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• Skyward

  Sanderson, Brandon

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  Hundreds of years of occupation with constant attacks from the sky has Humanity hiding underground from the Krell forces. Spensa, our protagonist, wishes to be a pilot, humanity's last line of defence in this war, but Spensa's fate is already all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Infinity Gate

  Carey, M. R., 1959-

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  Blends science fiction with thought-provoking questions about humanity and artificial intelligence. Available in both book and ebook formats.

• The Ghost Cat

  a Novel

  Howard, Alex (Poet)

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  Grimalkin the cat dies peacefully in 1902, becoming the ghost cat. "Follow Grimalkin as he witnesses the changes of the next 120 years, prowling unseen among the inhabitants of an Edinburgh tenement while unearthing some startling revelations about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Teachings of Mutton

  a Coast Salish Woolly Dog

  Hammond-Kaarremaa, Liz

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  Hidden in a museum drawer for 150 years lay “Mutton,” a pelt of the little woolly dog once bred by Coast Salish peoples for fine weaving. This book intertwines science, Indigenous oral histories, and textile art to resurrect the story of a vanished…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

  Chambers, Becky

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  "Joining the crew of the aging Wayfarer, loner Rosemary Harper must unexpectedly risk her life when they are offered the job of a lifetime, teaching her lessons about love and trust, and that having a family isn't the worst thing in the universe."…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mexican Gothic

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

  Alvarez, Julia

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  The story of four sisters and their family who immigrate to the US from the Dominican Republic in the 1960s and the problems they experience as they try to adjust to a new country and culture. Available in book, ebook and downloadable audiobook…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Trash Warlock

  Slayton, David R.

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  Adam Binder has always had the Sight since he was young. This has made his life difficult as although it runs in his family through his Father's bloodline he grew up disconnected from this side of the family after his Father left him when he was a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Door on the Sea

  Russell, Caskey

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  The storyteller grandson of a famed warrior is forced to go on a quest guided by a thieving raven in this novel based on Tlingit traditions. Available in both ebook and book formats.

• The Lonely Hearts Book Club

  Gilmore, Lucy (Romance fiction writer)

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  A librarian starts a book club as an excuse to take care of an elderly regular at the library. The connections the group make with the literature they read and with each other act as a catalyst for friendship and growth, and the discovery of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation