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• The Everlasting

  Harrow, Alix E.

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  A moving and genre-defying quest about the lady-knight, whose legend built a nation, and the cowardly historian sent back through time to make sure she plays her part--even if it breaks his heart.

• Wreck

  a Novel

  Newman, Catherine, 1968-

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  If you loved Rocky and her family on vacation on Cape Cod in Newman's previous book, "Sandwich," wait until you join them at home two years later. With her signature wit and wisdom, Catherine Newman explores the hidden rules of family, the heavy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tom's Crossing

  a Western

  Danielewski, Mark Z.

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  "While folks still like to focus on the crimes that shocked the small city of Orvop, Utah, back in the fall of 1982, not to mention the trials that followed, far more remember the adventure that took place beyond municipal lines." A magisterial…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dead and Alive

  Essays

  Smith, Zadie

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  In this eagerly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years.

• Birdlane Island

  Andrews, V C

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  On an isolated island shrouded in mists off the coast of Maine, teenage Lisa struggles both with weak health and her novelist father's plan to protect her. After her mother's untimely death, her father isolates her all the more, cutting her off her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Devil Is a Southpaw

  a Novel

  Hobson, Brandon

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  A haunting, unforgettable novel of obsession, pride, and forgiveness, exploring the friendship and rivalry between two gifted boys in harrowing circumstances, from the acclaimed writer of The Removed.

• Tea Is Love

  Khorram, Adib

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  Whether it's part of an elaborate ceremony, or a quiet cup brewed for one, tea holds a special place in the hearts of millions. This poignant, lovely picture book celebrates the practice of tea-drinking across various cultures and countries and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Sam! and the Meow of Deception

  Daywalt, Drew

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  The follow-up to the instant New York Times bestseller "They Call Me No Sam!" continues the hilarious adventures of Sam the pug as he protects his family from suburban evil.

• Pushing Hope

  An Illustrated Memoir of Survival

  Santana, Raymond

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  When Raymond Santana was just 14, he was accused of a crime he didn’t commit. The 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park was pinned on Santana and four other young teens, a tragedy that would change their lives forever. In this powerful illustrated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Curry Means More

  Marianayagam, Maria

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  Fry Bread meets Bilal Cooks Daal in this story about a girl and her mom introducing a school friend to curry—and discovering all the things that curry means to them as they learn to make it together.

• Dance Pants!: Ready-To-Read Graphics Level 1

  Mack, Jeff

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  Dog helps Pony find the perfect dance pants in the funny third book in the Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series by award-winning author-illustrator Jeff Mack!

• The Library of Lost Girls

  Pipps, Kristen

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  When her sister returns from finishing school a total stranger, a teen seeks out the cause and discovers that the cost of becoming a perfect lady is much higher—and more sinister—than ever expected. A lush, Gothic tale that will haunt readers long…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pioneer Woman Cooks

  the Essential Recipes : 120 Greatest Hits, New Twists, and Perfected Classics

  Drummond, Ree

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  The ninth blockbuster cookbook by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ree Drummond, featuring tested, perfected versions of her all-time favorite, most crowd-pleasing, and timelessly popular recipes—the classics that families turn to every day and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power

  Phillip, Abby

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  Focusing on his presidential runs in 1984 and, especially, 1988, Phillip highlights how Jackson built an unlikely coalition that showed how Black political power could be consolidated... Appealing to the working people of urban enclaves like that of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Uncool: A Memoir

  Crowe, Cameron

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  The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe—one of America’s most iconic journalists and filmmakers—The Uncool is a joyful dispatch from a lost world, a chronicle of the real-life events that became "Almost Famous," and a coming-of-age journey filled…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding

  Ellis, Joseph J.

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  A look at how America’s founders--Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Adams--regarded the issue of slavery as they drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, reckoning with the two great failures of America’s founding: the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Carl Weber's Kingpins

  Richmond

  Williams, Racquel, 1978-

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  The love that bonds D’Amond and Coolie might just be the one that separates them when they are faced with the lies, betrayal, and most of all, deadly secrets.

• Simultaneous

  Heisserer, Eric

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  From the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of "Arrival" comes a speculative thriller about a federal agent and a therapist who team up to stop an otherworldly killer.

• The Tin Men

  a Novel

  DeMille, Nelson

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  At a top-secret Army training facility in the Mojave Desert, Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military intrigue, AI technology, and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Code Blue

  Michaels, Fern

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  Theresa Gallagher discovers a lot of red flags when she visits her formerly wild-child aunt at the Sunnydale Care Facility several states away. And, is it just a coincidence that, as soon as she starts asking questions, her car is almost run off the…Read moreRead more of this annotation