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• Mad Mabel

  Hepworth, Sally

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  Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is a gloriously grumpy octogenerian, always ready with a cutting remark, but not taken seriously. But then, a neighbor turns up dead, and the whispers start flying. Because Elsie hasn’t always been Elsie. Once upon a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Caretaker

  a Novel

  Kliewer, Marcus

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  From a New York Times bestselling author comes a supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist, only to discover the position has consequences far greater—and more dangerous—than she ever could have imagined.

• Monsters in the Archives

  My Year of Fear With Stephen King

  Bicks, Caroline, 1966-

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  A fascinating, first-of-its-kind exploration of Stephen King and his most iconic early books, based on groundbreaking research and interviews with King—all conducted by the first scholar to be given extended access to his private archives.

• Duty, Honor, Country & Life

  a Tribute to the American Spirit

  McRaven, William H. (William Harry), 1955-

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  With the Admiral's unique writing style, each speech is a story recalling acts of heroism, courage, sacrifice, and a sense of duty, honor, and country. These speeches include his tributes to soldiers, Navy SEALs, law enforcement officers, doctors,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last Night in Brooklyn

  a Novel

  Gonzalez, Xochitl, 1977-

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  New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor’s secret past.

• The Rolling Stones

  the Biography

  Spitz, Bob

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  Bob Spitz has brought his indefatigable energy and five decades of experiences in the fields and hollows of rock 'n’ roll to bear on his five-year journey to reexamine one of popular music’s greatest stories. There are myriad revisions to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hold

  Ribay, Randy

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  A funny, heartwarming picture book about a father and his child's boundless curiosity that reminds us what's important to hold onto in life.

• The Genie Game

  Ifueko, Jordan

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  Valentine Adesanya has two missions: 1) become a Feared and Fabulous Film Director and 2) find her missing big sister, Mango. She suspects The Trio Trust, a collection of creepy mega-companies that now rule the United States, made Mango disappear. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams

  Kulwicki, Michelle

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  In this adventure-packed portal fantasy, three teens enter a gateway to a mythical Labyrinth in the Appalachian Mountains. Thea, a girl with unsurfaced abilities; Callum, the young magician sent to watch her; and Oliver, Callum's outcast childhood…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story

  a Book to Read From Front to Back and Back to Front

  Messner, Kate

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  Readers will laugh aloud at the silly antics of a pair of opinionated sea mammals in a tale presenting one side of a debate when read front-to-back and the other side when read back-to-front, slyly revealing the way identical facts can be used to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Found Sound

  Wolitzer, Meg

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  A sound-inspired scavenger hunt and fast-paced mystery about family and friendships lost and found.

• Gods & Comics

  Cho, Kat

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  Bestselling author Kat Cho returns with a fresh contemporary, fantasy romance about a teen whose life is upended when the gods in her anonymous viral web comic--inspired by a forgotten Korean myth--come to life, and the hero falls in love with her.

• Screen People

  How We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency

  Garber, Megan

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  In ten chapters, each themed around an element of entertainment--from “The Producers,” who edit our reality, to “The Extras,” the strangers we turn into objects of our amusement, to “the Haters,” the worshipful Qanon-types who expect the prophecies…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Song Is About Me

  a Novel

  De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-

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  A reporter strives to discover the reason behind a superstar’s disappearance in an enthralling novel about the mysteries of love and success by a bestselling author.

• Alito

  the Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution

  Hemingway, Mollie Ziegler

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  Few would have predicted that the modest and reserved judge who joined the high court with little fanfare two decades ago would lead the originalists to their astonishing ascendancy, but Hemingway’s compelling portrait reveals an intellect and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rough Side of the Mountain: A Memoir

  Bottoms, Keisha Lance

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  A poignant and inspiring memoir from the former mayor of Atlanta about her modest, hardscrabble upbringing, while fully appreciating the selfless, loving, fierce, and altogether Southern-twinged lessons her family taught her.

• The Noma Guide to Building Flavour

  Redzepi, René

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  The long-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling The Noma Guide to Fermentation offers more than 150 recipes for infused oils, vinaigrettes, fudges, spice mixes, rubs, sauces, and other flavor-boosting condiments that professional and home cooks…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead

  a Memoir

  Nissel, Angela, 1974-

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  Television writer, producer, and bestselling author of the acclaimed The Broke Diaries and Mixed charts her unexpected role as her terminally ill mother's caretaker in this funny, moving, and unforgettable memoir.

• Lidie

  the Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton

  Smiley, Jane

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  In this sequel to The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton, Lidie has returned to her hometown in Illinois, with the Civil War looming on the horizon. Soon the country will be torn apart, but she may not be there to witness it, having…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Woman's Place

  a Novel

  Steel, Danielle

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  Lady Victoria Oldbrooke travels with her father on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, only to lose him in the disaster and gain her father's good friend as a protector and perhaps something more. These events will ultimately lead her to separating…Read moreRead more of this annotation