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• The Secret Life of Groceries

  the Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

  Lorr, Benjamin,

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  Nonfiction. This isn't exactly a "muck-raking" book, even though much of the info could be considered alarming or even nauseating. The author does do some stellar investigative reporting, occasionally even going "under-cover" as needed,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Memorial

  a Novel

  Washington, Bryan, 1993-

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  Fiction. Mike, a Japanese American chef, and Benson, a Black daycare teacher navigate their relationship of 4 years as they both face challenges with their aging parents, and each other's. As both men change, will it make them stronger…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragon of the Lost Sea

  Yep, Laurence, 1948-

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  Children's Fantasy. The dragon princess Shimmer has quite literally lost her home: the witch Civet cast a spell that trapped the entire sea in a magical pebble. Exhausted and embittered by her long, fruitless quest to restore the Lost Sea,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Who I Was With Her

  Tyndall, Nita,

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  Teen Fiction. When Corrine's secret girlfriend is killed in a car accident, Corrine finds herself in a strange and tragic position - how do you grieve for someone when nobody knows you loved them? As she begins to figure out how much of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To Be Taught, If Fortunate

  Chambers, Becky

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  Science Fiction. A group of three scientists and an engineer go on a manned mission to study distant exoplanets thirteen light-years away from Earth. The novel is written as a message by the engineer, Ariadne O'Neill, to people back on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chance

  Escape From the Holocaust

  Shulevitz, Uri, 1935-

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  Autobiography. When Uri Shulevitz was four years old, his parents left Poland, a chance decision that led to years of being a refugee in the Soviet Union, and after the war, Germany and France. Uncertainty and hunger were constant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• After Anna

  Lake, Alex

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  Fiction. Julia is late to pick up her daughter Anna from school and finds that she's already gone. A mother's worst nightmare! Or is it? Because the real nightmare begins when Anna returns home. This clever thriller will have you hooked…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Across the Pond

  McCullough, Joy,

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  Children's Fiction. 7th grader Callie feels incredibly lucky. She's just moved to a castle in Scotland and she is going to reinvent herself. Starting over should be easy, but it is not. She is still the shy, anxious, girl she was before…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ace

  What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

  Chen, Angela, 1991-

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  Nonfiction. A thoughtful exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that's obsessed with sexual attraction, and what we can all learn about desire and identity by using an ace lens to see the world. Chen talks about her own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Flying Zoo

  Birds, Parasites, and the World They Share

  Stock, Michael (Terrance Michael),

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  Nonfiction. Are you weary of popular parasitology books' anthropocentrism, but overwhelmed by the technicality of professional parasitological publications? Then this is the book for you! Meet a fascinating cast of bird-hosted fleas,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stranger in the Shogun's City

  a Japanese Woman and Her World

  Stanley, Amy, 1978-

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  Nonfiction. In mid-19th century Japan, thrice-married Tsuneno strikes out to seek a life alone in the capital Edo. Historian Stanley employs a trove of the woman's correspondence to craft a novelistic tale of one woman's unusual path. I…Read moreRead more of this annotation