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• Above the Bay of Angels

  a Novel

  Bowen, Rhys

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  Bella Waverly is trapped in servitude for a cruel mistress. Without a letter of reference, she cannot apply for another job, even though she dreams about--and is good enough--to become a chef in a fine household. Strangely, witnessing a tragic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Angel Thieves

  Appelt, Kathi, 1954-

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  Sixteen-year-old Cade Curtis and his dad steal angels—the stone kind that sit atop forgotten graves in forgotten cemeteries. They only do it out of necessity, but Cade wants to stop, wants to be someone Soleil Broussard would be proud to go out…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beach Read

  Henry, Emily

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  Opposites attract when a disillusioned romance author and her creative nemesis, a burnt-out literary novelist, find themselves living (and writing) in neighboring beach houses. I love a good summer romance, and this one left me with a big, happy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bloom

  Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-

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  Three teens with mysterious allergies confront a devastating biological terror - vicious, fast-growing, and carnivorous plants threaten to choke out all life unless they can find a way to annihilate the toxic invasion. First book in an action-packed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The City of Brass

  Chakraborty, S. A.,

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  First in the Daevabad Trilogy (which just concluded in July 2020), City of Brass follows 1800s Egyptian con artist Nahri and the djinn warrior Dara as they venture into--and become immersed in--the politics of Daevabad, the City of Brass where djinn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Demon Slayer

  Kimetsu No Yaiba. 1, Cruelty

  Gotoge, Koyoharu, 1988-

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  A teenage boy joins a group of elite demon hunters after losing his family to the vicious creatures. Selected by CRRL_EricA

• From Scratch

  a Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

  Locke, Tembi, 1970-

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  When actress Tembi Locke decides to study abroad in Italy, she has no idea the journey on which she would embark. In Italy she meets Saro, the love of her life, whom she would eventually marry, parent a child with, and lose to cancer. Locke's memoir…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Goldie Vance. Volume One

  Larson, Hope

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  Nancy Drew, who? In 1950s Florida, 16-year-old Goldie Vance works at the hotel her father manages and puts her amateur sleuthing skills to good use...when she's not drag racing or trying to get noticed by the girl she's crushing on. Selected by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Holdout

  a Novel

  Moore, Graham, 1981-

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  Maya never looked back after her time as a juror of one of the highest profile cases in LA's history, especially when she was the one that convinced the other 11 jurors to find the defendant not guilty. Now she is a successful lawyer and somehow…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How We Became Wicked

  Yates, Alex, 1982-

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  Astrid has grown up in a secluded environment, protected from the outside world where mosquitoes carry a disease that makes anyone they bite become “wicked.” This condition is highlighted by both the bloodthirsty nature the victims acquire and their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

  a Graphic Novel

  Terciero, Rey

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  Sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy live with their mother in Brooklyn while their father is away overseas. This biracial blended family deals with typical sisterly squabbles, as well as the threat and intrigue of the outside world. This modern retelling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The New Neighbor

  Stewart, Leah, 1973-

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  Hoping to leave her past behind, Jennifer Young moves with her young son to rural Tennessee. But her elderly neighbor is determined to uncover the newcomer's secret. Selected by CRRL_FritziN

• Now We Shall Be Entirely Free

  Miller, Andrew, 1961-

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  By turns melancholy and lyrical, this historical, set in Jane Austen’s England, follows a young English cavalry captain fleeing a war-time atrocity pursued by a pair of soldiers sent to make him pay. Selected by CRRL_MaryB

• The Only Woman in the Room

  Benedict, Marie

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  Before she became a movie star, Hedy Lamarr lived in Europe and spied on her Nazi husband and his colleagues. Finally, she had to flee for her life and ended up in Hollywood, where she turned to acting. However, she still had more to contribute to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Peculiar Pig

  Steuerwald, Joy

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  Penny, a puppy, has been adopted into a family of piglets. Follow her through a journey of self-discovery and acceptance. Selected by CRRL_QuettaraD

• The Reason I Jump

  the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-year-old Boy With Autism

  Higashida, Naoki, 1992-

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  Thirteen-year-old Naoki provides insight into his life with autism in this powerful memoir. With help from bestselling novelist David Mitchell, Naoki describes his feelings, thoughts, and point of view, including his relationship with his parents.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. 1

  Fuse (Manga author),

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  Office worker Satoru Mikami saves his coworkers lives, dying in the process. Luckily for him, he is reincarnated in a fantasy world as a slime, one of the lowest forms of monsters in this world. His special new abilities, combined with his wit and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Way You Make Me Feel

  Goo, Maurene

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  After a prank went too far, Clara Shin's dad sentences her to work in his food truck, the KoBra, with her nemesis for the entire summer, but she discovers that maybe her nemesis is not as bad as she thinks and maybe there are other things that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Without Precedent

  John Marshall and His Times

  Paul, Joel Richard

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  An excellent, very readable biography of our longest-serving chief justice, a leader who imagined a dynamic interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Selected by CRRL_EdwardD