BostonPL_Staff Picks: July 2018Like this list

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• Around the Way Girl

  a Memoir

  Henson, Taraji P.,

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  Memoir. Actress, Taraji P. Henson, Known for her rolls in the TV show Empire and the recent movie Hidden Figures, tells about her life growing up poor with a single mother and a father trying to get his life back on track and how she works hard to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Behind Her Eyes

  a Novel

  Pinborough, Sarah, 1972-

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  Fiction. Louise, David, and Adele - not your typical love triangle. And talk about unreliable narrators! This twisty psychological thriller, with its unbelievably shocking ending, will keep you guessing. Sickeningly delicious storytelling! -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Red Fern Grows

  the Story of Two Dogs and a Boy

  Rawls, Wilson

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  Fiction. A coming-of-age tale, set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, about a young boy and his two hunting dogs. A classic for all ages. -EileenS.

• Heating & Cooling

  52 Micro-memoirs

  Fennelly, Beth Ann, 1971-

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  Memoir. If you're in a reading slump and looking for an easy win, this is the book for you! Poet and memoirist Fennelly, showcases her talent for poignant skillful observations with this series of teeny-tiny memoir-ish essays. Each is a poignant,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Julieta

  Munro, Alice, 1931-

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  Fiction. This book by perhaps the greatest living short story writer, has three linked parts which follow a schoolteacher's life while examining the great themes of love, fate, grief and loss. I also recommend the film version directed by Pedro…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Two Little Girls in Blue

  Clark, Mary Higgins

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  Mystery. Traumatized by the kidnappings of her twin three-year-old girls, only one of whom was recovered, a mother begins a desperate search when her returned daughter claims that the other twin, believed dead, is still alive and in mortal danger. -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Storm

  Anderson, Taylor

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  Science Fiction. From the frying pan and into the fire an American destroyer escaping the Japanese fleet shortly after Pearl Harbor finds itself on an alternate Earth where the existential threats may be different, but are just as deadly, and that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

  a Novel

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins,

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  Fiction. At 79 years old, glamorous, mysterious film legend Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to reveal her life story. Bit by tantalizing bit, Evelyn shares the truth behind her failed marriages, relives her scandalous Hollywood career, and reminisces…Read moreRead more of this annotation