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• The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise

  Oakley, Colleen,

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  College dropout Tanner just wants an easy job that will let her play video games all day-- but caregiving for Louise might be more than she bargained for. Louise has a past of her own that might require the two to go on the lam.

• Love & Saffron

  a Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

  Fay, Kim,

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  When Joan writes a fan letter to Imogen and encloses some saffron, a friendship begins between the two women that will span the early 1960s and pivotal years of their lives.

• Good Night, Irene

  Urrea, Luis Alberto,

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  Leaving behind an abusive fiancé, Irene enlists with the Red Cross and befriends Dorothy during the dangerous days of WWII.

• The History of a Difficult Child

  Sibhat, Mihret,

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  A tragicomic family saga set in a small Ethiopian town following the 1974 socialist revolution, told from the perspective of a young girl who contends with bullies, poverty, and a dictatorship with humor and a refusal to be silenced.

• Hello Beautiful

  a Novel

  Napolitano, Ann,

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  William Waters is drawn into the Padavano family by his relationship with Julia, one of four sisters, but darkness from his past threatens the whole family.

• The Upside

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  Ex-convict Dell, in desperate need of work, is hired as a caretaker for paralyzed billionaire Philip. The pair's unlikely friendship ends up touching each of their lives.

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