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The Family Remains

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
  • Post category:Nicole/Staff Picks
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While this book is considered a standalone, I recommend you read “The Family Upstairs” to get background information on these characters. Told in multiple perspectives, this thrilling and suspenseful novel…

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The Guardians

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
  • Post category:Karen/Staff Picks
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This is a great read. The story kept you engaged the entire time and there were lots of interesting characters. The story weaves in and out of several characters and…

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The Woman in the Library

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
  • Post category:Dana/Staff Picks
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A mystery? In a library? Sold! When writer Freddie Kincaid visits the Boston Public Library to work on her novel, she becomes engrossed with the lives of the people around…

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These Hollow Vows

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  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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A New York Times Bestseller and Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Fantasy (2021). Brie is struggling to make ends meet, living in her aunt's moldy basement with…

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Read more about the article You Could Make This Place Beautiful

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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You may have heard of Maggie Smith from her powerful poem, Good Bones, the last line of which inspires the title of this memoir. I recommend this poetic memoir for…

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Read more about the article All Systems Red

All Systems Red

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 5, 2023
  • Post category:Aimee/Staff Picks
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The first of the Murderbot Diaries introduces a Security Unit android (SecUnit for short) in charge of protecting a team of scientists out on a mission on a distant planet.…

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Read more about the article Daisy Jones and the Six

Daisy Jones and the Six

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  • Post published:June 5, 2023
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Everyone knows about the iconic 1970s rock group The Six and their lead singer, Daisy Jones. But do you really know the band? This novel is written in an expose-interview…

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Farewell to Manzanar

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  • Post published:June 5, 2023
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At the end of 1941 the world turned upside down after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. A short 2 months later, thousands of Japanese-Americans and their immigrant parents were forced…

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Five Survive

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  • Post published:June 5, 2023
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I recommend this book for fans of Jackson’s A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. Six friends are on an RV road trip for spring break when the RV breaks…

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House of Sky and Breath

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 5, 2023
  • Post category:Nicole/Staff Picks
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In the sequel to House of Earth and Blood, Maas takes us back to the Crescent City with her snarky, flawed, and relatable characters. I loved diving back into this…

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