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• A Box Full of Darkness

  St. James, Simone

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  Simone St. James creeps us out once again with a story of a dysfunctional family who experienced a traumatic event involving their 6-year-old brother. Years later, the siblings come together to figure out how to end the trauma. Selected by CRRL_GeriP

• A Founding Mother

  a Novel of Abigail Adams

  Dray, Stephanie

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  In this sweeping, immersive, historical fiction novel, Abigail Adams is brought vividly to life, revealing the intelligence and quiet power behind one of history's most influential women. As America celebrates 250 years, this story provides a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good People

  a Novel

  Sabit, Patmeena

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  Piece together the story behind the tragic death of the Sharaf family's oldest daughter, Zorah, through interviews with their friends, neighbors, and others who knew them. Contradictory accounts and opinions abound in this unconventional mystery set…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heartwood

  a Novel

  Gaige, Amity, 1972-

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  Just 200 miles short of her destination, a woman goes missing, hiking on the Appalachian Trail from Virginia to Maine. Did she step off the trail and get lost in the impenetrable woods? Was she attacked by an animal or human? Poetic journal entries…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's All in Your Head

  a Novel

  Nordqvist, Sabina

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  Chronically ill Skylar is forced to pose as the girlfriend of Brandon Pike, the hot new guy in her online support group with a penchant for broody poetry--and a professional snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his past. A fun…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Johnny Tremain

  Forbes, Esther

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  This story of an arrogant apprentice silversmith in Boston, a flashpoint in the War for Independence, is a classic coming-of-age novel for older children, teens, and adults--and a Newbery Medal winner. An excellent way to absorb some Revolutionary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lake of Souls

  the Collected Short Fiction

  Leckie, Ann

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  A great collection of short stories by Leckie, with a few that wonderfully expand the universes of her novels. A standout is "The Nalendar," which follows a woman who gets dragged into the crazy scheme of someone who is not what they seem. Selected…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mailman

  My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home

  Grant, Stephen Starring

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  This book is nominated for the 2026 Virginia People's Choice Award for Nonfiction. The author, laid off during COVID, took a job as a rural mail carrier, so he would have medical insurance (He had a cancer diagnosis.). Though he eventually went back…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Open Carry

  Cameron, Marc

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  U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter is called to a remote Alaskan island to investigate a local girl's murder. When a reality TV crew filming nearby stumbles upon a deadly secret and its members go missing, Cutter must survive the unforgiving wilderness to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Soundtrack

  a Novel

  Reynolds, Jason

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  An epic listening experience for teens. Written originally for an audiobook, it is recorded with a full cast, sound effects, and original music. The story follows Stuy, the drummer, who meets an eccentric guitarist, then joins forces with a bass and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

  Andrews, Ilona

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  After waking up and realizing she has been sucked into her favorite book series, Maggie uses her knowledge of events to come to help her survive as long as possible. However, when she helps some of her favorite characters avoid calamity, the course…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Walking on Water

  Reflections on Faith and Art

  L'Engle, Madeleine

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  Madeleine L'Engle poses and answers the question, "How do faith and art interact?" in her beautiful prose. Walking through the questions that many writers ask, L'Engle helps the reader understand how to incorporate their faith with their writing and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What the River Knows

  a Novel

  Ibañez, Isabel (Novelist)

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  Inez Olivera is part of 19th-century Buenos Aires' upper society, but yearns to travel with her globe-trotting parents on their adventures. Upon their tragic deaths, she sails to Cairo with the ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before his…Read moreRead more of this annotation