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• Swan Song

  Hilderbrand, Elin

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  The Richardsons are new to Nantucket and have made a huge splash. Everyone's talking about them. But when their $22 million mansion burns to the ground, all their flirting, flaunting, and high drama seem to have caught up with them and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clete

  Burke, James Lee, 1936-

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  In the latest installment of his famous Detective Dave Robicheaux series, bestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave’s partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time, as Clete and Dave attempt to stop the ruthless…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Star Falling: Volume 2

  Berry, Steve

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  In this action-packed adventure set in the waning days of the Cold War, Luke Daniels embarks on a quest in search of the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible—the unlikely key to ending a looming threat orbiting 200 miles above the Earth.

• The Housemaid Is Watching

  McFadden, Freida

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  Told from the point of view of a housemaid with secrets of her own, this twisty tale of suspense is set in the impressive home of a very wealthy--and very unhappy--family. Third in "The Housemaid" series.

• The Rom-commers

  Center, Katherine

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  Emma Wheeler is a good if obscure screenwriter who's been given the chance to go to Hollywood to be a script doctor for her personal writing idol, Charlie Yates. But Charlie's script is horrible, and he is so very much not impressed with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One of Our Kind

  a Novel

  Yoon, Nicola

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  Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned African American utopia of Liberty, California, hoping to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. While her husband settles into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fish and Clam

  Ruzzier, Sergio, 1966-

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  Fish loves his pebble collection, but he wishes for more, so he goes on a journey to find some. What he doesn’t expect is to make a new friend along the way! This is a Level One I Can Read Comic, perfect for shared reading with young…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

  Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957-

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  When 11-year-old Hank’s mom doesn’t come home, he takes care of his toddler sister, Boo, like he always does. But it’s been a week now. They are out of food, and mom has never stayed away this long… Hank knows he needs help, so he and Boo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Icon and Inferno

  Lu, Marie, 1984-

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  The smoldering sequel to the New York Times bestselling Stars and Smoke follows pop star Winter and secret agent Sydney on yet another treacherous mission that grows more sinister with each twist and turn. To make it out alive, they'll…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There Is a Door in This Darkness

  Cashore, Kristin

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  Wilhelmina Hart is part of the infamous class of 2020. Having deferred college, Wilhelmina now lives in a limbo she can see no way out of, like so many of her peers. Wilhelmina’s personal darkness would be unbearable but for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Really Bird Story. 6, Really Bird, Really Scared!

  Ziefert, Harriet

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  Really Bird wakes up to find it is still dark, and he starts to worry the Sun won't rise. Eventually, of course, with some group effort and protesting, the Sun rises, but that is not the end of the story, as Really Bird and his friends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Summer Escape

  a Novel

  Shalvis, Jill

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  Anna Moore didn’t just wake up one day and decide to go on a wild quest—especially since her life no longer lends itself to wild anything—so how in the world does she end up racing against the clock with Owen Harris, a sexy, enigmatic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Talent for Murder

  a Novel

  Swanson, Peter, 1968-

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  Martha Ratliff, archival librarian, changes her life's trajectory by marrying a charming, sweet-natured divorcé who's on the road for half of every year. After their first anniversary, Martha begins to wonder what sort of man has she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Not in Love

  Hazelwood, Ali

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  Biotech engineer Rue Siebert loves her job at Kline, a promising food science start-up. Eli Killgore and his partners plan a hostile take-over of the company that will put Rue's comfortable way of life in jeopardy. In this situation, Rue…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Age Disgracefully

  Pooley, Clare

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  The members of the Senior Citizens' Social Club are not what you might expect. From Art, a failed actor turned kleptomaniac to Daphne, who has been hiding from her dark past for decades, to Ruby, a Banksy-style knitter who gets revenge in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hip-hop Is History

  Questlove

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  Six-time Grammy Award–winning musician and Academy Award–winning filmmaker Questlove skillfully traces the creative and cultural forces that made and shaped hip-hop, highlighting both the forgotten but influential gems and the undeniable…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Horror Movie

  a Novel

  Tremblay, Paul

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  In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film’s scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• That Night in the Library

  Jurczyk, Eva

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  On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university's rare books library. They're not allowed to be there after closing time, but it's the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform—one borrowed…Read moreRead more of this annotation