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Contemporary Book GroupA list of our current reads and recommendations |
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The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Dugoni, Robert
Born with ocular albinism, small-town eye doctor Sam Hill must finally face a past tragedy that caused him to turn his back on his friends, his hometown, and the life he'd always known--a journey that makes him realize what truly matters
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The Stranger in the Lifeboat
by Albom, Mitch
After a deadly ship explosion, nine people, adrift in a raft, struggle to survive at sea and pull a strange man from the sea who claims to be the Lord
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How To Age Disgracefully
by Pooley, Clare
The quirky members of the Senior Citizen's Social Club join forces with the tiny members of the daycare next store to thwart the city council's planned sale of the building housing both centers.
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Louder Than Hunger
by Schu, John
When thirteen-year-old Jake is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, he begins the difficult journey of treatment and self-acceptance while fighting his destructive inner voice
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Van Pelt, ShelbyAfter her husband dies, widow Tova Sullivan starts working at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, where she forms a special bond with a giant Pacific octopus who holds the key solving the mysterious disappearance of her 18-year-old son, Erik, over thirty years ago on the Puget Sound.
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West With Giraffes
by Rutledge, Lynda
Inspired by true events, this part adventure, part historical saga and part coming-of-age love story follows Woodrow Wilson Nickel as he recalls his journey in 1938 to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo.
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My Name is Barbra by Streisand, BarbraIn her own words, the living legend tells the story of her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first star-making appearances in NY nightclubs to her breakout performance in Funny Girl to the long string of successes in every medium in the years that followed.
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea by Klune, TJIn the sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea, Arthur Parnassus, headmaster of a strange orphanage, and the other inhabitants of Marsyas Island must fight to save the dangerous and magical children of the orphanage or risk the entire island falling apart.
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Killers of a Certain Age
by Raybourn, Deanna
Sent on an all-expense paid vacation to mark their retirement, four assassins discover they've been marked for death, forcing them to turn against their own organization and teach them what it really means to be a woman—and a killer—of a certain age.
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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Stevenson, BenjaminA self-published author of crime novel writing guides attends a reunion with his family of expert killers and investigates when a body is found outside in the snow as another storm approaches.
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How to Solve Your Own Murder
by Perrin, Kristen
After a fortune teller in 1965 predicts her murder, Frances spends her life searching for her best friend, who disappeared at a county fair, until she actually is murdered 60 years later, leaving her grand-niece, Annie, to solve both crimes.
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Gail Borden Public Library District
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Main Library - 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, IL 60120 - 847-742-2411
Rakow Branch - 2751 W. Bowes Rd., Elgin, IL 60124 - 847-531-7271
South Elgin Branch - 127 S. Mclean Blvd., South Elgin, IL 60177 - 847-931-2090
http://www.gailborden.info/
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