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• Afia in the Land of Wonders

  Araujo, Mia, 1986-

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  Sixteen-year-old Afia runs away from a future selling crystals like everyone else in her family and is led by a mysterious, shape-shifting stranger to a land of wonders ruled over by the beautiful, but dangerous, Queen Ukiwa. Stunning illustrations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Braiding Sweetgrass

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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  Kimmerer is an American Indian and a professor of botany. Braiding Sweetgrass is about balancing science and spirituality: "to find a way that knowledge, mind, and spirit can all be brought into harmony;" of a world where "... wealth is understood…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Case Is Closed

  Wentworth, Patricia

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  Miss Silver, a governess turned private detective, must track down an elusive witness, who has the key facts to free an innocent man in prison for murder. If you like Miss Marple, you will enjoy reading how unassuming Miss Silver figures out the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cursed Cocktails

  Rowland, S. L.,

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  After years defending the frozen north, blood mage Rhoren has finally earned his retirement. He moves to the warmer south hoping for a fresh start, taking with him his most prized possession—his father's book of drink recipes. Soon Rhoren finds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dinner With King Tut

  How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations

  Kean, Sam

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  A fun, fascinating, and engaging look at how archaeologists and like-minded history enthusiasts are increasingly taking a hands-on approach to history. Selected by CRRL_EricA

• The Ghostwriter

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  Clark, Julie, 1971-

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  Struggling financially, Olivia ends up accepting a ghostwriting job from her estranged and ailing famous father and, in the process, finds herself immersed in family secrets, trying to uncover what really happened 50 years ago when her father’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Presence of Evil by Tania Bayard

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  In this richly detailed mystery set in medieval Paris, widowed mother and occasional court scribe Christine de Pizan finds herself in a very dangerous position when she undertakes to save a young lady, accused of murdering her abusive husband, from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kingdomtide

  Curtis, Rye

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  A small plane crash in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. A single survivor: 72-year-old Cloris, who sets off into the wilderness. Debra Lewis: a park ranger who won’t give up searching--and a criminal lurking somewhere in the hostile forest. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Listen for the Lie

  a Novel

  Tintera, Amy

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  Five years ago, Savannah, Lucy’s best friend, was murdered, and Lucy was found covered in blood with no memory of the night. Her hometown believes she murdered Savannah, and Lucy isn’t sure she didn’t kill her, either. She reluctantly returns home…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• More or Less Maddy

  a Novel

  Genova, Lisa

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  One girl's struggle in life after she is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Several failed attempts to regulate this disease lead to heartbreak and chaos for Maddy and her family. But she persists, and we see how her life unfolds. Another eye-opening…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry

  Waggoner, C. M.

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  A down-on-her-luck fire-witch talks her way into a lucrative bodyguard assignment for an upper-class family and finds romance while getting to the bottom of a murderous scheme. Also available on eAudio from hoopla streaming with no waiting. Selected…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Three-body Problem

  Liu, Cixin

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  Book one of the SF trilogy that won the Hugo Award and became a Netflix series. In addition to numerous scientific details and fascinating concepts, the characters are well developed and the masterful plot twists make this an entertaining read, even…Read moreRead more of this annotation