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• May We Be Forgiven

  A Novel

  Homes, A.M.

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  Fiction. This modern tale of redemption follows Harold Silver, a man on the outside looking in, who is forced to stop watching and start participating, when his older brother George comes unwound and becomes responsible for a series of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fireman

  A Novel

  Hill, Joe

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  Thriller. A mysterious plague called Dragonscale is causing the infected to spontaneously combust. Harper, a nurse on the front lines of this pandemic, knows it's only a matter of time until she catches the virus herself. But with the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girl with the Louding Voice

  A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel

  Daré, Abi

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  Fiction. Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way to get a “louding voice”—the ability to speak for herself and decide her own future. But instead,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life of Pi (illustrated)

  Deluxe Illustrated Edition

  Martel, Yann

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  Fiction. A boy is stranded at sea with a Bengal tiger and needs to learn how to survive. I have been told this is a book you either love or hate. I love it because it tackles themes of faith, love and mortality through the unlikely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thief of Always

  Barker, Clive

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  Fiction. Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles, a blissful round of treats and seasons, where every childhood whim may be satisfied...for a price.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Heavens

  Newman, Sandra

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  Fiction. Kate is a young woman in 21st century New York. Or is she the mistress of a nobleman in Elizabethan England? Part time-travel novel, part historical fiction, part fantasy, political allegory, social realism, love story. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• World Without End

  Follett, Ken

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  Historical Fiction. Although this is the second book in a series, you don't need to read the first to follow the story. World Without End is an epic novel set in 14th century England. In the town Kingsbridge, the people find themselves at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Proud

  Living My American Dream

  Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

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  Memoir. Ibtihaj Muhammad was the first Muslim American woman to medal at the Olympics. This powerful memoir details Muhammad's triumphs in the sport of fencing, as well as the racism and Islamophobia she faced from opponents, fans, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold)

  Johnson, Varian

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  Children's Mystery. 12-year-old Candice Miller isn’t excited to leave Atlanta for small-town South Carolina, but her summer at grandma’s house does become more interesting when she uncovers clues about a legendary treasure hidden somewhere…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

  Elisabeth Tova Bailey

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  Nonfiction/Memoir. When the author is bedridden she is given the gift of a snail. While observing the snail she is amazed at this remarkable creature. Ms. Bailey writes beautifully about being housebound, the natural history of snails…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• God's Word Alone---The Authority of Scripture

  Barrett, Matthew

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  Christian Theology. This is about one of the 5 Solas of the Reformation. The author discusses how this view of scripture is different from the Roman Catholic ideas, one of the reasons for the break with that church. Also how the original…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

  Balli Kaur Jaswal

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  Fiction. When Nikki comes across a part time position teaching widows how to write fiction, she has no idea these women are illiterate, or that they have fantastic stories they would like to tell. As the erotic stories get out, a local…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deal with the Devil

  Rocha, Kit

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  Dystopian. Two genetically engineered supersoldiers in post-apocalyptic Atlanta team up for the heist of a lifetime: the long-lost Library of Congress backup servers. But Nina and Knox are both hiding secrets that could sabotage their…Read moreRead more of this annotation