 1964-

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  A short, incisive essay in which the author, an accomplished historian of the Soviet Union, warns us to beware of leaders who seem not to appreciate democracy. Her latest book, Autocracy, Inc., is also wonderful. Selected by CRRL_EdwardD

• The Wolf Age

  the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire

  Skeie, Tore, 1977-

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  A vivid look at the political intrigue and violence that plagued Northern Europe during the Viking Age. Selected by CRRL_EricA