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• The Overstory

  Powers, Richard, 1957-

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  The Overstory by Richard Powers was The 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Overstory was also on the New York Times and ALA Most Notable Books lists of 2019. A moving and compelling novel. The story is broken up in four parts, Roots,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barkskins

  Proulx, Annie

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  This novel starts in the seventeenth century as two young indentured Frenchmen work for a feudal lord in exchange for eventual land ownership. The wood-cutters, Barkskins, are charged with clearing and selling as much lumber as possible.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• At the Edge of the Orchard

  Chevalier, Tracy

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  The Goodenough family sets out west and settles in the swamps of Northwest Ohio. James has brought seedlings from Connecticut to start an orchard but John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) plays a very interesting role in starting their orchard.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Crawdads Sing

  Owens, Delia,

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  Delia Owens is the author and co-author of several nonfiction books on wildlife. Six year old Kya survives on her own by learning to love the marshes of North Carolina. Kya learns both to be self-sufficient and to find comfort and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Prodigal Summer

  Kingsolver, Barbara

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  Set in Southern Appalachia this is a moving novel of three strangers whose lives become intertwined. A wildlife biologist, a young widow, and an elderly woman find themselves connecting to each other, society, and the beauty of nature…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• West of Here

  Evison, Jonathan

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  West Of Here tells the story of the settlers of the Olympic Peninsula west of Seattle who build a dam that a descendant of the settlers is determined to have demolished more than a century later. The book is rich in history and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mudbound

  Jordan, Hillary, 1963-

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  Mudbound is Laura McCallan's story of her life on an isolated cotton farm (Mudbound is her name for the farm) in the Mississippi Delta. The book explores racism as well as Laura's marriage and difficult adjustment to her new harsh life.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Alone

  Hannah, Kristin,

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  The Great Alone is just a wonderful book. I would like to see this book made into a movie. Leni, Cora, and Ernt, are interesting relatable characters but the true star of the book is the setting. Alaska as most of us imagine it to be.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Signature of All Things

  Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-

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  Elizabeth Gilbert author of Eat, Pray, Love writes a romantic historical fiction novel in The Signature of All Things. Alma Whitaker, daughter of a wealthy botanist becomes a botanist herself and falls in love with an artist who paints…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Forest Meets the Stars

  Vanderah, Glendy (Glendy C.)

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  Where the Forest Meets the Stars is a story of the beauty and sometimes the brutality of nature. Jo is a graduate student spending the summer in a cabin in the woods in Illinois. She's doing field research on bird ecology and conservation…Read moreRead more of this annotation