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• Counting Miracles

  a Novel

  Sparks, Nicholas

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  Tanner Hughes, an Army Ranger, is due at his next posting soon. But his beloved grandmother's last words to him--"Find where you belong"--have him tracking down a lead on the father he never knew. He's been in Asheboro, NC, just a few…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Liar

  a Novel

  Hoag, Tami

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  Old jealousies and fresh deceits, family loyalties gone wrong, and love turned sour all lay a twisting trail that leads deep into the Louisiana swamp, endangering all who cross the path of a bad liar.

• The Forest of Lost Souls

  Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-

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  A fearless woman, raised in the forest, fights against a group of powerful men in a novel about good versus evil, the enduring nature of myth, and the power of love.

• An Eye for An Eye

  Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-

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  A billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong. A lavish night out is about to end in murder. And the British government is about to be plunged into crisis. A dying peer's will triggers an inheritance with explosive consequences. Why…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Intermezzo

  a Novel

  Rooney, Sally

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  In the wake of their father's death, two very different brothers--Ivan, a competitive chess player, and Peter, an apparently unassailable attorney who self-medicates for stress--face grief, desire, and despair as they deal with their pasts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Legacy of Blood

  Graham, Heather

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  A case of exsanguinated victims in Paris and the French countryside calls for the services of Special Agent Jeannette LaFarge and Blackbird. Latest in the series.

• The Boldest White

  a Story of Hijab and Community

  Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

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  Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad tells a story of a girl named Faizah who learns to be both part of her mosque community and her fencing community, while overcoming her fears of an upcoming tournament. Latest in a series.

• Wrath of the Triple Goddess

  Riordan, Rick

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  In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate's polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong?

• When the World Tips Over

  Nelson, Jandy

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  A newcomer with rainbow hair makes a big impact on fatherless siblings, all going through the stresses of adolescence. With road trips, rivalries, family curses, love stories within love stories within love stories, and sorrows and joys…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Playground

  a Novel

  Powers, Richard, 1957-

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  Four intriguing outsiders meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity’s next adventure: a plan to send…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Reason to See You Again

  a Novel

  Attenberg, Jami

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  Beginning in the 1970s and spanning 40 years, this novel takes the reader on a kaleidoscopic journey through motherhood, the American workforce, the tech industry, the self-help movement, inherited trauma, the ever-evolving ways we…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Grave in the Woods

  Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-

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  An archaeological dig in the French countryside reveals World War II–era mysteries and calls for the talents of Bruno, Chief of Police--who also dishes up more culinary magic for his friends. Latest in the series.

• The Barn

  the Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

  Thompson, Wright

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  A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime and how the truth was erased for so long.

• Black Star

  Alexander, Kwame

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  The second book in the bestselling Door of No Return trilogy stars Kofi’s granddaughter, Charley, who’s set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional ball, but who soon has to contend with the tensions about to boil over in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• InvestiGators. [8], Class Action

  Green, John, 1975-

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  The InvestiGators are back…to school?! Mango and Brash have always been a class act, but can these alligator detectives convincingly go undercover as average middle-school students? And, why has the super-spy organization S.U.I.T. been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• They Call Me Teach

  Lessons in Freedom

  Cline-Ransome, Lesa

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  In this stirring and powerfully illustrated story, an enslaved young man uses his ability to read and write to educate others in the pursuit of freedom.

• Spy School Goes Wild

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  Ben Ripley is recruited for a top secret mission to bring down his nemesis, Murray Hill, once and for all. But when things go horribly wrong, Ben ends up lost in an extremely dangerous wilderness with Murray—and confronting a new, devious…Read moreRead more of this annotation