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• All Better Now

  Shusterman, Neal

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  A world-wide pandemic causes survivors to lose all negative emotions and only feel joy, love, and kindness. But the disease also causes them to die trying to do heroic deeds, such as rescuing drowning victims or jumping into a fire to save lives.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Case of Mice and Murder

  Smith, Sally (Mystery author)

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  Barrister Gabriel Ward is thinking about the challenging law case he will be arguing when he stumbles across a dead body. Gabriel is required to investigate the murder to determine if any of the other barristers were involved before turning the case…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Child's Calendar

  Updike, John

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  This is a beautiful book to share with children or for young readers to enjoy on their own. Trina Schart Hyman's glowing illustrations of childhood illuminate Updike's spare and sparkling poetry through the seasons, month by month. Also available as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Conjuring of America

  Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic

  Stewart, Lindsey (Lindsey L.),

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  This book relates how everyday iconic brands—such as Vicks VapoRub, blue jeans, and Coke—actually owe their existence to the stolen brilliance of the enslaved "conjure women," who used West African traditions and herbalism not just for healing, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Correspondent

  a Novel

  Evans, Virginia, 1986-

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  This heartwarming novel written in epistolary format just flows through Sybil's life. The reader gets to know her heartaches, challenges, and happy times. Selected by CRRL_GeriP

• Heidi

  a Graphic Novel

  Marsden, Mariah

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  A charming graphic novel adaptation of the children’s classic Heidi. When young Heidi is sent to the Swiss Alps to live with her gruff grandfather and his herd of goats, her kindness and zest for life endear her to him. Also available as an eBook…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Interior Chinatown

  a Novel

  Yu, Charles, 1976-

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  It is a National Book Award winner, but the presentation of this quirky novel would probably not work as an audiobook. It is a satirical look at stereotypes Hollywood uses all the time. Selected by CRRL_EdwardD

• My Husband's Wife

  a Novel

  Feeney, Alice

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  Eden Fox sets off on an evening run, but when she returns to her house, her key doesn't work. A woman, eerily similar to herself, answers the door, and her husband insists the stranger is his wife. This fast-paced psychological thriller grabs you…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Past Tense

  Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy

  Mardou, 1975-

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  Mardou wrote and illustrated this compelling--and ultimately hopeful--graphic memoir where the reader follows her healing journey as she works through childhood and generational trauma with her therapists. Selected by CRRL_MaryB

• Servant of Earth

  Hawley, Sarah

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  Kenna Heron has always been a survivor. Reviled by the townspeople for her late mother’s supposed witchcraft, Kenna ekes out a living fishing Fae artifacts from the bog and selling them at the market. When an ill-fated mission to rescue her best…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Slayers of Old

  Hines, Jim C.

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  Jenny, Annette, and Temple have long enjoyed their retirement from fighting the supernatural, but, when a young man from a lineage of monster-hunters comes to their bookshop, the trio must stop the Apocalypse one more time. A quick, witty, thriller…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spacewalking With You. 1

  Doronoda, Inuhiko

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  A delightfully unexpected and heartwarming bond forms between two high school students when Kobayashi, the class slacker, steps in to help new kid Uno deal with bullies and navigate his new school. Selected by CRRL_ErikaF

• When the Declaration of Independence Was News

  Sneff, Emily

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  This fascinating read examines how everyday people--from printers and soldiers to diplomats--reacted upon first encountering our founding document. Selected by CRRL_EricA